Lagging behind in suburbia: Suburban versus urban newcomers’ employment settlement service outcomes in Metro Vancouver,Canada |
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Authors: | Daniyal Zuberi Biorn Ivemark Melita Ptashnick |
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Institution: | 1. Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor St. W, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V4, Canada;2. School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto, 14 Queen''s Park Cres. West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3K9, Canada;3. Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, 6303 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1, Canada |
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Abstract: | Suburbanization is reshaping the context of immigrant settlement in Canada. Newcomer immigrants are increasingly settling initially in suburban communities as opposed to traditional receiving neighborhoods in urban centers. However, the quality of settlement services for newcomers to suburban neighborhoods has lagged behind, creating a mismatch between newcomer settlement patterns and service provision. As settlement patterns are recognized as significant determinants of employment success for newcomers and employment achievement is a key theme of integration, this study compares suburban and urban newcomers’ satisfaction with employment settlement services, associated financial experiences and coping mechanisms. Drawing upon qualitative interviews with 43 newcomer immigrants in Vancouver and three surrounding suburbs, we argue that suburban newcomers experience more difficulties with employment services from settlement service agencies than do urban newcomers. Subsequent unemployment may contribute to suburban settlers experiencing greater difficulty paying their monthly bills than do urban immigrants. |
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Keywords: | Immigration Settlement Suburbanization Qualitative methods Vancouver Canada |
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