Objective: Throughout a critical analysis, you are expected to demonstrate an understanding of the
interrelation between one Canadian city of your choosing and the Canadian economic landscape. There are a variety of subjects you can select for your investigation such as the housing market, immigrants’ economic role, the declining manufacturing sector, the rising service sector, the impact of creative industries, the new green economy, etc. I suggest you only select 1 subject in 1 city as this will allow you to conduct an in-depth study rather than simply present a generic overview. Alternatively, I will also accept a comparative study of 2 Canadian cities. You are also required to show an active engagement with the subject and be able to formulate an original perspective on it.
topic, a thesis statement, and how you plan to structure your paper), a proper body, and a
conclusion (reviewing and summarizing the arguments and evidence presented in the body).
When you quote or paraphrase other scholars, you MUST provide in-text references and a full
list of work cited at the end.
Make sure all quotes are in quotation marks.
You are required to use at least 6 peer-reviewed journal’s articles (books, books’ chapters,
commentaries, book reviews etc. will not be accepted as part of the required sources) outside
class readings. In addition to the 6 required sources, you are free to use additional material with
the only exception of Wikipedia.
Limit the number of quotations (no more than 3) as this is expected to be an original student
paper rather than a mosaic of quotes; paraphrasing is often a better option than quoting.