Refugee Home Share Program

Happipad is a not-for-profit Canadian corporation which leverages technology to facilitate the matchmaking and support of home-sharing between refugees and hosts in Canada. Launching its pilot projects in Metro Vancouver and Toronto, Happipad wants to assess its effectiveness and benefits for refugees and minimize its potential barriers to make it a replicable framework for implementation in other locations in Canada and Worldwide.
This research study aims to help Happipad with these assessments, identify the barriers and challenges faced by homeowners in hosting refugees and propose potential solutions to overcome these obstacles, analyze the limitations and downsides associated with home sharing with refugees, considering factors such as privacy, cultural differences, and potential conflicts and examine factors impact on the well-being and economic stability of both refugees and hosts.

Faculty Supervisor:

Soo Min Toh;Geoffrey Leonardelli

Student:

Partner:

Happipad Technologies

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

University of Toronto

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