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Improving Canada's Immigration Policy

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Charles Beach (Queen's University)
Alan Green (Queen's University)
Christopher Worswick (Carleton University)

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As labour markets change, the question arises whether Canada’s immigration policy – and our “point system” in particular – is doing a good job of identifying potential immigrants who will fare well on arrival in Canada.

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Paper provided by C.D. Howe Institute in its series e-briefs with number 87.

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Date of creation: Sep 2009
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Publication status: Published on the C.D. Howe Institute website, September 2009
Handle: RePEc:cdh:ebrief:87

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Keywords: economic growth and innovation; immigration point system; Canadian immigration policy;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Public Policy
J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends and Forecasts

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  1. Charles Beach & Alan G. Green & Christopher Worswick, 2006. "Impacts of the Point System and Immigration Policy Levers on Skill Characteristics of Canadian Immigrants," Working Papers 1115, Queen's University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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