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1. Federal government should give greater weight to education credentials to attract ‘elite’ immigrants

   Appeared in the National Post, July 26, 2019 The federal government’s “Express Entry” immigration program, implemented in 2015, substantially increased the emphasis on education as the basis for extending permanent resident status to potential immigrants. ...

2. Highly Educated Immigrants: Economic Contributions and Implications for Public Policy

   Immigration is a contentious public policy issue. Most contention, however, is about immigration by individuals with relatively limited education and there is much less skepticism about the economic benefits of highly educated immigrants to the native ...

3. Demographics and Entrepreneurship blog series: The role of immigration in entrepreneurship

   As part of the blog series summarizing the Fraser Institute’s Demographics and Entrepreneurship essays, this post examines immigration and entrepreneurship. In many developed countries, immigrant entrepreneurs are a considerable force ...

4. Trump administration may undermine visa program, threaten Canadian-held jobs

   Last night during a rally in Kentucky, President Donald Trump said, “We’re starting on NAFTA very soon”—a signal that renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement may be imminent. NAFTA created a special nonimmigrant ...

5. Immigration Dilemma

   Immigration: Scourge or Salvation- Will immigration lead to declining living standards? huge drains on the public purse? overcrowding and racial unrest? Or will immigration be the salvation of the country's social security system? Will it inject new ...