Immigrants in Regional Labour Markets of Host Nations
Some Evidence from Atlantic Canada
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Beschreibung
This book is the first to present a detailed analysis of economic integration of immigrants in smaller areas of their host nations. It uses Atlantic Canada as a case in point and uses unpublished data based on several databases of Statistics Canada and Citizenship and Immigration, Canada. It identifies best policy practices that can also be used in other countries to address demographic challenges similar to those facing Canada, for example population ageing and youth out-migration from smaller regions to larger regions, through immigration. Economic integration of immigrants in Atlantic Canada is faster and better than it is nationally. An overarching result is that an analysis of regional data can lead to very different policy conclusions than the analysis of national data, which means that it can be risky to devise immigration policy based only on national data. A clear message is that economic benefits from immigration can be enhanced by facilitating a broader geographic distribution of immigrants, rather than maintaining their concentration in a few larger urban regions. A must read for immigration and population policy makers, immigrant settlement agencies and academic researchers.
This book is the first to present a detailed analysis of economic integration of immigrants in smaller areas of their host nations. It uses Atlantic Canada as a case in point and uses unpublished data based on several databases of Statistics Canada and Citizenship and Immigration, Canada. It identifies best policy practices that can also be used in other countries to address demographic challenges similar to those facing Canada, for example population ageing and youth out-migration from smaller regions to larger regions, through immigration. Economic integration of immigrants in Atlantic Canada is faster and better than it is nationally. An overarching result is that an analysis of regional data can lead to very different policy conclusions than the analysis of national data, which means that it can be risky to devise immigration policy based only on national data. A clear message is that economic benefits from immigration can be enhanced by facilitating a broader geographic distribution of immigrants, rather than maintaining their concentration in a few larger urban regions. A must read for immigration and population policy makers, immigrant settlement agencies and academic researchers.
First comprehensive analysis of economic integration of immigrants in smaller regions Identifies best practices for immigrant attraction and retention in smaller regions of Canada that are also relevant for other countries Original research using various databases for Atlantic Canada not available in public domain Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Syed Ather Hussain Akbari
Themen in »Immigrants in Regional Labour Markets of Host Nations«
Broader geographic distribution of immigrants Citizenship and Immigration Canada Demographic challenges Economic integration of immigrants Education levels Immigrant regionalization Immigration policies Inflows of international students Labour market earnings Population ageing Rural-urban labour force division Rural-urban settlement patterns Skill shortages Skilled and business immigrants Statistics Canada