Edited by Caroline Andrew, John Biles, Meyer Burstein, Victoria Esses and Erin Tolley Queen's Policy Studies Series #76 Notwithstanding recent shifts in immigrant destinations, Ontario still receives the majority of newcomers and its cities are among the most diverse in Canada. Accommodating this diversity and creating the essential pathways to prosperity for both the newcomers and their hosts is as much a local project as a national and provincial one. This volume – edited by members of the Welcoming Communities Initiative and to which WCI members contributed a number of chapters - explores the activities of municipal governments...

The Fourth Annual U.S. National Immigrant Integration Conference took place in Seattle,Washington from October 24 to 26, 2011. The conference brought together policy-makers, practitioners, researchers, elected officials, government employees, business representatives, and faith communities for three days of dialogue. Keen to benefit from the discussion, the Welcoming Communities Initiative participated in a number of conference [...]

As home to the country’s fifth largest immigrant population, Ottawa has witnessed a marked increase in ethnocultural diversity. This has been accompanied by the proliferation of a multicultural media sector that includes online, radio, print and television outlets. In spite of this growth, little is known about the potential contribution of the multicultural media to [...]

Melissa Stachel, PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology and the Collaborative Graduate Program in Migration and Ethnic Relations at The University of Western Ontario, has received two awards for her research on Somali autism being conducted in collaboration with Victoria Esses and Gillian King. This research project was initiated in response to reports suggesting [...]

We are pleased that our Letter of Intent in the SSHRC Partnership Grants competition was successful and that we have now been invited to prepare the full application, due November 1, 2011. The goal of “Pathways to Prosperity: New Policy Directions and Innovative Local Practices for Newcomer Attraction and Integration” is to equip small and [...]