The economic consequences of immigration: a positive but limited effect
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The Economic Council of Canada, in its statement 'New Faces in the Crowd', reports on the findings of its research into the economic effects of immigration. Research results reveal a positive but limited effect on the Canadian economy by immigration. The research focused on economic efficiency, tax and dependency levels, and unemployment. Higher immigration levels will only slightly ameliorate the effects of an aging population. Periods characterized by high immigration typically display low unemployment levels as high unemployment rates discourages immigration. Projections reveal that higher immigration levels will have little effect on the distribution of population and political power among the provinces. In sum, the report reveals that immigration benefits Canada by creating efficiencies of scale in the domestic market, though benefits on a per capita basis are small.
Publication Name: Au Courant
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0226-224X
Year: 1991
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Tolerance: 'cautious optimism'
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The Economic Council of Canada, in its statement 'New Faces in the Crowd', reports on the results of its study on the social effects of immigration. The Council has concluded that racial prejudice against non-white immigrants has diminished among those having contact with immigrants, typically residents of major urban centers where immigrants frequently live, with the exception of the province of Quebec. While contact with immigrants from different cultures leads to greater tolerance and prejudice diminishes as the proportion of minorities to the population grows, a rapid influx of large numbers of visible minorities into Canada would lead to greater intolerance. Research into the economic behavior of immigrants reveals that their levels of dependency typically are lower than those of native-born Canadians.
Publication Name: Au Courant
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0226-224X
Year: 1991
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New faces in the crowd
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The Economic Council of Canada, in its statement 'New Faces in the Crowd', reports on the conclusions of its study on the economic effects of immigration. During the 1980s, 1,250,000 immigrants entered Canada, a third of whom were of European origin, and the majority of who were from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean islands, and Latin America. Immigration does not have a negative effect on employment levels, and Canada should increase immigration to 1% of Canada's population annually by the year 2015 on the basis of humanitarian and social grounds. An increase should be gradual in order to ameliorate any social friction resulting from increased immigration. The recommendation is predicated upon unemployment levels remaining low.
Publication Name: Au Courant
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0226-224X
Year: 1991
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