Being “top‐ranked” without “causing troubles”: Comparing federal and provincial immigration pathways for Chinese international students in Canada
| Published date | 01 April 2023 |
| Author | Chen Wang‐Dufil,Amrita Hari |
| Date | 01 April 2023 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/imig.13017 |
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International Migration. 2023;61:226–240.
wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/imig
Received: 26 July 2 021
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Revised: 13 Januar y 2022
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Accepted: 23 March 20 22
DOI: 10.1111/imig.13017
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Being “top- ranked” without “causing troubles”:
Comparing federal and provincial immigration
pathways for Chinese international students in
Canada
Chen Wang- Dufil1 | Amrita Hari2
© 2022 Internat ional Organizat ion for Migration.
1Faculty of Law, Be ijing Institute of
Technology, Beijing, China
2Pauline Jewet t Institute of Women’s
and Gender St udies, Carleto n University,
Ottawa, O ntario, Canada
Correspondence
Chen Wang- Dufil, Phoenix Tree Innovat ion
Platform (18PT 04), Beijing Lang uage and
Culture Unive rsity, No. 15 Xueyuan Roa d,
Haidian Dist rict, Beijing 10 0083, China.
Email: CWA NG149@u ott awa.c a
Abstract
Canada's immigration selection regime uses a combina-
tion of human c apital m easures a nd direc t employer in-
volvement to selec t economic immigrant s, emphasizing
pre- arranged emp loyment as criti cal to secure permanent
resident status. Thi s trend affects international stud ents in
unique ways. We interviewed 17 Chinese women interna-
tional s tudents residing in Canada about their decision to
study and desire to stay in Canada. Par ticipants faced dif-
ficulties in accumulati ng adequate employment records for
immigration applications and employer- driven immigration
pathways put them at considerable risk of deskilling and
exploitation. When comparing availa ble immigration path-
ways, we found that participants had more success with
provincial programmes than fe deral ones because of the
availability of flexible pathways, greater op tions and lower
requirements for eligibility. We conclude with three policy
recommendations to highlight the impor tance of periodic
revisions to selec tion criteria to balance human capit al
measures and employer reliance to retain talented fore ign
workers in Canada .
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