Pathways to Prosperity: Canada

This research explores attraction and retention patterns for immigrants locating to six Western Canadian cities between 1991-2000. Local contextual features for each city influence locational decisions and provide a preliminary analysis of gaps to be addressed in local planning and  policydecisions. The research explores how…

This paper assesses the scope and seeks to understand the causes of disparities in descriptive representation in municipal politics in some of Canada’s largest cities. It shows first that visible minorities are extremely under-represented in city councils in Ontario, relative to the representation of other…

The original goals of this research project were to examine: How police services in small and medium sized cities in Ontario understand the challenges and opportunities newcomers pose for policing in their respective communities;  The extent to which newcomer issues, including perceptions and experiences of…

Recently there has been a growing awareness of the role played by discrimination in the provision of health care services to immigrant newcomers and refugees. Very little research, however, has explored how discrimination influences newcomers’ relationships with health care providers and the health care system…

This paper explores the warmth of the welcome for immigrants and minorities in 15 second- and third-tier municipalities in Ontario.  Through a series of 150 confidential interviews with opinion leaders from the governmental and non-governmental sectors, the study addresses four thematic lines of inquiry.  First,…

Goal is to equip policy-makers, researchers, and organizations in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors with: a set of diagnostics for assessing levels of racism and discrimination practical tools that can be used to promote harmony and inclusion In support of this goal, an easily…

This two-part, mixed methods study assessed attitudinal, policy, and practice barriers to health service utilization by immigrant parents from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean who are raising a disabled child or youth in the Greater Toronto or Hamilton areas. The project was based on a critical…