Immigrant integration policies when regions decide ‘who comes in’: the case of Canadian provinces

Mireille Paquet and Catherine Xhardez

Regional Studies, 2020, vol. 54, issue 11, 1519-1534

Abstract: Using the Canadian case, this paper explores immigrant integration policies when Rokkan and non-Rokkan regions have immigrant selection capacities. By systematically documenting integration policies of all Canadian regions and by describing elites’ justifications for such policies between 2010 and 2018, we demonstrate that every region – including Quebec, which has a distinct language and culture – primarily focuses on economic immigrant integration. We show that regional elites justify these policies as part of their regional economic development strategies and that regional immigrant selection capacity is not considered as a cure-all solution for the contemporary challenges facing regions.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1808881

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