Attached, Less Attached or Not Attached? Participation in Canada of Overseas Canadian Citizens

Abstract:

Canada has 2.8 million citizens – or roughly 8% of the nation’s total population – permanently residing outside Canada. The interaction or lack of interaction of this group with Canada has become a hot public policy issue, particularly in the wake of the evacuation of Canadians from Lebanon in 2006. This study looks at the extent to which Canadians living abroad participate in Canada in a variety of ways.