Social Resilience and International Migration in the Canadian City.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preston-Dunlop, Valerie.

Contributor:

Shields, John.

Bedard, Tara.

Series:

McGill-Queen's Studies in Urban Governance Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

Social Resilience and International Migration in the Canadian City provides crucial insights about the policies necessary for helping both migrants and cities thrive, offering ideas for effective implementation.

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

OCLC:

1513424284