Foreword / Olivia Chow

Preface

Introduction / Harald Bauder, Mehrunnisa Ahmad Ali, and John Shields

Part 1: The Myth of the Self-Sufficient Immigrant

1 Immigrants Are Family Members, Too / Beth Martin

2 Neoliberalism and the Framing of Contemporary Canadian Immigration Policy / Jesse Root, John Shields, and Erika Gates-Gasse

3 Community Support for Immigrants and Their Families / Shuguang Wang and Skylar Maharaj

4 A Systems Approach to Immigrant Families and the Labour Market / Diane Dyson, Ezekiel Roos-Walker, and Charity-Ann Hannan

5 Looking beyond Class, Culture, Race, and Ability in Family Safety / Karline Wilson-Mitchell and Andrea Robertson

Part 2: The Family Advantage

6 The Five W’s of Migration and Settlement Decision Making / Sepali Guruge, Mia Hershkowitz, and Corinne Hart

7 How Families Shape Settlement Trajectories / Mehrunnisa Ahmad Ali, Marc Yvan Valade, and Tania Dargy

8 Immigrant Women’s Roles in Family Settlement / Mehrunnisa Ahmad Ali and Assel Baitubayeva

9 Children, Youths, and Resilience / Henry Parada, Ana Leticia Ibarra, Erin Mulvale, and Fabiola Limón Bravo

10 Social Capital, Newcomer Youth, and Family Resilience / Marc Yvan Valade and Vappu Tyyskä

11 The Economic and Labour Market Dynamics of Family Settlement / John Shields and Omar Lujan

12 Settling on Services / John Shields, Maria Gintova, Sepali Guruge, Reena Tandon, and Mia Hershkowitz

13 The Family Advantage / Marc Yvan Valade and Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Conclusion and Policy Recommendations / Harald Bauder

Appendix: Methods / Marc Yvan Valade and Maria Gintova

Index