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Article de journal

Rearranging the Deck Chairs? A Critical Examination of Canada’s Shifting (Im)migration Policies

Date

2010

Auteurs

Sophia J. Lowe

Résumé

This article explores the recent shifts in directions in immigration policy, from nation builders (permanent residents)
to economic units (temporary workers), in response to the challenge of matching the selection process to the labour
market and the labour market’s failure to fully utilize many of Canada’s more skilled immigrants. Through an
exploration of some of the policy changes that have taken place in Canada over the past 10 years, and the reasons
policies have shifted, this article concludes that (im)migration policies are being revised and changed to address
problems that are not fully understood. Without proper evaluation of current and past policies, such policy changes
blur our understanding of where the gaps and issues lie in the system and how to address the real needs.

Journal title

Canadian Issues/Thèmes canadiens

Numéro

Spring/printemps

Page numbers

25-28

Éditeur

Association for Canadian Studies / Association d'études canadiennes

Lieu de publication

Montréal

Fichiers joints

Liens

Secteurs économiques

Agriculture and horticulture workers et Autre

Types de contenu

Policy analysis

Groupes cibles

Législateurs, Sensibilisation du public, Chercheurs, Syndicats et ONG/groupes communautaires/réseaux de solidarité

Pertinence géographique

Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, Colombie-Britannique, Autres provinces, Fédéral et Nouvelle-Écosse

Sphères d’activité

Droit, Science politique et Socioligie

Langues

Anglais