Open AccessBeyond Information Access: Assessing the Migration Information Practices of Diverse Newcomer Communities to Canada to Customize S ettl ement Information Provision
Author(s) -
Danielle Allard,
Lisa Quirke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual conference of cais
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-7589
DOI - 10.29173/cais1040
Subject(s) - settlement (finance) , refugee , political science , geography , business , archaeology , finance , payment
Drawing from research with Afghan refugee youth in Toronto, Ontario, and Filipino permanent residents in Winnipeg, Manitoba, this paper examines newcomer information practices during migration and settlement, suggesting that how newcomer communities engage with settlement information has direct implications for the methods that information professionals might use to reach them.