“We Don’t Integrate; We Adapt:” Latin American Immigrants Interpret Their Canadian Employment Experiences in Southwestern Ontario

Wilson-Forsberg, Stacey

doi:10.1007/s12134-014-0349-1

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“…Some organizations had to combine federal and provincial funding in order to cover as many people as possible, or in some rural areas, in order to offer the programs at all. Therefore, immigrants found themselves having to adapt to a system that is expected to help them integrate into their host communities (Wilson-Forsberg, 2015 ). Immigration appears not to be a humanitarian endeavor, but rather an economic one, which consists of selecting applicants with training, work experience, language ability, and investment potential to make a positive contribution to the provincial economy (Carter et al, 2008 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Feel Good? The Dialectical Integration of International Immigrants in Rural Communities: The Case of the Canadian Prairie Provinces

2021

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The increasing influx of international immigrants settling in rural communities, where their landing is expected to revitalize communities, has triggered concerns about international immigrants' adaptation and well-being. In this article, we specifically focus on international immigrants' economic integration as a part of their socialization in communities. This article integrates the results of two independent studies, respectively, focusing on rural employers' motivations to hire immigrants and immigrants' integration in rural communities, both taking place in the Canadian Prairie provinces. Based on a survey of 112 employers and 36 in-depth interviews with international immigrants and organizations promoting their integration, we explore the impact of mediating organizations on the well-being of international immigrants. The results highlight that mediating organizations facilitate the sharing of meanings between rural communities' stakeholders, which is key to success for both employers and employees in formalized organizations such as businesses. The results suggest that international immigrants' well-being is facilitated by mediating organizations that foster a dialectical transformation of rural communities where both hosts and immigrants understand each other.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Feel Good? The Dialectical Integration of International Immigrants in Rural Communities: The Case of the Canadian Prairie Provinces

2021

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“…In spite of these selection policies, many new immigrants continue to struggle to establish themselves economically in Canada. Many studies report a mismatch between the potential of newcomers and their underemployment in Canada (Sethi, 2015;Wilson-Forsberg, 2015).…”

Section: Immigrant Selection Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many Canadian scholars have argued that immigrants make their settlement destination choices based on economic opportunities (Derwing & Krahn, 2008;Hyndman et al, 2006;Sethi, 2015;Wilson-Forsberg, 2015). The choices of different types of immigrants were highlighted by Ghosh (2014), who found that high-and low-skilled immigrants have different motivations.…”

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confidence: 99%

Regionalization of Immigrant Settlement in Ontario : Exploring Experiences of Small and Medium Sized Reception Centres

Goodbrand¹

2023

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This paper explores the regionalization of immigrant settlement in Canada’s smaller cities which has not been sufficiently addressed in Canada’s largest province, Ontario. The paper investigates this through a comprehensive review of the existing Canadian literature and research into the changing volume of immigrant settlement and the social geography of Ontario’s smaller cities from 1996 to 2015. This research is conducted through the development of a categorization system which orders Ontario’s CMAs into tiers based on total immigrant population. Two tiers are then compared to reveal any general trends or anomalies which could contribute to the understanding of regionalization in Ontario. A lack of evidence for significant regionalization was found, however, growth in the visible minority populations of some CMAs suggested the development of new international migration pathways. The findings of this paper reaffirm the need for further research in immigrant settlement in smaller Canadian cities.

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“…This means that informal resource mobilization on the part of transnational entrepreneurship is critical (Jones et al., 2010). Relatively few previous studies (for example, Ryan et al., 2008; Wilson-Forsberg, 2014) have conducted a close examination of the process of muddling through.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework: Muddling Through In Mediating Transnamentioning

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Joseonjokand their evolving roles as mediators in transnational enterprises in Qingdao, China

Shin

2017

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

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This paper looks at the role played by Joseonjok (Korean Chinese who live in China) as mediators between newly arrived Korean entrepreneurs and Han Chinese migrant workers in the context of Qingdao, China. Based on archival analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, the paper demonstrates that the interactions and conflicts among Joseonjok (who are second- and third-generation transnational migrants), newcomer Korean entrepreneurs and Han Chinese migrant workers reflect the dynamics of geopolitics and the transnationalism process. The study found that Joseonjok’s mediating role diminished as Korean entrepreneurs and Han workers learned to adapt to each other, a development that prompted Joseonjok to consider other options.

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“We Don’t Integrate; We Adapt:” Latin American Immigrants Interpret Their Canadian Employment Experiences in Southwestern Ontario

Cited by 26 publications

References 35 publications

Feel Good? The Dialectical Integration of International Immigrants in Rural Communities: The Case of the Canadian Prairie Provinces

Feel Good? The Dialectical Integration of International Immigrants in Rural Communities: The Case of the Canadian Prairie Provinces

Regionalization of Immigrant Settlement in Ontario : Exploring Experiences of Small and Medium Sized Reception Centres

Joseonjokand their evolving roles as mediators in transnational enterprises in Qingdao, China

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