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Abstract (English)

Especially in countries with high immigration, it is important to examine various indicators of assimilation and integration of immigrants. Using Canada as an example, we examine the extent to which various immigrant groups take on the ethnic identity of their host country, thus displaying either an assimilated, integrated, or neither assimilated nor integrated ethnic identity. Drawing on the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey, our results show that time since migration has the strongest impact on whether immigrants adopt the identity of the host society. Surprisingly, however, our findings indicate that indicators of economic integration such as employment, and occupational status, and prior earnings do not have an impact on whether immigrants will assume the identity of their host society. The statistical analysis for this paper is situated within the existing acculturation literature.

Abstract (French)

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