Immigration and Federalism in Canada: beyond Quebec Exceptionalism?

Abstract

The paper focuses on Canadian Provinces’ role in migrant selection. After an asymmetric approach, that benefited only Quebec, the federal government granted devolutionary powers in migrant selection to the other Provinces as well, moving towards de facto asymmetry. This process has proved to be successful over the years, but recently the federal government has reacted, recentralizing some aspects of immigration policy. This does not apply to Quebec.

Keywords

• immigration
• federalism sub-state nationalism
• intergovernmental agreements
• Canada