期刊名称：Canada Asia Commentary / Canada-Asia Commentary
印刷版ISSN：1481-0425
出版年度：2007
卷号：46
出版社：Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
摘要：An earlier report by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada discussed the concept of the Canadian diaspora and estimated the size of this community at 2.7 million. This report provides demographic and economic profiles of this group based on a new survey by APF Canada of Canadians abroad. It also offers an alternative approach, beyond cost-benefit arguments, for reaching a better understanding of the implications of the Canadian diaspora. The size of the Canadian diaspora is remarkable relative to the resident national population. The new survey shows that the Canadian diaspora does not exist as scattered individuals, but as an interactive community with various organizations associated with Canada . The study also suggests that living abroad does not make the Canadian diaspora less "Canadian," although it is a heterogeneous group. The majority of overseas Canadians still call Canada home and have a desire to return to Canada . Many keep close ties with the country by working for a Canadian entity and visiting families, friends, business clients or partners, and various other counterparts in Canada . A SWOT analysis -- covering strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats -- presents a more nuanced picture of the Canadian diaspora compared to conventional cost-benefit calculations. This, and the survey results, add further evidence that it is time for Canadians to change their mind-set on out-migration and overseas residence and for Canada to think seriously about developing its own diaspora strategy.
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