SOC 3137 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Human Capital, Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3137
• Professor: Jungwee Park

Document Summary

Over the past 5 years, over 1. 3 million new immigrants have arrived in canada. 20. 6% of the canadian population in 2011 was born outside of canada. 46% of toronto"s population and 40% of vancouver"s population in 2011 were made up of immigrants. There are a number of theoretical perspectives that explain international migration. Some theories focus on the push factors that lead to groups leaving their countries of origin (e. g. , poverty, inequality, blocked opportunity for mobility) Some theories focus on the pull factors that attract groups to immigrant-receiving countries (e. g. , economics, population decline) From the perspective of political economy, immigration is a tool that immigrant-receiving countries utilize to accumulate capital. Immigration policies are believed to be mechanisms to supply workers for employers. Immigrants are attractive to employers for a number of reasons. The cost of producing educated and skilled workers is borne by another country.