Decentralization of Canada's Immigration Policy and its Impact on Political Discourses on Immigration

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26883002
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University of Education
• Principal Investigator: Koji Junichiro 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 講師 (90734038)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: カナダ / 移民政策 / 分権化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Since the 1990s, Canada's immigration policy has been decentralized, and the provinces have been playing a more important role in the selection and settlement of immigrants. This study attempted to identify how the decentralization of Canada's immigration policy has shaped the debates on immigration at the provincial level, through discursive analysis of provincial legislative debates. This study confirmed that economic aspects of immigration were at the centre of provincial debates. Nevertheless, we found that members of legislative assemblies in Canadian provinces have discussed issues reflecting political and social issues in each province.

Free Research Field

カナダ研究