Immigration and Canada: Sixteen Questions (Canadian Essentials)

A definitive guide to a perplexing and increasingly polarized topic, Immigration and Canada distills the latest research into a highly accessible account, explaining how Canada’s immigration system works, both domestically and within the context of international migration, and how profoundly it shapes the lives of newcomers and the fabric of Canadian society. Written for readers unfamiliar with the field, the book delivers information concisely in a lively Q&A format, without sacrificing analytical depth.As well as providing a helpful backgrounder, the authors address more complex and delicate questions - Is immigration good for the economy?Are immigrants learning the official languages? Are immigrants driving the housing crisis? Is Canadian immigration policy still racially biased? - responding with clear, evidence-based analysis. This primer offers a welcome understanding of Canada’s immigration system, its historical development and current pressures, the politics of immigration acr