Home ownership as a means to retain immigrants in Atlantic Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorMcDonald, Ted
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Anu
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:46:59Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:46:59Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.updated2023-03-01T15:03:16Z
dc.description.abstractVarious policy measures have been put in place to attract and retain newcomers to Atlantic Canada but the policies have met with limited success. Using the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, this paper examines the relationship between housing status and inter-provincial migrations. It examines the capacity of entry to home ownership as a means to retain human capital within a region and reverse demographic trends. The literature review examines characteristics of new immigrants and the potential for Atlantic Canada to use its housing market to anchor newcomers in the region. Results indicate a strong correlation between the initial province of residence and the province of address four years later. Immigrant households show a high rate of transition from tenancy to ownership and this may deter their interprovincial mobility. In comparison to other regions, Atlantic Canada has generally more affordable housing, and a significantly lower proportion of individuals spending over 50% of their income across different levels of housing.
dc.description.copyright© Anu Thomas, 2016
dc.description.noteA Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in the Graduate Academic Unit of Economics
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dc.format.extentiv, 39 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14475
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineEconomics
dc.titleHome ownership as a means to retain immigrants in Atlantic Canada
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomics
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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