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This paper provides an overview of the Latin American population in Canada based on data extracted from the 2011 census and from a survey conducted in 2013 with an oversample of Latin American immigrants, as well as from other sources. It deals with the ways in which Latin Americans are categorized and how they self-identify in Canada-with the U.S. reality as a point of reference-and with a focus on Latin Americans' cultural attitudes and values in a Québec-rest of Canada comparative perspective.
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Cet article établit un portrait de la population latino-américaine du Canada sur la base de données tirée du recensement de 2011 et d'un sondage réalisé en 2013 avec un échantillon d'immigrants latino-américains, ainsi que d'autres sources. On s'intéresse en particulier à la manière dont les Latino-américains sont catégorisés et à leurs modalités d'auto-identification dans le contexte canadien et nord-américain. On examine également leurs attitudes culturelles et leurs valeurs dans une perspective comparative entre le Québec et le reste du Canada.
This paper provides an overview of the Latin American population in Canada based on data extracted from the 2011 census and from a survey conducted in 2013 with an oversample of Latin American immigrants, as well as from other sources. The objective is not only to provide an up-to-date description of a population currently experiencing "a burgeoning growth in cultural, artistic, recreational and religious activities, publicized by an also-blossoming set of newspapers, radio shows and websites" (Ginieniewicz 2010a, 501), but also to address some conceptual, methodological, and empirical questions regarding this group in the light of Canada's unique bilingual/bicultural character. In particular, I am interested in exploring the forms of identification and attachment, as well as the cultural attitudes and civic values among its members. Even though the Latino/Hispanic1 population in the United States has long attracted significant interest-not surprisingly, given its demographic, economic, and cultural relevance in that country-much less consideration has been given to Canada's comparatively small, but rapidly growing population of Latin American origin. Actually, Canada's scholarly output regarding its own Latino/Hispanic minority is scarce, while a great deal of research has been devoted to other immigrant communities in this country, particularly those of Asian and African descent. This relative lack of attention-which may well be in...