A former regional development professional, Marc Valade completed a Ph.D. in Policy Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2023. His dissertation focused on the capacity of smaller and remote communities in designing optimal local immigration policies. As he continues to study rural immigration, his research intersects with various demographics and policies that might impact the durable settlement of immigrants in non-metropolitan areas in Canada, for instance, the Atlantic Immigration Program, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, Francophone Welcoming Communities, the transition of temporary migrants to permanency in regions, and the role of families in immigrant resilience as they settle. Marc is currently a Research Associate with Pathways-to-Prosperity (P2P), studying the experiences of French-speaking temporary migrants in Canada, and their influence on the sustainability of Francophone communities outside Quebec.

Select Publications:

Valade, Marc Y. 2024. Attracting Immigrants to Smaller and Remote Canadian Cities: The Significance and Challenges of Local Policy Networks. Doctoral dissertation. Toronto Metropolitan University.

Valade, Marc Y. 2021. “Influence of integrative social capital on the resilience of immigrant families. Accounts of economic-class immigrants in the Toronto area.” Journal of International Migration and Integration 22/1: 103–21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-019-00728-2

Valade, Marc Y., and Karline Wilson-Mitchell. 2019. “The Family Advantage.” In Putting Family First. Migration and Integration in Canada, edited by Harald Bauder, 278-98. Vancouver: UBC Press.