Resettlement Experience in Quebec: Arts-Based Approaches to Work with Adolescent Refugee Girls

Resettlement in Canada is beneficial to adolescent refugee girls only if they have access to appropriate services like language classes, education, and work (Ratkovic et al., 2017)
Also, with enough support during resettlement, adolescent girls can gain skills that contribute to Canada’s economy in the long run (Picot et al., 2019). Therefore, effective resettlement can be
beneficial for both refugees and their host countries (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 2019).
However, few studies have focused on adolescent refugee girls’ experience after resettlement. This is particularly important
at the present time when hundreds of asylum seekers are working on front line of Canada’s battle with COVID-19, risking
their lives, and at the same time uncertain of how their future looks in Canada (Rowe, 2020). Even for those admitted in
Canada, it is not clear how they are experiencing resettlement during this pandemic. By placing adolescent girls at the center
of exploration and analysis, this study identifies the challenges faced by this population. The findings will be used by Maison
d’haiti to create suitable programs that improve the resettlement experiences of adolescent refugee girls.

Faculty Supervisor:

Claudia Mitchell

Student:

Partner:

Maison d'Haïti

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

McGill University

Program: