No abstract

This article explores the differences in the factors that promote and inhibit political participation, both in the home countries and in Canada, of a group of Latin American immigrants. The reported findings emerge from interviews with 100 Latin American immigrants living in Toronto. Results suggest that while in their countries of origin the repression installed by military regimes was the main inhibitor of political participation in Canada, length of residence, negative previous political experiences, language skills, and discrimination hinder the political engagement of this group of immigrants.Résumé Cet article aborde les différences entre les facteurs qui promeuvent et qui limitent la participation politique d'un groupe d'immigrants de l'Amérique latine, dans leur pays d'origine et au Canada. Les données proviennent d'entrevues auprès de 100 immigrants d'Amérique latine vivant à Toronto. Les résultats donnent à penser que dans le pays d'origine de ces immigrants, le facteur qui limitait le plus leur participation politique était la répression imposée par les régimes militaires alors qu'au Canada, les éléments les plus contraignants étaient la durée de résidence, les expériences politiques antérieures qui avaient été négatives, les habiletés langagières et la discrimination.

Although research indicates that volunteer labor is of significant value to many nonprofit organizations, this value is generally not included in the organization's financial accounting statements. This study discusses the value added to nonprofit membership organizations of the volunteering done by its members. It uses an exploratory case study of the Association for Research on Nonprofits Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) to demonstrate how volunteer labor is valued and presented within a social accounting framework by utilizing the Expanded Value Added Statement. This is followed by discussion of some of the benefits and limitations of such a method and policy implications.

New research on this topic should reflect the growing diversity and heterogeneity of the Latin American population in Canada.