O desenvolvimento econômico e as migrações: percepções sobre a política migratória do Canadá

Abstract

International migration – a phenomenon involving human mobility permanently or semipermanently from one country to another – has demonstrated a strategic role in international relations. In the context of migration as a cause of development; and development, in turn, as the main motivation for population movement and redistribution: migration and Economic Development operate with close synergy. The present study aims to investigate about this relation between international migration and economic development with a focus on Canada. Considering the continuity and openness of the State migration policies, it will be sought to perform a comparative-historical analysis of the period 2002-2012. It is also relevant to raise statistical data from official sources of the Canadian government in order to meet the proposed objectives and answer the question whether the intensive Canadian migration flow is or not decisive for the economic development of the country.