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Immigration and the Economic Health of Canadian Cities

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  • Laura A Reese

    (Global Urban Studies Program and Political Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA)

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This research explores relationships between diversity of local populations and economic well-being: specifically, the connections between foreign-born populations, other measures of community diversity, and local economic health. Using data from the population of mid-sized Canadian cities, I conclude that there is a significant relationship between immigration and health. Several other aspects of diversity—language, visible minority status, and religion—are also related to economic health, but only the correlation with foreign born remains significant in multiple regression. The extent that population growth is dependent on immigration and the clear dispersion of immigrants to mid-sized communities in Canada is an argument for greater attention to public policies that facilitate settlement both on humanitarian grounds and to foster local economic development.

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  • Laura A Reese, 2012. "Immigration and the Economic Health of Canadian Cities," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 30(2), pages 297-321, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:30:y:2012:i:2:p:297-321
    DOI: 10.1068/c11195r
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