India Migration Report 2024: Indians in Canada is one of the first volumes to comprehensively examine and analyse the different facets of Indian migration to Canada.
This volume:
• Examines the comprehensive history of Indian migration to Canada, including the story of social, cultural, economic, and political integration, analysis of socio-economic characteristics, and evolving political scenarios surrounding student migration and diasporas.
• Presents an overview of migration and post-migration experiences of Indian immigrant and Indo-Canadian women and the rising trend of high-skilled Indian female migration to Canada.
• Discusses the influence of Canadian immigration policy and its effects on the changing immigration patterns of Indians to Canada.
• Examines the challenges faced by Indian immigrants and Indo-Canadians due to deeply entrenched Eurocentric and Ethnocentric biases and the impact of COVID-19 on the community.
• Explores the effect of adult children’s migration on the health and suffering from disability of elderly left behind in the migration process.
The book also discusses leveraging migration for international development. The book will be of interest to scholars, students, researchers, or anyone interested in migration and diasporic studies, development studies, the politics of migration, immigration policy, social anthropology, economics, and sociology.
1. A century of Indian migration to Canada: A choreography of challenges and changes
Satwinder Kaur Bains
2. Growing Together: The Evolution of Indian Immigrants in Canada
Rupa Banerjee
3. The Canada-India Relationship: A historical understanding of political discontent and diaspora
Ryan Touhey
4. Indian Women in Canada
Usha George
5. “We know we have to work like a ‘donkey’ in Canada”: Employment Expectations and Experiences of Young Punjabis migrating to Canada
Tania Das Gupta and Sugandha Nagpal
6. Indo-Canadians in Canadian Politics
Masud Chand
7. The Growing Indian Diaspora in Ontario’s North
Melissa Kelly and Jessica Jung
8. Economic Assimilation of Indians in Canada
Stein Monteiro
9. Navigating Uncharted Trajectories: Skilled Indian Women Migrating to Canada
Belinda Leach, Urmi Nanda Biswas, Parisha Jijina, Ashika Niraula
10. COVID-19 Challenges, Health and Wellness of the little India Community in Canada
S Mohanty
11. Diaspora Dilemmas and Deadlocks: The Indian Immigration Flux and Struggled Survival in Canada
Sony Jalarajan Raj, Adith K Suresh
12. Model Minorities and Marriage Migration: Experiences of Indian migrant women in Canada
Harshita Yalamarty
13. A short history of izzat among the Punjabi diaspora
Mandeep Kaur Mucina
14. Migration and Integration: Changing Realities and Evolving Perceptions
Uma A Siegal
15. Punjabi Migration to northwestern British Columbia: Labour and the First Nations
Kamala Elizabeth Nayar
16. Canadian Punjabi Diaspora
Sandeep Dhillon
17. How Memory and Generation Shape South Asian Migration
Michael Nijhawan
18. Exploring the Canadian Market for Indian Health Workers
Ayona Bhattacharjee, Banantika Datta, Rupa Chanda
19. The Immigrant Policies of Canada and Racism: An Indian Experience
Sajaudeen Chapparban
20. Migration of Adult Children and Left Behind Parent’s Health and Disability: Evidence from Tamil Nadu Migration Survey 2015
Madhumita Sarkar, Manoj Paul, Sourav Mandal, Nuruzzaman Kasemi
21. A New Path Forward: Leveraging Migration for Development
Balraj S. Kahlon
Biography
S Irudaya Rajan is Chair of the International Institute of Migration and Development, India and also chair of the World Bank KNOMAD working group on internal migration and urbanization. He is the editor of two Rouledge Series - India Migration Report (since 2010) and South Asia Migration Report (since 2017) and Founding Editor in Chief, Migration and Development (Sage). Rajan has published extensively in national and international journals on demographic, social, economic, political and psychological implications of international migration and coordinated nine large-scale migration surveys in Kerala since 1998 (with K C Zachariah), Goa (2008), Punjab (2009), Tamil Nadu (2015) and instrumental for Gujarat (2011), Jharkhand (2023) and Odisha (2023). As a princiapl investigator, Rajan is currently coorindinaing the Kerala Migration Survey 2023 with the financial support of the Department of Non-Resident Keralite Affairs, Government of Kerala throuhg Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Kerala.
"The India Migration Report 2024 provides critical scholarly analysis of important issues related to migration dynamics in India and around the world. The latest edition on Indians in Canada provides a much needed overview of the many different facets of Indian migration to Canada and its demographic, social, economic and political dynamics. This book is a valuable companion for students and researchers interested in the topics while it may also be useful for lay citizens of both countries."
Professor Anna Triandafyllidou
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration
Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
"The India Migration Report 2024: Indians in Canada skillfully delves into the multifaceted experiences of Indian immigrants in Canada, providing deep insights into their challenges and achievements. Covering many topics, including economic and social assimilation, student migration, the dilemmas faced by immigrants, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it greatly enhances our understanding of this diaspora. The meticulously researched essays illuminate the complex tapestry of Indian immigration and are an indispensable resource for anyone wishing to gain a comprehensive understanding of the Indian diaspora and its formation in Canada."
Professor Hisaya Oda
College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan
