title: Canadian immigration policy: the effectiveness of the point system and other instruments.
abstract: "This paper examines the effects of changes in Canadian immigration policy on the occupational composition of immigration. We focus on 1967 changes that created a regulatory system, including the point system, that still forms the framework of Canadian immigration policy. We find that the point system provides some control over occupational composition but that its effectiveness in fine tuning is limited by the large number of other characteristics it seeks to control. We also find that entry class and source country composition of inflow have impacts that have swamped the effects of the point system in the last two decades." (SUMMARY IN FRE)
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Americas; Canada; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Immigrants; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; North America; Northern America; Occupational Status; Place Of Birth; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Class; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status