Housing experiences of Caribbean immigrants living in Canada

Caribbean immigrants’ housing experiences in Canada aren’t always well documented.

Help us change that!

We’re looking at the ways 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation Caribbean immigrants access housing in Canada.

The
Research

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“Housing experiences of Caribbean immigrants living in Canada” will examine where Caribbean immigrants live, why they chose to live there and the influences that shape these decisions.

The study seeks to expand the knowledge of Caribbean immigrants in Canada. It will combine a survey and publicly available data to identify our housing experiences. Data collected during the survey will be analyzed to provide insight to the housing choices and reasons for those choices.

Background

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Immigration is a vital part of Canada’s population growth strategy. Canada aims to add between 431,000 and 451,000 new permanent residents to its population each year until 2024. However, immigrants in Canada face a combination of challenges in their housing searches.

of Canada's population growth between 2017 and 2018 was the result of immigration

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Caribbean immigrants represent 5% of total immigrants to Canada each year.

The ability to attract, adequately house, and incorporate new immigrants into the labour force are among the most important factors to successful settlement. As Canada faces a housing crisis, it is important that any strategy to address housing demand also includes a strategy that accommodates immigrants.

first generation Caribbean immigrants

Previous studies tell us the housing needs of immigrants vary. These needs can be influenced by religion, family size, income levels, proximity to services and social networks. However, their housing experiences can be impacted by their needs as well as additional factors including race, gender, language, or immigrant status.

Be involved

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Are you a person living in Canada who was born in a Caribbean country or a person born in Canada with family ties to the Caribbean?

If this is you, consider taking our survey to help us better understand the housing needs of Caribbean immigrants.

Participation in the survey is entirely voluntary and anonymous. It includes an agreement for the answers provided to be used as part of the final results of this research. Read the full consent form document below:

If you are comfortable with the terms of participation and consent, use the link below to head over to the survey.

Be informed

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If you would like to be informed directly of the findings of this research once concluded, please enter an email address below. Your email will not be used for any other purpose than to update you on this research.