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Paved with Good Intentions: Canada's Refugee Destining Policy and Paths of Secondary Migration

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  • Laura Simich
  • Morton Beiser
  • Farah Mawani

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This article describes the results of a qualitative investigation completed for Citizenship and Immigration Canada into reasons for secondary migration of government-assisted refugees (GAR s) in Ontario. Over 100 officials, settlement counsellors, and GARs were interviewed about the migration process, beginning with overseas destining through arrival in Canada to the decision to relocate to Onta rio. The study revealed contradictions in destining policy and practice. The findings suggest the import ance of ensuring that refugees are able to make informed choices about the communities to which they are sent, and that they have meaningful social support in those receiving communities. This research on immigrant mobili ty has policy implications for the current discussions about geographic dispersal of immigrants and settlem ent outcomes.

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  • Laura Simich & Morton Beiser & Farah Mawani, 2002. "Paved with Good Intentions: Canada's Refugee Destining Policy and Paths of Secondary Migration," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 28(4), pages 597-607, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:28:y:2002:i:4:p:597-607
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    2. Jeffrey Bloem & Scott Loveridge, 2018. "The Costs of Secondary Migration: Perspectives from Local Voluntary Agencies in the USA," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 233-251, May.
    3. Farah N. Mawani & Patricia O’Campo & Peter Smith, 2022. "Opportunity Costs: Underemployment and Mental Health Inequities Between Immigrant and Canadian-Born Labour Force Participants: A Cross-Sectional Study," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 1443-1470, September.
    4. M. Reza Nakhaie, 2018. "Service Needs of Immigrants and Refugees," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 143-160, February.

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