1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«Le but de cette recherche est de savoir si les niveaux de scolarité plus élevés de travailleurs qualifiés chinois provoquent leur exode du Québec vers les autres provinces.» (p. iii)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«For the purpose of this research, 10 Chinese skilled worker immigrants are recruited and then divided into two groups of five people: the In-Quebec group and the Exit group. The In-Quebec group is composed of 2 women and 3 men who have been residing consecutively in Quebec for at least 5 years […] the Exit group includes 1 woman and 4 men who had previously lived in Quebec as their immigration initial destination […] but moved to other Canadian provinces.» (p. 3)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

The «findings suggest that higher levels of education are not the main cause of the exodus, nor is the lack of French language competence. Rather, kin ties, age, and marital status play an influential role on interprovincial-migration of Quebec’s Chinese skilled immigrants.» (p. ii) More precisely, the results shows that «kin ties are still one of the main forces in keeping immigrants in Quebec. Immigrants who do not already have family members, relatives, or close family friends in Quebec at the time of immigration tend to move to other provinces. [F]amily composition and age of children also play an important role in interprovincial migration. Young, married immigrants with pre-school age children have more possibility of leaving Quebec whereas older immigrants who immigrate to Quebec with school age children tend to stay.» (p. 75)