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Housing Immigrants and Newcomers in Central Okanagan, BC

Author(s): Carlos Teixeira
Date: March, 2010
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

This study examines the housing experiences of new immigrants and the stresses they face in the Central Okanagan Valley (Vernon, Penticton, and Kelowna), as well as the coping strategies of these groups. The key questions in this study are: (1) What barriers/challenges do new immigrants face in securing affordable rental housing? (2) What strategies are immigrants using to cope? and (3) Does ethnic background and race (the colour of one’s skin) matter in looking for and locating rental housing in small and mid-sized cities?

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“You cannot settle like this”: The housing situation of African refugees in Metro Vancouver

Author(s): Jenny Francis, Department of Geography, UBC
Date: April, 2009
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

How are African refugees coping in Vancouver’s housing market? Are they able to access suitable affordable housing? If not, what barriers do they face and what are possible solutions?

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Immigrant residential geographies and the “spatial assimilation” debate in Canada, 1997–2006

Author(s): Pablo Mendez
Date: September, 2008
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

The paper critically reviews literature published between 1997 and 2006 on immigrant residential geographies in Canada, to assess recent contributions to our understanding of the dynamic relationship between socio-economic attainment and the residential location of immigrants.

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Settling In: Newcomers in the Canadian Housing Market, 2001–2005

Author(s): Daniel Hiebert and Pablo Mendez
Date: August, 2008
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

The Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada is used to investigate the participation of immigrants in Canada’s housing market in the first four years of the settlement process. The analysis focuses on the changing rate of home ownership, crowding, affordability, and problems accessing housing. Special attention is given to differences between landing classes and population groups (especially Visible Minority groups). We also consider the impact of immigrants on the housing markets of Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver.

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The Housing Situation and Needs of Recent Immigrants in the Vancouver Metropolitan Area

Author(s): Daniel Hiebert, Pablo Mendez, and Elvin Wyly
Date: January, 2008
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

Census data are brought together with the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada to investigate several issues: the type and quality of housing associated with immigrants in metropolitan Vancouver; the affordability of housing for immigrants; and the impact of immigrants on the housing market.

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Locating Spatially Concentrated Risk of Homelessness amongst Recent Immigrants in Greater Vancouver: A GIS-based Approach

Author(s): Rob Fiedler, Jennifer Hyndman and Nadine Schuurman
Date: July, 2006
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

Where do areas of poverty, deprivation and housing need intersect with a high recent immigrant presence? How can qualitative analysis improve on what we already know from census data and mapping?

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The Evolving Relationship between Immigrant Settlement and Neighbourhood Disadvantage in Canadian Cities, 1991-2001

Author(s): Heather A. Smith
Date: October, 2004
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

What is the relationship between concentrated urban disadvantage and concentrated immigrant settlement?

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Immigrants and the Demand for Shelter

Author(s): Galina Didukh
Date: January, 2002
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

What are the homeownership rates and housing expenditures of Canadian and immigrant households?

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Immigration, Polarization or Gentrification? Accounting for Changing Housing Prices and Dwelling Values in Gateway Cities

Author(s): David Ley, Judith Tutchener and Greg Cunningham
Date: August, 2001
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

What were the impacts of immigration, social polarization and gentrification on house prices in Toronto and Vancouver between 1971 and 1996?

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Immigration and Housing in Gateway Cities: The Cases of Sydney and Vancouver

Author(s): David Ley, Peter Murphy, Kris Olds and Bill Randolph
Date: January, 2001
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

What are the main processes and planning issues associated with immigrants and housing in gateway cities?

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Housing Ownership Patterns of Immigrants in Canada

Author(s): Samuel A. Laryea
Date: July, 1999
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

What are the patterns of home ownership amongst immigrants in Canada’s three largest cities?

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Immigration and Metropolitan House Prices in Canada

Author(s): David Ley and Judith Tutchener
Date: March, 1999
Source: Metropolis BC

Research Question:

How has immigration affected house prices in Canada between 1971 and 1996?

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