an alliance of university, community, and government partners dedicated to fostering welcoming communities and promoting the integration of immigrants and minorities across Canada
The list of current projects includes research undertaken by the Welcoming Communities Initiative which is now the Ontario Node of the P2P. Clicking Read More offers research overviews, project leaders, timelines, and deliverables.
Project Description: Among immigrants with no or little English, those working in low-skilled occupations in smaller cities are more likely to feel socially and culturally isolated. They may also find themselves in precarious employment situations, more exposed to external factors such as economic recessions…
Project Description: The objective of this research is to analyse pathways for internationally educated health professionals who have been formally educated in their chosen profession but do not have the required educational, professional, or language requirements to enter their professions in Canada.…
Project Description: This research includes the design, implementation, and analysis of a survey of recent newcomers to Alberta examining their experiences with settlement services in the province and their integration outcomes. Our sample includes roughly 1,000 immigrants to Alberta, 18 years of age…
Project Description: This pilot project focuses on two specific target groups in Hamilton and Thunder Bay: second generation newcomer youth and Aboriginal youth. The research will focus on two main questions: 1) what are second generation newcomer and Aboriginal youths’ experiences with the police?;…
Project Description: The Museum-making project will study the creation of museums and public cultural/history exhibitions developed by immigrant communities. It will look at ‘museum-making’ as a process through which ethnic communities and newcomers make sense of and reconfigure their ideas about…
Project Description: This project will identify what immigrant youth in a second-tier Ontario city envision as a healthy community, one in which they would want to live, and where they can participate fully in civic life. The project aims to develop relationships with local immigrant youth and to include…
Project Description: This study collates data on a number of indictors of a welcoming community. These include employment opportunities, educational opportunities, affordable and suitable housing, attitudes toward immigrants and cultural diversity, presence of newcomer-serving agencies, accessible public…