Attracting immigrants to smaller urban and rural communities: Lessons learned from the Manitoba provincial nominee program

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-183

  Carter, Tom ^a   Morrish, Margot ^b   Amoyaw, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b Strategic Planning and Program Support Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attraction; Immigration; Retention; Small centers

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MANITOBA; MONTREAL; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA]; TORONTO; VANCOUVER;

EID: 45849127585     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-008-0051-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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