Project Summary:
Using Kelowna as a case study, this project compares businesses owned and operated by immigrants and non-immigrants, examining the opportunities and challenges they face and their coping strategies, and exploring policies that help to attract and retain immigrants to small and mid-sized Canadian cities for the purpose of countering aging demographic trend and promoting economic growth.
Project Description:
Project Type:
Funded
Project Role:
Principal investigator
Country 1:
Canada
Country 2:
Country 3:
Country 4:
Month
Year
Start Date:
Apr
2009
End Date:
Dec
2011
Funder:
SSHRC (Metropolis BC)
Year Project Started:
2009
Collaborator:
Carlos Teixeira
Collaborator Institution:
UBC - Okanagan
Collaborator Role:
Funder
Amount
(e.g type 1000 for 1,000)
(e.g type 1000 for 1,000)
1
SSHRC (through Metropolis British Columbia)
15000
2
3
4
5
6
