Abstract
Explosive economic growth in resource-rich Alberta has led to a stunning increase in its population. In contrast to Ontario and British Columbia, which have grown primarily through international migration, Alberta has become a magnet for internal migrants, contributing to population redistribution within Canada, with significant national social and economic consequences. Combining statistical analysis and ethnographic study, Harry Hiller uncovers two waves of in-migration to Alberta. His innovative approach begins with the individual migrant and analyzes the relocation experience from origin to destination. Through interviews with hundreds of migrants, Hiller shows that migration is complex and dynamic, shaped not just by what Alberta offers but also prompted by a process that begins in the region of origin that makes migration possible and helps determine whether migrants stay or return home. By combining a social psychological approach with structural factors such as Alberta's transition from a regional hinterland province to its emerging role the global system, discussions of gender, the internet, and folk culture, Second Promised Land provides a multi-dimensional and deeply human account of a contemporary Canadian phenomenon.
Highlights
The book focuses on the period between 1996 and 2002, a time when Alberta’s economy was expanding and on the verge of booming
Hiller’s book begins with an overview of how Alberta’s circumstances and position within Canada have led to an important internal migration flow into Alberta
The historical importance of the west and the prairie provinces is discussed in detail, which provides important context to the understanding of Alberta’s emergence as a migration destination. It is the economic transformation of Alberta and its metropolitan areas over the decades that has made Alberta an important destination in Canada
Summary
Hiller’s book begins with an overview of how Alberta’s circumstances and position within Canada have led to an important internal migration flow into Alberta. Second Promised Land: Migration to Alberta and the Transformation of Canadian Society by Harry H. Harry Hiller’s Second Promised Land provides insight into the migration experience to Alberta through an in-depth exposition of Canadian internal migration stories. Hiller unpacks the complexity of the migration decisions and processes of Alberta’s migrants through a recounting of the individual migration experience, supported by statistical data and analysis.
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