POL 129 Lecture 1: Pol 129 Week 1 Notes
6 May 2018
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POL129 Class 2 Notes
Immigration policies are made by federal government and are very political.
Introduction
Census data: 2006 2011 2016
Canada
“Foreign-born” 19.8% 20.6% 21.9%
Ethno-racial Minorities 16.2% 19.1% 22.3%
Urban immigrant populations
Toronto CMA 46.1%
Montreal 23.4%
Vancouver 40.8%
Halifax 9.4%
Immigration is global/transnational, national/provincial and local/municipal
Push Factors
1, North-South/Developed-less Developed
2. Global labour market
3. Global Business opportunities
4. War , internal displacement, persecution, human rights violation, “Failed states”
5. Climate Change
Pull Factors (Canada)
1. Developed economy
2. Employment and business opportunities
3. Democratic Government/ political stability
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