The role of private sponsorship on refugee resettlement outcomes
A mixed methods study of Syrians in a mid-sized city with a linguistic minority
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3607332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anyck Dauphin (0000-0002-9625-7964, Université du Québec en Outaouais, corresponding author), Luisa Veronis (University of Ottawa) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pages | 4437-4461 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.2024.2434054 |
| OpenAlex | W4404925763 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
Given the growing number of refugees worldwide and the disproportionate burden borne by low- and middle-income host countries, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has been seeking to expand pathways for refugees by relocating them to higher-income countries; as such, it put forward Canada’s program of private refugee sponsorship as a model to follow. Despite praise for Canada’s program, many countries hesitate to adopt it due to limited evidence on the integration outcomes of private refugee sponsorship. We address this knowledge gap by examining the case of Syrians resettled in a mid-sized city in Quebec, the only French-speaking province in Canada, using a mixed methods approach. We document the sponsorship experiences of Syrian refuges, and we estimate the effect of private vs. government sponsorship on their resettlement outcomes while controlling for pre-arrival characteristics. We find that private sponsorship offered refugees more diverse, intensive, enduring, and valued support compared to government sponsorship. Consistently with these results, our estimates show that private sponsorship could be an effective strategy for resettling refugees in medium-sized cities with respect to employment, housing, social networking, and a sense of belonging to the city, with the potential exception of acquiring the domestic language
Political science · Refugee · Syrian refugees · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
Sponsorship and resettlement success
Immigration and the metropolis
Differences in Self-Reported Health and Unmet Health Needs Between Government Assisted and Privately Sponsored Syrian Refugees
The Border and Immigrants in Ottawa-Gatineau
Canada’s Immigration Selection System and Labour Market Outcomes
How Did the Canada Child Benefit Affect Household Spending
Resettling Refugees through Community Sponsorship
What Role Does Type of Sponsorship Play in Early Integration Outcomes? Syrian Refugees Resettled in Six Canadian Cities
Immigration Policy in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research
Structures and Strategies for Social Integration
The long-term economic integration of resettled refugees in Canada
Does Community Size Matter in the Settlement Process? The Experience of Syrian Refugees in Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada
The Settlement Experiences of Syrian Newcomers in Alberta
Resettlement Experiences of Syrian Refugees in Gatineau, Quebec
Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Programs
Of Intake and Outcomes
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |