Foreword – Baha Abu-Laban
Acknowledgements
Introduction – Kenise Murphy Kilbride

SECTION I: THE CANADIAN ECONOMY AND EXAMPLES OF IMMIGRANTS’ ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
Chapter 1: Temporary Natives, Perpetual Foreigners: The Secondary Status of Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada and Structural Barriers to Their Inclusion – Yixuan Wang and Li Zong
Chapter 2: “But Hey, I’m Not Here for Myself Only!” The Chase for Permanent Residency by “Semi-Skilled” International Migrant Workers (or Temporary Foreign Workers) in Southern Alberta – Rida Abboud
Chapter 3: Strengthening Canada’s Digital Economy through Internationally Educated Professionals – H. Sam Bourgi
Chapter 4: Toward Improving the Relationship between Educational Credentials and Employment for Immigrants with Disabilities – Robert Sweet, Maria Adamuti-Trache, Paul Anisef, and Sharon-Dale Stone
Chapter 5: Worked to Death: Diverse Experiences of Economic Security among Older Immigrants – Valerie Preston, Natalie Weiser, Katharine King, Nancy Mandell, Ann H. Kim, and Meg Luxton

SECTION II: EXAMINING THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA
Chapter 6: A Critical Review of Social Exclusion and Inclusion Indicators: Implications for the Development of a Canadian Framework – Ilene Hyman, Ruben Mercado, Grace-Edward Galabuzi, and Dianne Patychuk
Chapter 7: Welcoming Capacities of Rural and Urban Canadian Communities – Darren E. Lund and Parvinder Hira-Friesen
Chapter 8: Welcoming Communities Initiative: A Test in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park – Sandeep Agrawal and Job Rutgers
Chapter 9: Recent Immigrants’ Housing Experiences and Coping Strategies in the Suburbs of Vancouver – Carlos Teixeira
Chapter 10: Housing Experiences of Users of Settlement Services for Newcomers in Montreal: Does Immigration Status Matter? – Damaris Rose and Alexandra Charette
Chapter 11: Educational Integration of Immigrant Children and Youth: Policy Ineffectiveness and Its Consequences for Learners and Society – Yan Guo and Yvonne Hébert

SECTION III: MAINTAINING HEALTH WHILE INTEGRATING INTO CANADA
Chapter 12: Mental Health and Well-Being of Recent Immigrants in Canada: Evidence from the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada – Anne-Marie Robert and Tara Gilkinson
Chapter 13: Health Status of Newcomer Children: From Research to Policy – Virginia Lane, Hassan Vatanparast, and Judy White
Chapter 14: Perspectives on Female Genital Cutting and Change among Newcomer Men, Women, and Youth – Paula Migliardi and Shereen Denetto
Chapter 15: Issues of Cultural Diversity in Long-Term Care for Immigrant Seniors – Douglas Durst and Susan Barrass

SECTION IV: CULTURAL CHALLENGES, ADAPTATIONS, AND RESILIENCE: SUPPORTING THE INTEGRATION OF SPECIFIC IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
Chapter 16: Professional Identity at the Heart of Belonging: Insights from a Case Study of Turkish Canadians – Serperi Sevgur
Chapter 17: Immigration Fraud Patterns in Arranged Marriages between South Asian Canadians and Foreign Nationals: The Case for Policy and Procedural Change – Noorfarah Merali, Jasmine Bajwa,Taooz Yousaf, and Sonya Sehgal
Chapter 18: Cattle, Money, and the Search for “Good Girls”: Shifting Gender Relations and Transnational Marriage among South Sudanese Refugees in Canada – Martha Fanjoy
Chapter 19: Searching for Signs in New Spaces: A Semiotic Approach to Cultural Transmission in a Tibetan Community in Toronto – John Robertson

Glossary
Contributor Biographies
Copyright Acknowledgements
Index