Introduction – Our Diverse Cities: The Prairies – Frontiers of Migration
Tom Carter, University of Winnipeg; Tracey Derwing, University of Alberta; Linda Ogilvie, University of Alberta; Terry Wotherspoon, University of Saskatchewan
Section 1
Immigration and Settlement
in the Prairies
Canadian Diversity and the Prairie Provinces: A Historical Perspective
Robert Vineberg, Canada West Foundation and Prairie Metropolis Centre
Immigration: The Prairie Story
Randy Gurlock, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Recent Trends in Migration to Third-Tier Centres in the Prairies
Lori Wilkinson and Alison Kalischuk, University of Manitoba
Integration and Settlement on the Canadian Prairies
Fariborz Birjandian and Rob Bray, Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
Foreign Worker Recruitment and Protection: The Role of Manitoba’s Worker Recruitment and Protection Act
The Honourable Nancy Allan, Government of Manitoba
Saskatchewan: Sustaining Economic Momentum Through Immigration
Arla Cameron, Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour, Saskatchewan
Attracting and Retaining Immigrants: A Tool Box of Ideas for Smaller Centres
Lynne Belding, Citizenship and Immigration Canada; Jean McRae, The Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
An Analysis of Immigrant Attraction and Retention Patterns Among Western Canadian CMAs
Valerie Pruegger, University of Calgary and City of Calgary; Derek Cook, City of Calgary
Planning for Immigration to the Prairies: A Community Practitioner’s Experience
Kim Shukla, Prairie Global Management
Section 2
Cultural and racial diversity
A Socio-Economic Profile of Visible Minorities in the Prairies: Multiculturalism Research Themes
Kamal Dib and Sofia Rodriguez-Gallagher, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Rethinking Canada: Canadian Values as a New Framework for Development
Marc Arnal, University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean
Temporary May Not Always Be Temporary: The Impact of “Transitional” Foreign Workers and Increasing Diversity in Brandon, Manitoba
Jill Bucklaschuk, Alison Moss and Robert C. Annis, Rural Development Institute, Brandon University
The Face of the New West: An Emerging Identity Crisis in Stampede City
Derek Cook, City of Calgary
The New Ethnic Identity? Young People on the Prairies
Jim Frideres, University of Calgary
Youth and Urban Places as Forms of Attachment: A Calgary Study
Yvonne Hébert, University of Calgary; Jennifer Wenshya Lee, National Taiwan University
Edmonton-Area Francophone African Christian Churches and the Social and Individual
Integration of Newcomers
Paulin Mulatris, University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean
Both Lost and Found: Urban Aboriginal Peoples in Prairie Cities
Douglas Durst, University of Regina
Section 3
Challenges facing newcomers
Exploring Ways of Addressing Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Mental Health and Well-Being
in Saskatchewan
Judy White, University of Regina
The Resettlement Experience of Privately Sponsored Refugees in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tom Carter, University of Winnipeg
Refugee Housing Trajectories in Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg
Rick Enns, University of Calgary; Tom Carter, University of Winnipeg
Educational Pathways to Successful Social Integration for African Refugee Students in Manitoba
Yatta Kanu, University of Manitoba
Workforce Integration of Racialized Francophone Immigrants in Winnipeg: Summary of an Exploratory Study
Jean Lafontant, Université du Québec à Montréal
Experience of Discrimination by Visible Minorities in Small Communities
Daniel W. L. Lai and Nedra Huffey, University of Calgary
The Social Capital Balance Sheet: A Report from the Prairies
Abdie Kazemipur, University of Lethbridge
From Temporary Workers to Permanent Residents: Transitional Services for Filipino Live-in Caregivers in Southern Alberta
Glenda Lynna Anne Tibe Bonifacio, University of Lethbridge
Spider Webs, Diversity and Inclusion
Gayla Rogers, University of Calgary and Urban Alliance
Section 4
Integration initiatives
Public Education and Partnership: Commission Initiatives to Build Welcoming Communities and Combat Racism and Discrimination in Alberta
Cassie Palamar, Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Cultural Diversity, Race Relations, Immigration and Integration in Saskatoon: The Process of Developing Institutional Arrangements
Joseph Garcea, University of Saskatchewan; Smita Garg, City of Saskatoon
Municipal Roles in Immigrant Integration: The Edmonton Experience
John Reilly, City of Edmonton
Building a Successful Workforce for the Future: Winnipeg’s Equity and Diversity Initiatives
Jackie Halliburton, City of Winnipeg
Snapshots from Edmonton: Immigrants in a Rapidly Changing City
Jim Gurnett, Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Beyond Settlement: Strengthening Immigrant Families, Communities and Canadian Society
Through Cultural Brokering
Yvonne Chiu, Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative; Lucenia Ortiz, Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative; Ruth Wolfe, University of Alberta
Prairie Settlement: The Regina Open Door Society Expands to Meet Increasing Needs
Darcy Dietrich, Regina Open Door Society
Privately Sponsoring Refugees in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tom Denton, Manitoba Refugee Sponsors
Saskatoon Open Door Society: Welcoming Newcomers Through the Community Host Program
Julie Fleming Juárez, Saskatoon Open Door Society
Attracting Immigrants to Rural Saskatchewan: A New Experience and a Challenge Worth Meeting
Jeff Passler, Southeast Community Settlement Committee