The changing face of Chinese immigrants in Canada

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This paper analyzes the changing characteristics of Chinese immigrants to Canada between 1980 and 2001. It reveals that recent Chinese immigrants to Canada constitute a substantially different group from those of former years. They are no longer a homogeneous group from the rural areas of Guangdong Province of Mainland China, but in fact citizens of 132 countries, speaking 100 different languages and dialects. This study also reveals significant differences among Chinese subgroups. Immigrants from Hong Kong and Taiwan shared more commonalities than with those from Mainland China. Given Canada's time dependent immigration selection procedures, these differences are rationalized on the basis of a proposed single and double selection theory.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3018

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Chinese immigration ; integration ; triangle theory ; Migranten ; Einwanderung ; Chinesen ; Soziale Integration ; Kanada

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Guo, Shibao ; DeVoretz, Don J.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2007

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/34535
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET