Promising Practices and Research

Bridging Immigrants and Refugees with ECD Services: Partnership Research in the Development of an Effective Service Model: This study examines Early Childhood Development (ECD) practices in the region and was funded by the United Way of the Lower Mainland in order to develop culturally competent ECD services in the Tri-Cities. Researchers held focus groups with parents and with people who work in the field of early childhood education in the Tri-Cities. Parents told researchers that accessibility, inadequate English skills, discrimination by case workers, isolation from mainstream society and difficulty integrating are all barriers to enrolling children in ECD programs. The report makes recommendations for how to improve early childhood services.

Canadian Views on Immigration Levels and Immigration Categoris in the COVID Era.

Factors Associated with Cyber-victimization among Immigrants and Non-immigrants in Canada: a cCross-sectional Nationally-Representative study

Enabling Engagement within Francophone Minority Communities (FMCs)

Tools & Strategies to Build Inclusive Workplaces & Communities

Promoting Collective Action in Migrant Communities: Understanding How Collective Action among Migrant Communities Impacts on Resilience

The roles of government and non-governmental actors in settlement and integration in Quebec

This report provides a comprehensive initial overview of the challenges COVID-19 has created for migration, immigrants and settlement. While international cases are used, our focus is on the Canadian context.

A Distinctive Culture?
The Sources of Public Support for Immigration in Canada, 1980-2019

Irregular Border Crossings and Asylum Seekers in Canada:
A Complex Intergovernmental Problem:

The Immigrant Futures Toolkit is a comprehensive set of online resources that will assist city and community leaders make the case for immigration to be adopted as a critical strategy for local economic development. The resources draw from best practices collected from communities across Canada and internationally and show that there is much that a community can do to attract and retain immigrants. Easy-to-follow guides and examples help leaders learn from the success of others and get up to speed quickly on how to initiate a planning process in their own community.  

Multiculturalism Strategic Plan Phase 2 – Development of Community Vision Final Report: This report summarizes the second phase of Coquitlam’s Multiculturalism Strategic Plan. The project began in 2007, when the city received a grant from Heritage Canada to develop a multiculturalism plan. This report outlines the research and community consultation process that was done during phase two, or the “developing a community vision,” portion of the project.

Skills Proficiency of Immigrants in Canada: Findings from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies:

Tech-Enabled Innovations in the Skills & Employment Ecosystem

Procedural Precarity: An Examination of Canadian Immigration Policy and Practice in Relation to Immigrant Youth

Inequality During the Pandemic: Racialized Populations

Discrimination, Inclusion & Diversity during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Migration Policy Practice includes four articles on very different themes of interest to policymakers. Following on from our tenth-anniversary edition on the implications of COVID-19 for migration, the first article in this issue looks at how the pandemic is affecting irregular migration and the collection of data on migrant deaths. The article shows that irregular migration continues and has even increased along certain migratory routes. However, despite the rising figures, the number of migrant deaths reported has instead fallen in 2020. This may not reflect the true numbers as collecting data on migrant deaths has become more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 Pandemic:
An Immigrant Family Story on Reconnection, Resistance, and Resiliency

COVID-19 – What Canada’s Population Growth Might Look Like With Reductions To Immigration

Distribution of COVID-19 Related Risks

Immigration in Nova Scotia: Who Comes, Who Stays, Who Leaves and Why?: The main purpose of this research was to investigate why immigrants choose Nova Scotia as their destination in Canada, and why some stay in the province and others leave. The first project report used 2016 Canadian Census data to study general mobility patterns of Nova Scotia immigrants.

Sharing Settlement and Integration Practices that Work

Raising Children with Disabilities:
A Critical Understanding of the Lived Experiences of Chinese Immigrant Parents in Canada

Refugee 613 is an agile and innovative communications hub that informs, connects and inspires people to welcome refugees and build strong communities

Evaluation of the Citizenship Program

Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Montreal Cultural Communities

Beyond Inclusion: Equity in Public Engagement

Spaces and Places of Exclusion:
Mapping Rental Housing Disparities for Toronto’s Racialized and Immigrant Communities

COVID-19, Migration & the Canadian Immigration System: Dimensions, Impact & Resilience

The B.C. Seniors’ Poverty Report Card

Persistent Overqualification among Immigrants and Non-Immigrants

Short Term Effects of COVID-19 on Self-Employed Workers in Canada

Understanding Community-led Approaches to Community Change

Live, Work, and Stay? Geographies of Immigrant Receptivity in Atlantic Canada’s Aspiring Gateways

The State of Migrant Farm Workers in Canada

United Way Senior Vulnerability Report – Nov 2011 Community profile #2: Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam/Port Moody: This United Way report profiles vulnerabilities faced by seniors, 65 and older, in Richmond and Delta. The document provides an overview of demographics, economic security and housing conditions of seniors in Richmond and Delta and compares the findings to statistics for the region as a whole.

Change the Narrative, Change The World: How Immigrant Representation on TV Moves Audience To Action

Evaluation of Canadian Refugee Resettlement Programs in the Assimilation of Refugees

Impact of COVID-19 on the Economic Well-Being of Recent Migrants to Canada