The concept of intersectionality refers to “the ways race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, status and other markers of differences intersect to inform individual realities and lived experiences.” Newcomers to Canada represent many different social groups and identities; intersectionality is an approach to understanding society that acknowledges these differences and the way that different parts of an individual or group’s identity can shape their experiences.

Learn more: Intersectionality and Settlement; Issue 41