In collaboration with community organizations, post-secondary colleges, universities, research institutions, foundations and governments, the unit’s members conduct research designed to inform and guide policy-makers and service-providers in developing and implementing policies and programs relating to immigrants and refugees.

Recent research work includes:

• The Role and Value of Short-term Paid or Unpaid Work Placements for Immigrant and Refugee Youth
• The Immigrant Lens: A Framework for Emerging Best Practices in the Employment Program of British Columbia
• Welcoming Communities Collaborative Model for Vancouver: Suggestions for a “Blueprint”