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posted by Robert DeVet in on Mai 16, 2014 - View profile

Halifax

Expanding the Vision: Why Nova Scotia Should Look Beyond Econocentric Immigration Policy


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Mardi Mai 20 2014

Venue: St. Mary's University Loyola Building L171
Address: 923 Robie Street

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On March 20, the Nova Scotia Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-NS) will release Expanding the Vision: Why Nova Scotia Should Look Beyond Econocentric Immigration Policy. This report demonstrates the short-comings of a narrow, instrumental, short-term approach to immigration that seeks only to maximize economic returns and lays out the elements of an alternative approach.

Author, Alexandra Dobrowolsky, Saint Mary’s University Professor and CCPA-NS Research Associate, will present the report’s key findings and recommendations. Nabiha Atallah,Manager, Communications & Outreach, Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services, will respond to the report findings and recommendations. Co-author, Howard Ramos, Dalhousie University Associate Professor and CCPA-NS Research Associate, will field questions on the report’s key findings and recommendations.

- See more at: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/offices/nova-scotia/events/press-conference-expanding-vision-why-nova-scotia-should-look-beyond#sthash.nZAQWhsd.dpuf


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