In November 2015, a national resettlement initiative was undertaken to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees  cross Canada. Since November 4th, 2015 the Government of Canada has welcomed more than 29,700 Syrian refugees (August 1st, 2016) and the commitment to resettling more refugees to Canada is continuing in 20161. More than 1000 Syrian refugees have resettled in Manitoba and, of those, 90 have settled outside of Winnipeg, in rural communities and small centres. This research project was initiated out of this experience and is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) through Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO). The purpose of the project is to learn from the current experiences in five rural communities in Manitoba and examine the settlement and community capacity of these smaller centres to resettle refugees. Selected communities are those who have received newcomers and have recently received refugees or have an active plan in place for the arrival of refugees.

Immigration Case-Studies from 5 Rural Manitoba Communities

Boisevain-Killarney: 5mb-boissevain-killarney-case-study-2016

Dauphin: 5mb-dauphin-case-study-2016

Portage La Prairie: 5mb-portage-la-prairie-case-study-2016

Steinbach: 5mb-steinbach-case-study-2016

Winkler: 5mb-winkler-case-study-2016