Central to the process of creating sustainable diversity is the capacity of institutions at the national, provincial and local levels to counter patterns of exclusion and facilitate the integration of new immigrants into the labour market and guarantee access to social services, language training and education. [...] The second section provides a profile of immigration in Canadian cities, with a focus on its diversity and the variations across the major urban centers.4 The third section reviews the literature about successes and failures in efforts to promote the socio-economic inclusion of newcomers in Canadian cities. [...] With the introduction of the point system and the removal of explicit discrimination based on country of origin, the portrait of immigration changed dramatically. [...] The result is a vicious circle: the poorer the neighbourhood, the less resources there are to provide public services and the more difficult it is to obtain resources to reduce the patterns of exclusion for future generations. [...] Since the adoption of the Charter of the French Language in 1977, the Quebec government has developed a number of policies aimed at facilitating the integration of immigrants into the French majority.

This is one of five papers examining the federal role in encouraging socially inclusive cities, especially for those citizens marginalized by deteriorating urban economic and social conditions. Four papers concentrate on one area of concern; one (entitled The federal role in Canada's cities: overview of issues and proposed actions), summarizes arguments and recommendations made by the previous four. In this paper the author underlines the importance of immigration to the future of Canada's cities and outlines what needs to be done to see that Canada's diversity remains an asset.

Neoliberalism, the ideology that seeks to reduce state intervention in the economy and society and advocates maximum scope for the free play of market forces, has profoundly changed Canada's political and public policy discourses over the past twenty-five years. Women and Public Policy in Canada is the groundbreaking collection by public policy scholars from across Canada that establishes an understanding of neoliberalism's impact on Canadian women and public policy and also builds a framework for theorizing future policy directions. Students will discover how a wide variety of public policy issues relate to gender in Canada through first-hand exposure to current policy research on topics such as child care, employment insurance programs, health care, climate change, race and inequality, anti-violence, and same-sex marriage. Students will also engage with the possibilities for inconsistencies and interruptions in neoliberalism, making this text an indispensable resource both for those requiring an up-to-date understanding of the topic and for current and future designers of public policy in Canada.

Where immigrants choose to plant new roots and where they migrate to as they adapt to their new surroundings can greatly affect their experience in Canada. Trends in settlement location and migration appear to be changing, and so the delivery of services must change with them. This paper attempts to answer two sets of questions: How important is geography and neighbourhood pattern in affecting family life and human service needs among newcomers? What are the implications of ethnic concentrations? What is the desirable mix of residential, commercial and industrial development to promote social interaction in a diverse community? What housing choices will immigrant families make as they grow and mature in their country? Will current trends towards high persons-per-unit (PPU) of housing in immigrant neighbourhoods continue, and for how long?

This book approaches the issue of immigrant integration as a democratic justice problem. Based on Honneth’s recognition theory, it introduces the concept of ‘Just Integration’, which challenges the capacity of the actual recognition order of the host society to include its immigrants as full members. The study criticizes the current political obsession to restore the social cohesion of the host society in the face of immigration. It argues that this perception inhibits host societies from recognizing their immigrants as individuals who have authentic skills, qualifications and identities in addition to their ethnic, cultural and religious attachments. The author applies the concept of ‘Just Integration’ to the real pathologies that immigrants/refugees suffer in Canada and Turkey, providing guidelines for progress towards better integration of immigrants within host societies and institutions.