2010
Sophia J. Lowe
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.
Canadian Issues/Thèmes canadiens
Spring/printemps
25-28
Association for Canadian Studies / Association d'études canadiennes
Montréal
cdn_issues_CITC_mar10_e.pdfAgriculture and horticulture workers and Other
Policy analysis
Policymakers, Public awareness, Researchers, Unions, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, and Nova Scotia
Law, Political science, and Sociology
English