Pathways to Prosperity: Canada

Where immigrants choose to live continues to be an important topic in Canada, with implications for a wide range of issues that include economic wellbeing, access to skilled labour, business succession planning, infrastructure investment, population aging, daycare enrolment, sport, and cultural activities. As a result, federal,…

The tremendous growth that has occurred in temporary migration – chiefly in foreign workers and international students – represents a significant departure from Canada’s tradition of selecting and admitting newcomers as permanent residents. Multiple forces are at play. On the educational front, universities, provincial education…

Recent research and practice indicate that multi-stakeholder partnerships can be effective in facilitating the settlement and integration of immigrants in Canada. These partnerships may include immigrant-serving agencies, mainstream agencies, researchers, government, and other organizations working together to leverage their knowledge, skills, and resources.  Examples include…

While we have often focused on the socio-economic integration of immigrants in Canada, we have been less focused on their social and cultural integration. Yet, research and organizations concerned with immigrants tell us that one cannot be achieved without the other. Finding employment is necessary…

The economic integration of immigrants, a bedrock of immigration policy and a core expectation of newcomers and the receiving populace, has been  affected by a confluence of factors that have made it more difficult for immigrants to find employment commensurate with their aptitudes and experience….

Équipe de recherche :Don Curry, North Bay & District Multicultural Centre; Garvin Cole, North Bay & District Multicultural Centre; Meyer Burstein, Pathways to Prosperity; Michael Haan, University of New Brunswick; Johanne Jean-Pierre, McMaster University; Rochelle Wijesingha, McMaster University Partenaires institutionnels : City of Temiskaming Shores, the Town…

Équipe de recherche : Meyer Burstein, Voies vers la prospérité; Stelian Madianu, Université Western Ontario; Victoria Esses, Université Western Ontario Partenaires institutionnels : Conseil Économique & Social d’Ottawa-Carleton; Services financiers du groupe Majdoub L’approche du Canada en matière de gestion et de régulation des admissions de nouveaux…

A Northeastern Ontario immigration project launched in September, 2014, has created three new Immigrant Employers’ Councils, provides HR services to employers, and has settlement workers making monthly visits to three previously unserved smaller centres. The project will also assist municipalities in the development of their immigrant attraction and retention strategies.

Canada’s approach to regulating and managing the admission of newcomers is undergoing a fundamental change. Under the emerging regime, employers and educational institutions will play a far greater role in migrant recruitment, settlement, and integration. Importantly, in these areas, neither employers nor educational institutions necessarily possess the expertise and infrastructure needed to fully respond to and capitalize on the shifting policy and program environment.

Équipe de recherche : Michèle Vatz Laaroussi, Université de Sherbrooke ; Chedly Belkhodja, Université Concordia Partenaires institutionnels : Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes immigrantes et réfugiées (TCRI) ; Réseau des organismes de régionalisation de l’immigration du Québec (RORIQ) De part l’importance attachée par le Québec…