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Brazilian Immigrants in Canada: Tracking the Interregional Mobility of Male and Female Tax Filers

Brazilian Immigrants in Canada: Tracking the Interregional Mobility of Male and Female Tax Filers

Using data from the Immigration Database (IMDB) which links tax filer information to province of landing information and current regions, the author tracked the interregional mobility of 17,380 male and female Brazilian immigrant tax filers arriving in Canada between 2000 and 2018. This mobility was evaluated in the tax year 2018. Brazilian immigration in Canada ,which has increased substantially over the years, is presently situated in the context of the "fifth" major wave of Latin America to Canada: the Technological-Professional wave. The socio-demographic profiles of tax filers revealed that this is a highly educated immigrant segment with a visible presence of women. The study found that nine out of ten Brazilian immigrants remained in their original landing regions while the remaining immigrants left their original landing region by 2018. The Ontario and British Columbia regions were found amongst the most retentive of Brazilian immigrants while the Atlantic provinces and the Prairies (excluding Alberta) were the least. Males and females did not differ much in terms of their propensities to move interregionally. Regardless of gender, individuals entering Canada as economic class entrants and university-educated individuals were found among the most mobile. In terms of migratory exchanges, movement across the "linguistic" corridor Quebec-Ontario was found to be dominant and Quebec experienced the greatest relative immigrant losses in terms of both Brazilian males and female tax filers. The fact that Brazilian immigrants are a predominantly "stayer" regional population raises interesting questions regarding the socioeconomic integration of these immigrants in Canada.

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