12 research outputs found
Integration of Landed Refugee Claimants in Canada: Toward an Explanatory Model
This paper seeks to develop a framework
for explaining the integration
process of landed refugee-claimants in
Canada. The main focus is on Third
World origin landed claimants who
arrived in Canada during the 1980s.
The central argument is that the social
and economic background of landed
refugee-claimants, together with their
past and recent experiences, tend to
result in their marginalization within
the Canadian socioeconomic context.
Past experiences of refugee claimants
include political violence, physical assault
and repression which precipitated
their departure abroad.
Experiences in Canada, such as delays
in the acquisition of legal status, restrictive
access to settlement-related
services, and racism create anxiety,
discouragement and economic dependency.
This paper contends that
such past experiences can make it difficult
for landed refugee-claimants to
participate effectively in social and
economic activities and subsequently
create barriers to integration.
In this paper integration is conceptualized
as the ability of immigrants
and refugees to settle into the existing
Canadian social mosaic, benefitting
fully from available opportunities,
without emerging as a subclass. This
definition is based on the observation
that Canada's official multicultural
policies promote the pluralistic coexistence
of diverse social groups. It is
officially assumed that relatively equal
opportunities should be available to
every Canadian, provided that the person
is equipped with the resourcefulness,
ability, and ambition to take
advantage of such opportunities (Boyd
1987)
Persons Needing Protection: A Reflection on Canada's Role
This paper briefly reflects on strategies
by which Canada can deal with new
challenges-including fiscal constraints,
phenomenal rise in the number
of people needing protection, and the
evolution of regional approaches to refugee
protection-while at the same time
promoting its own interests. The paper
is organized around three interrelated
questions concerning these matters.Cet article se penche brièvement sur les
stratégies utilisées par le Canada pour
faire face à de nouveaux défis-notamment
les compressions budgétaires, une
hausse substantielle du nombre de personnes
ayant besoin de protection et
l'évolution des approches régionales à la
protection des réjugié(e)s - tout en servant
ses propres intérêts. L'article examine en
particulier de trois questions en
corrélation à ce dossier
Family Class Immigration: Implications for Post-Multiculturalism
This paper examines the implications of
post-multiculturalism for family class
immigration to Canada. The authors
argue that the goal off acilitating family
reunification is not facilitated by Canadian
immigration policy. A new, more
inclusive definition of ''family,'' one
that reflects the cultural and social diversity
of newcomer groups must be
adopted in order for the reunification
program to fulfill its mandate.Cet article examine les implications de
l'Après-Multiculturalisme sur l'immigration
des groupe familiaux au Canada.
Les auteurs développent une
argumentation selon laquelle l'objectif
de réunification des familles n'est guère
facilité par la politique canadienne d'immigration.
Une définition nouvelle,
plus intégrante, de la notion de "famille"
reflétant la diversité culturelle et
sociale des groupes de nouveaux arrivants
doit être adoptée de manière à permettre
au programme de réunification
de remplir adéquatement son mandat