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Role of government policy in immigrant settlement and integration

Role of government policy in immigrant settlement and integration. Ather H. Akbari Saint Mary’s University And Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity. Immigrant arrival rates, Canada and Provinces, 2001 and 2013. Settlement Funding Allocations.

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Role of government policy in immigrant settlement and integration

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  1. Role of government policy in immigrant settlement and integration Ather H. Akbari Saint Mary’s University And Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity

  2. Immigrant arrival rates, Canada and Provinces, 2001 and 2013

  3. Settlement Funding Allocations

  4. Key to settlement of new arrivals in smaller areas • Successful immigrant settlement requires dissemination of information • for immigrants • for local communities

  5. Government versus private sector in immigrant settlement • Can private sector play the role of information provider? • Information is a public good (free rider problem) • Market failure in providing adequate amount of information • Need for government intervention

  6. How government can facilitate dissemination of information? • Act as information provider • May be inefficient • Delegate this responsibility to specialized organizations

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