Regional disparties and prejudicial government policies

Couldn't we tweak the questions to make them address settlement? I actually think it would be really interesting to think about looking at immigrants based on origin rather than the amount of time spent in Canada, which seems to be the primary suggestion so far. We could formulate questions to try and see if there is a difference in the ease of settlement based on the size of the origin community. This could really work in different ways for different individuals: 1) a larger community base from their country/region could provide new immigrants with support systems and employment opportunities within the community or 2) it could simultaneously work to segregate them from the larger society (other immigrant groups, locals). We could ask questions about the amount of time spent in Canada, country of origin and perhaps ask them if they primarily interact/socialize/work with people from their own region or a mixture of people.

ViaraGioreva12:51, 6 February 2011