A national alliance dedicated to providing an evidence base for newcomer settlement & integration and the promotion of welcoming communities in Canada
This study aims at 1) to better understand the reality of work integration of French-speaking Africans in a minority context in Canada; and 2) to know more about their experience in French schools in Ontario. Faced with issues such as obtaining a job, these professionals design different strategies,…
This mixed-method study aims to provide an overview of the adjustment challenges of high school international students and to compare these challenges to those experienced by international students in higher education as found in the literature. This research also intends to provide a better understanding…
The objective of this doctoral thesis is to understand the roles played by social networks and discrimination in the migration and professional trajectories of highly educated North African female immigrants living in Quebec City. To achieve this, two conceptual frameworks are used: the new economic…
Some research suggests that immigration from the global South to the global North increases feelings of empowerment for women and leads them to actualize their attitudes concerning equality between men and women. In Canada, Quebec is the second largest receiving province of immigrants every year. This…
This thesis is an exploratory work on the migration and settlement experiences of highly skilled Turkish migrants who have settled in Canada. It is a qualitative study conducted with sixteen immigrant respondents living in Halifax and Toronto. The focus of this work is the role of networks in shaping…
This research project examines the economic integration of immigrants to Canada, specifically their saving and investment behaviour. This study extends the concept of saving to include home ownership and adds a cultural dimension to the act of saving. Traditional economics papers analyzing saving behaviour…
The study explains variations in the success of subnational immigration programmes in Canada and Australia. Under these programmes, subnational units have the right to select migrants to meet their regional economic and/or demographic needs. This study defines success in three ways and uses different…
The paper queries discrimination against women emigrating from Jamaica, West Indies to Canada after the 1973 Employment Temporary Authorization changes. Having no landed status, coupled with limited ability to access the legitimate job market, kept several women captive and subject to precarious employment…
International students, as skilled workers, are vital to the development of Newfoundland and Labrador. This study aimed to investigate the trends in these students’ post-graduation settlement plans, as well as the factors in their settlement decisions. The findings reveal that some aspects of life…
This study is about the effectiveness of local immigration networks in attracting immigrants to address population decline and weakening economies. The purpose is to identify network-level and contextual factors that contribute to the effectiveness of local immigration partnerships. Front and center…