ABSTRACT
International faculty have always played an important role in Canadian higher education, with international faculty bringing global perspectives, ways of thinking, and expertise to Canadian campuses. They help in both bringing Canadian institutions into, and promoting them within, international research networks and collaborations, and are an integral component of universities’ internationalization strategies. It is estimated that non-Canadian-born university teachers make up approximately 40 percent of the faculty workforce in Canada (Canadian Association of University Teachers, 2014), yet surprisingly little is known about this population. National-level faculty breakdowns by citizenship at the time of recruitment do not exist, and Canada’s immigration policies have always tended to favor naturalization of highly skilled immigrants, therefore continually augmenting the number of Canadian faculty members.
