Settling beyond big cities: a scoping review of the Canadian literature on immigration to rural and smaller communities

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dc.contributor.authorHaugen, Stacey
dc.contributor.authorMcNally, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorHallström, Lars
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-27T20:53:34Z
dc.date.available2025-02-27T20:53:34Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionOpen access. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) applies
dc.description.abstractNewcomers are living and working across rural and smaller communities in Canada. However, immigration research and policy are overwhelmingly focused on large, urban centres. Responding to this knowledge gap, this article presents the results from a scoping review of the Canadian literature on immigration outside of Canada's largest cities. An analysis of 90 studies reveals several key trends in the literature related to the geographic focus and themes addressed. The results of the review demonstrate that the majority of studies focus on regions with a high population density that are in close proximity to major urban centres, thus revealing a gap in knowledge regarding settlement across more rural and northern parts of the country. Issues related to settlement services, employment opportunities, welcoming communities, public policy, infrastructure, and retention and secondary migration were the most addressed themes across the literature and represent the diversity of rural Canada. In response to these findings, we conclude with a discussion of the potential opportunities for future research and policy change.
dc.description.peer-reviewYes
dc.identifier.citationHaugen, S., McNally, R., & Hallström, L. K. (2024). Settling beyond big cities: a scoping review of the Canadian literature on immigration to rural and smaller communities. Canadian Geographies, 68(4), 456-467. https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.12917
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/7009
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.publisher.facultyPrentice Institute
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1111/cag.12917
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectImmigration policy
dc.subjectNewcomers
dc.subjectRural communities
dc.subjectSettlement and integration
dc.subjectSmaller communities
dc.subject.lcshSmall cities--Canada
dc.subject.lcshImmigrants--Canada
dc.titleSettling beyond big cities: a scoping review of the Canadian literature on immigration to rural and smaller communities
dc.typeArticle
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