Social resilience and international migration in the Canadian city / edited by Valerie Preston, John Shields, and Tara Bedard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Preston, Valerie, editor.

Shields, John, editor.

Bedard, Tara, editor.

Series:

McGill-Queen's Studies in Urban Governance Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Canada.

Emigration and immigration.

Immigrants--Services for--Ontario.

Immigrants.

Immigratns--Services for--Quebec (Province).

Immigratns.

Immigrants--Government policy--Ontario.

Immigrants--Government policy--Quebec (Province).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This timely volume examines how policies, institutions, and places influence the lives of immigrants and temporary migrants to Canada and how, in turn, those newcomers transform the cities in which they live. Social Resilience and International Migration in the Canadian City draws attention to disparities in outcomes for migrants and proposes strategies to enhance their participation in cities of all sizes. Focused on Ontario and Quebec, chapters pinpoint factors that affect the settlement and integration of immigrants, as well as growing numbers of international students, foreign workers, and refugee claimants. Contributors illustrate how federal, provincial, and municipal policies and diverse institutions – from grassroots churches to settlement agencies – can influence migrants' capacity to navigate and leverage the resources required to overcome integration challenges. The book's social resilience framework attends to the social supports that empower migrants to take collective action for their own futures. As migrants interact with a broad range of institutions, those institutions are transformed and become more resilient themselves. Directed at a wide audience of community and government practitioners, migration policy experts, scholars, and civil society activists, Social Resilience and International Migration in the Canadian City provides crucial insight about the policies necessary for helping both migrants and cities thrive, offering ideas for effective implementation." -- publisher description.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figure and Tables

Acknowledgments

1 Introducing a Resilience Approach to Migrant Integration

Part one Policy

2 Social Resilience and Settlement Agencies Responding to a Crisis

3 Municipal Policy Discourses

4 Policy Responses to COVID-19

Part Two Economic Institutions

5 Canadian Immigrant Entrepreneurs Developing Resilient Businesses during COVID-19

6 Employer Recruitment Strategies and Newcomer Resilience

7 Skilled Migrants Building Careers in the New City

Part Three Social Institutions

8 Christian Churches and Haitian Asylum Seekers Coping with Displacement

9 Access to Legal Representation and Migrant Resilience

Part Four Local Places

10 Local Stakeholders and the Resilience of Syrian Refugees

11 Neighbourhood Spaces, Super-Diversity, and Newcomer Families

Part Five Conclusions

12 Migrant Resilience, Advocacy, and the Settlement Sector: Lessons for the Future

References

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-2280-2505-2

0-2280-2504-4

9780228025047

9780228025054

OCLC:

1513424284