Immigrant circulation and citizenship: hotel Canada?

Arbeitspapier

Canada has experienced a unique problem as a subset of its immigrants, approximately 10%, leave after ascension to citizenship. In this paper I argue that both the degree of immigrant naturalization and subsequent emigration from Canada is conditioned by economic opportunities and Canadian citizenship policies. A triangular model of movement comprising the concept of an entrepôt destination serves as a basis to argue that immigrants to entrepôt countries are faced with the decision to stay or leave after citizenship ascension. Limited evidence is presented to support the conclusion that recently naturalized Canadian immigrants who leave for a third country (USA) or return home (Hong Kong) experience positive selection and overachieve.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4312

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
• Subject: Emigration ; return migration ; citizenship ; Auswanderung ; Rückwanderung ; Migranten ; Staatsangehörigkeit ; Kanada

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): DeVoretz, Don J.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/35963
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-20090825518
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET