How Immigrants Affect The Economy Essay

Pritpal Singh Saluja

ENGL 1100-02

Lynda Daneliuk

Due Date: June 21

How do immigrants affect the economy of Canada? Immigrants from several countries have made Canada their dominion. No doubt immigrants have prospered in the Canadian labor market and macro economy to a large extent. Canada has become nerve center for the immigrants as well as jobseekers from different parts of the world. Therefore there is a great rise in its population which further grows G.D.P and thus enhances its economy. Immigrants act as a gizmo for all round development of their host country and making them unique in every aspect. They emerge as a boon for the economy of the country they migrate to, in particular. This paper will bring about the facts that how Canada became a powerful domain due to the

Volunteering which is not only beneficial to the migrants but also to the host country as well (Lan-Hung Nora Chiang & Rebecca A. Stephenson, 2015, p. 3). For example Taiwanese woman in Canada who focused in the positive aspects of volunteering spoke of the ways in which it had enabled them to make friends with others who shared their interest. Woman viewed volunteering as fostering their integration as immigrants into Canadian society while drawing their own strengths. “Not only do I know Canada this way, I also find that I am integrating to the society; I find it much easier to learn English this way [outside classes]…Taiwanese migrants can join hands to do something for the society, helping one another, and expanding their horizons. I feel like being a part of Canada more and more through participation, by using my skills” (2015, p. 11). In the following table I have taken few respondents who are immigrants and providing benefits to the host country from their volunteer work (p. 14). Details of Respondents in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary (p.