Immigration Canada

Augie Fleras is an adjunct professor of sociology at the University of Waterloo. He has authored twenty-five books, including The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada (UBC Press, 2011).

With careful attention to the disparate and often contradictory arguments about the usefulness of immigration – and by extension immigrants – to the nation, Immigration Canada rethinks and reframes notions of citizenship and settlement in an increasingly transnational age.

Alan Simmons, author of Immigration and Canada: Global and Transnational Perspectives:
Immigration Canada is highly readable and should inform a wide audience. In addition to its emphasis on multicultural settlement outcomes, this book offers new and valuable perspectives on recent developments in refugee admission, on the relationship of gender to immigration and settlement outcomes, and on recent developments in policy and policy debates in Canada. It also makes useful comparisons to the US system.

Vic Satzewich, author of Racism in Canada:
Although there is broad consensus that immigration is generally good for Canada, there are dissenting voices. Without dismissing critics out of hand, Augie Fleras provides a judicious case for rethinking notions of citizenship in a transnational age, a spirited defence of multiculturalism policy, and a balanced assessment of the country’s immigration program. Immigration Canada is the most thorough, current discussion of these issues available today.