POL 129 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, Toronto, Ontario
12 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
POL 129
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
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
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
4. Rule of law/respect for human rights
5. Welfare state: health care, income assistance and education
6. Multiculturalism/diversity
7. Citizenship/transnationalism
Study of Canadian immigration
1. History: immigration and nation building
Economic Development
Social Development
2. Process: Immigration law/policies
Admission: who and why
Settlement
Citizenship
3. Impact of immigration:
Demographic
Economic
Cultural (values and beliefs)
Politics
4. “win-win” wealthy, multicultural nation promotes the well-being and opportunities of
both and immigrants
or
“win-overcome barriers to succeed” immigration policy based on economic self-interest.
Immigrants full labour market needs/start businesses and increase consumption of goods
and services.
Although immigrants who are admitted because they have an offer of employment many
immigrants have higher unemployment rates and incomes that are lower than average.
Higher risk of poverty than Canadian-born.
Key questions:
1. What drives immigration policy?
2. Who benefits from it?
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
Document Summary
Immigration policies are made by federal government and are very political. 1, north-south/developed-less developed: global labour market, global business opportunities, war , internal displacement, persecution, human rights violation, failed states , climate change. Pull factors (canada: developed economy, employment and business opportunities, democratic government/ political stability, rule of law/respect for human rights, welfare state: health care, income assistance and education, multiculturalism/diversity, citizenship/transnationalism. Study of canadian immigration: history: immigration and nation building. Politics: win-win wealthy, multicultural nation promotes the well-being and opportunities of both and immigrants or. Win-overcome barriers to succeed immigration policy based on economic self-interest. Immigrants full labour market needs/start businesses and increase consumption of goods and services. Although immigrants who are admitted because they have an offer of employment many immigrants have higher unemployment rates and incomes that are lower than average. Key questions: what drives immigration policy, who benefits from it, impact on canadian society, imagines future of canada.
