Social Resilience and International Migration in the Canadian City [Paperback]

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 books 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.

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.

A valuable and timely resource for policymakers and settlement service providers, particularly as communities wrestle with the concept of resilience in the context of increasing migrant flows nationally and globally. Sarah Zell, University of Winnipeg