Episode 15: Immigrexit - Why Immigrants are Leaving Canada
Immigrants are leaving Canada at the highest rate ever on record. Why? What is it about Canada that is making people leave? And why do some stay?
If Canada has the highest immigration targets ever in her history, retaining those targets will be crucial in the next decade. In this episode, Hostion and Andrea, will confess their personal moments when they were tempted to leave Canada. They’ll explore the factors motivating people to leave. However, if you know Andrea and Hostion, they won’t let the episode end on a sad note.
Hear how both immigrant and non-immigrant citizens of Canada can do better to not only welcome newcomers but create communities which celebrate culture, colour and change.
Episode Sources
The Leaky Bucket: A Study of Immigrant Retention Trends in Canada - Institute for Canadian Citizenship
Canada Not Doing Enough With It’s Highly Educated Immigrants - CBC News + Stats Canada
Canadian Housing Costs - Canadian Housing Market News
Vancouver Leads The Way as Canadian Rent Prices Hit New High for 6th Month in a Row - CBC News
Systemic Discrimination: Intersectionality, Substantive Equality and the Supreme Court - Government of Canada
Experiences of Discrimination Among the Black and Indigenous Populations in Canada, 2019 - Government of Canada
Advocates: Racism, Discrimination May be to Blame For Immigrants’ Dissatisfaction with Canada - CityNews Montreal
Known to Police: Toronto Police Stop and Document Black and Brown People Far More Than Whites - Toronto Star
Study: The Canadian Diaspora: Estimating the Number of Canadian Citizens Who Live Abroad, 2016 - Government of Canada
Global Convention on Higher Education - UNESCO
Quiz Sources
Citizenship at Crossroads: Comparing Peer Naturalization Rates - Institute for Canadian Citizenship
The Canadian Citizenship Act