
Jeffrey G. Reitz is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, R.F. Harney Professor Emeritus of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, and affiliated faculty member at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, at the University of Toronto. He has published extensively on immigration and inter-group relations in Canada from comparative perspectives and has frequently contributed to discussions of policies on immigration, multiculturalism, and minority group employment in Canada.
This website is a comprehensive and up-to-date source on Jeff’s research and professional work, accessible through the following links (see also the menus above, and posts below):
- Bio and C.V. including List of Publications
- Major Research Themes & Publications
- Recent Publications
- Professional Connections
- Videos and Interviews
- Harney Program in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies
- Contact
New book: Reshaping the Mosaic: Canadian Immigration Policy in the 21st Century, with co-authors Ninette Kelley and Michael Trebilcock, will be released soon by University of Toronto Press. A brief description of the book is posted.
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Recent Posts
- Coming, March 2025! Reshaping the Mosaic: Canadian Immigration Policy in the 21st Century, by Ninette Kelley, Jeffrey G. Reitz and Michael TrebilcockReshaping the Mosaic: Canadian Immigration Policy in the 21st Century (in press, University of Toronto Press) offers a comprehensive analysisContinue reading “Coming, March 2025! Reshaping the Mosaic: Canadian Immigration Policy in the 21st Century, by Ninette Kelley, Jeffrey G. Reitz and Michael Trebilcock”
- Is the Canadian Dream Broken?New Research investigates trends in equality of opportunity for racialized second generation The pillar of the Canadian dream for newcomersContinue reading “Is the Canadian Dream Broken?”
- Does diversity discourse matter?INTEGRATING MUSLIM AND OTHER IMMIGRANT MINORITIES IN FRANCE AND CANADA A PROJECT SUMMARY BASED ON NINE PUBLICATIONS, 2015 – 2023Continue reading “Does diversity discourse matter?”
- Does diversity discourse matter? Surprisingly little, based on comparisons of France and Canada — see the latest resultsA new article in International Migration Review, in collaboration with Emily Laxer and Patrick Simon, and entitled “National cultural framesContinue reading “Does diversity discourse matter? Surprisingly little, based on comparisons of France and Canada — see the latest results”
- “Canada: Continuity and Change in Immigration for Nation-Building” – a new Canada chapter for a classic comparative textAn overview of the content and context of Canada’s immigration policy by Jeff Reitz is featured in the new 4thContinue reading ““Canada: Continuity and Change in Immigration for Nation-Building” – a new Canada chapter for a classic comparative text”
- University-educated Mexicans are moving north in larger numbers: how many will come to Canada?As migration of university-educated Mexicans to both the United States and Canada has begun to increase, the greater opportunities thatContinue reading “University-educated Mexicans are moving north in larger numbers: how many will come to Canada?”
Books

Multiculturalism and Social Cohesion: Potentials and Challenges of Diversity
With Raymond Breton, Karen Kisiel Dion, and Kenneth L. Dion, Amsterdam(Springer, 2009)

Warmth of the Welcome: The Social Causes of Economic Success for Immigrants in Different Nations and Cities
Honourable Mention, Thomas and Znaniecki Award for “outstanding social science scholarship in the field of international migration.” Nominated for the John Porter Book Award. Published by Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 1998. (American Sociological Association, 2000)
Edited Publications

Ethnic Relations in Canada: Institutional Dynamics
Essays by Raymond Breton. Edited and with an introduction by Jeffrey G. Reitz
Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 2005.

Canadian Immigration Policy for the 21st Century
Co-edited with Charles Beach and Alan Green.
Kingston, ON: John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy, 2003.

Social Inequality in Canada: Dimensions of Disadvantage
6th edition. Co-edited with Edward Grabb, and Monica Hwang.
Scarborough: Oxford University Press, 2016.

Host Societies and the Reception of Immigrants
Edited by Jeffrey G. Reitz. San Diego, CA: University of California, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, 2003.





