Cultural resources, ethnic strategies, and immigrant entrepreneurship

To link to the original report CERIS Working Paper Series # 21 immigrants and their businesses Toronto’s immigrants have played has become a significant economic a significant role in the growth and rary/economic/CWP_21.pdf asset to Toronto’s, and Canada’s, development of the economy competitiveness in the global through both paid and self- marketplace. [...] Policy behaviour of five immigrant (born particular interest, given the Matters is produced by the Joint outside Canada) groups in changes in immigration policies Centre of Excellence for Research Toronto: Polish, Portuguese, over the last 30 years, as well as on Immigration and Settlement – Caribbean, Korean and Somali. [...] It set Issue 2: Gender Imbalance in of gender in the characteristics and out to examine the behaviour, strategies and barriers faced by Business Ownership development of businesses, but The study indicates that self- we were prevented from doing so immigrant entrepreneurs. [...] Yet, cultural of visible minorities in the entrepreneurs do not have time to factors are less likely for these two workplace and in the treatment of take advantage of them. [...] Immigrants resources and opportunities in ethnic experience in accessing housing in economies: A case study of metropolitan Toronto: A case of Portuguese and Black entrepreneurs in Somali population.