Attracting and retaining newcomers in a small city – research

Academic institution

Name of Practitioner:

Thompson Rivers University

Website:

www.tru.ca

Contact Information:

900 McGill Road
PO Box 3010
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Phone: 250-828-5258
Email: jdrolet@tru.ca

Practitioner’s aims, programs of activities and fields of expertise:

Dr. Julie Drolet is an Assistant Professor in Social Work at Thompson Rivers University. She is the principal investigator of a study titled “Settlement Experiences of Family-Class Immigrants in a Small City.” She is working towards creating a more welcoming and inclusive community in Kamloops, British Columbia, in order to attract and to retain newcomers in the Interior of BC. As a social work researcher, teacher and community member, she contributes to community engagement and dialogue on settlement and integration issues in Canada. Research findings show that the immigration settlement and integration experiences of newcomers is not the same as the urban-context of large metropolitan centres.

Resources and Publications available:

• Drolet, J., Robertson, J., Multani, P., Robinson, W., and Wroz, M.(2008). Settlement experiences in a small city: Kamloops, British Columbia. Vol. 1 (1), 1-10.
• Drolet, J., Robertson, J. and Robinson, W. (2010, forthcoming). Settlement experiences in a small city: Voices of Family Class Immigrants and Settlement Workers. Canadian Social Work Review.
• Bonifacio, G. and Drolet, J. (Eds). (Forthcoming, 2011) Immigration and the Small City. Vancouver: UBC Press.