Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 3.1
Reasons cited by business immigrants for migration to Canada/Vancouver (multiple responses)
a)Why did you apply to immigrate to Canada?
Hong Kong
n
Taiwan
n
South Korea
n
All
n
30
% of
respondents
=
30
% of
respondents
=
30
% of
respondents
=
90
% of
respondents
=
Quality of life
31
60
50
47
Children's education
38
50
40
43
Geopolitics
38
27
3
22
Family unification
17
20
10
16
Economic prospects
17
7
17
13
Other reasons
10
10
17
12
b)Why did you selectVancouver?
Hong Kong
% of
respondents
Taiwan
% of
respondents
South Korea
% of
respondents
All
% of
respondents
Quality of life
48
42
47
46
Presence of family/
friends
55
50
27
44
Climate
27
50
27
40
Near Asia
7
9
13
10
Economic prospects
7
4
13
8
Other
7
12
10
10
Source
: Field work
two children, when they came one was in grade 4, the other one was still in
kindergarten. We found this place suitable for our children's growth.
Close behind quality of life was education, with the expectation that west-
ern schooling would be highly valued and teach skills to one's children miss-
ing from the highly pressured, rote-learning model of East Asia.
17
A Taiwanese
entrepreneur and his family arrived in Canada three years after their son had
begun his education: 'My son came to study as an international student. He
has been here for five years. I came to visit him. He liked Canada very much
so we decided to apply for entry.' But besides an enhanced education, Canada
also offered remedial education options for children unable to gain entry to
the very competitive academic and professional programmes in East Asia.
