Renowned migration scholar, Graeme Hugo, Australian Research Council (ARC) Professorial Fellow and professor of geography and director of the Australian Population and Migration Research Centre at the University of Adelaide, was in Ottawa recently as…
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Canadians rightly take pride in our country’s diversity. Our collective understanding and definition of the country have been shaped by waves of immigration and most Canadians cannot imagine a Canadian identity that doesn’t include diversity.…
View More Canada is Now a Diaspora NationImmigration has long been studied from the perspectives of those who move and the societies to which they come. Most approaches to understanding migration have looked at the economic incentives of immigration and how receiving…
View More Reversing the Flow by Returning “Home”Canada’s diversity is not reflected in its economic activity. While much of its immigration growth is from countries with emerging economies, only China and Brazil are among its top 10 export destinations; the remaining eight…
View More Disaspora lens essential for Canada’s economic growthHow immigrants in Canada fare compared to a fairly representative sample of world nations, a report on global perceptions of corruption and a rather candid conversation about “ethnic” politics in Ontario make the cut for…
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