Emigration 4.6 Pages 73-74

Emigration People leaving a country or region and settling in another country Most Canadians choose USA Around 50,000 a year which is a concern for Canadians “brain drain” – trend that Canadian emigrants to the USA are more than twice as likely to hold a university degree than immigrants entering Canada

Two Different Views Is there a problem? Statistics Canada Quarterly As many as 40% of recent graduates in science, medicine and management left the country in 1991 C. D. Howe Institute Loss of highly skilled workers to USA increased during the 1990’s, however, many immigrated to Canada, especially in high- tech industries Greater numbers coming to Canada (4 times as many university grads)