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Daniel Hiebert
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Daniel Hiebert

Daniel Hiebert is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia. He conducts research on migration and immigration policy and the impact of immigration on Canadian cities. This includes an effort to understand Canadian immigration within the wider global context.

Professor Hiebert also plays an active role in the Canadian policy process, including through extensive engagement with municipal, provincial, and federal authorities responsible for immigration. In 2021–24, he was appointed Academic in Residence at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada and was affiliated with the Strategic and Program Policy sector. He has also worked closely with the Migration Policy Institute, including participating in meetings of the Transatlantic Council on Migration.

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Reports
February 2025

Understanding the Impact of Immigration on Demography: A Canadian Case Study

Many high-income countries are facing a challenging demographic future, as fertility rates drop, populations age, and governments face diminished tax revenues. Immigration is one policy option governments have pursued to deal with this emerging reality, but how effective is it—both at slowing the effects of falling fertility and at changing the age composition of a population? This report examines these questions, using Canada as a case study.

Reports
April 2019

The Canadian Express Entry System for Selecting Economic Immigrants: Progress and Persistent Challenges

Since its launch in 2015, the Express Entry system has changed how economic immigration to Canada happens and how it fits into public and political debates. And while it has proven successful in cutting through application backlogs, some challenges remain. This report looks at how and why this points-based system was introduced, what its impact has been, and how it could be further finetuned.

Reports
June 2016

What’s So Special about Canada? Understanding the Resilience of Immigration and Multiculturalism

Despite weathering many of the same economic and political challenges that have affected support for immigration in other countries in recent decades—from recession to threats of terrorism—Canada has managed to maintain a consistently positive public consensus around its immigration system. This report explores the evolution of Canada’s apparently unique attitude toward immigration and diversity.