Luisa Veronis | Building Migrant Resilience in Cities/Immigration et résilience en milieu urbain

Associate Professor
Geography, Environment and Geomatics
University of Ottawa

Luisa Veronis is a social geographer concerned with questions of social and spatial inequality, the experiences of marginalized groups, and social justice in the city.

Among other things, Luisa has examined the innovative strategies that migrant groups initiate to lay claims to equal rights in and through urban space such as public parades (Environment and Planning A, 2006) and the building of ethnic places (Social and Cultural Geography, 2007). She is also interested in the role of the nonprofit sector in assisting immigrants in the settlement process. Her research seeks to unravel the implications of state restructuring and policies such as downloading and cutbacks in social services for immigrants’ participation in Canadian society (Environment and Planning D, 2009).

More recently, Luisa has been involved in a range of collaborative and interdisciplinary projects examining the experiences of minority groups in the transborder city of Ottawa-Gatineau, the influences of environmental conditions on international migration to Canada, and the production and consumption of multicultural media.

Contact

Phone: 613-562-5800 (1046)

Email: lveronis@uottawa.ca

Her research and teaching interests address issues of globalization, transnationalism, citizenship, and governance. More specifically, her work on the social and political participation of Latin American immigrants in Toronto untangles the complex linkages between immigrant struggles for citizenship in Canada and the formation of transnational communities and identities (Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2010).

Ghosh, S., L., L. Veronis & M. Walton-Roberts (eds.). Leaving to Learn: Mapping the place of resilience in the journeys of international students to Canada. Advance book contract with University of British Columbia Press.
Gabriel, C., Ghosh, S., Schlosser, F., Veronis, L. and Walton-Roberts, M. (Forthcoming) Supporting International Student Resilience throughout the Migrant Journey. In Valerie Preston et al. (eds.) BMRC book. (revised chapter submitted October 2021).
Veronis, L., Palmerin, D., Walton-Roberts, M. & Mesana, V. (Forthcoming) Comparative analysis of municipal policy discourses on immigration and resilience: Uncovering actually existing resilience(s) in context. In Valerie Preston et al. (eds.) BMRC book. (revised chapter submitted Jan 2022).
Dauphin, A. & Veronis, L. The role of the type of sponsorship in the resettlement trajectories of refugees: the case of Syrians in Quebec. International Migration Review (reviews received March 2022, revised article submitted June 2022; more reviews received Oct 2022: major revisions; revised article submitted Jan 2023).
Veronis, L. 2022. Panel on “Immigrant working women and the pandemic.” Conflict Con 2022, Conference organized by the Conflict Studies and Human Rights Students’ Association (CHRA) of the University of Ottawa, Feb 10 (online).
Veronis, L., Walker, R. & Dauphin A., in collaboration with Florina Gaborean. How do neighborhood spaces influence the resilience of newcomer families? A comparative study of three super-diverse neighborhoods in Ottawa-Gatineau. In Valerie Preston et al. (eds.) BMRC book. (revised chapter submitted March 2022).
Garborean, F. & Veronis, L. (2022). « Ensemble ! » Politique en matière de diversité culturelle de la Ville de Gatineau (187-216). In Bob White and Jorge Frozinni (eds.), Villes interculturelles au Québec : pratique d’inclusion en contexte pluriethnique. Montréal: Presses de l'Université du Québec. (40% contribution).
Veronis, L., Walker, R., & Dauphin, A. 2022. Les expériences des familles immigrantes dans des quartiers «super-divers» d’Ottawa-Gatineau : nouvelles dynamiques et tensions sociospatiales entre inclusion et exclusion (197-229). In Guy Chiasson et Anne Gilbert (dir.). La ville inclusive. Dans les pas de Caroline Andrew. Ottawa : Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa. Collection Politique et politiques publiques. (60% contribution).
Wu, X. & Veronis, L. (2022). English-Speaking International Students’ Perceptions and Experiences in a Bilingual University: A Geographical Approach to Linguistic Capital. The Canadian Geographer/ Le Géographe Canadien
Veronis, L. 2022. Atelier plénier,«Comprendre les migrations : expériences, horizons, possibles». Colloque international «Déplacements et contacts: L'Ouest canadien, l'Amérique et le monde francophone» organisé par le CEFCO et le projet de partenariat «Trois siècles de migrations francophones en Amérique du Nord (1640-1940)», Université de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, MB, 21-24 septembre.
Veronis, L. and Rachel Walker , International Students’ Perceptions and Experiences in a Bilingual University: A Geographical Approach to Linguistic Capitalcontext, Francophonies d'Amériques , Number 49 ( 2021 ) https://bmrc-irmu.info.yorku.ca/ccerbal-2021-veronis-walker-and-wu-presentation-april-30-2//
Veronis, L. and Rachel Walker , English and French speaking international graduate students’ experiences with on and off campus employment in a bilingual context, Francophonies d'Amériques , Number 48 ( 2021 )https://bmrc-irmu.info.yorku.ca/cag-2021-wu-veronis-and-walker-international-students-presentation-june-10-2/
Veronis, L. 2021. How do neighborhood spaces influence the resilience of newcomer families? A comparative study of three neighborhoods in Ottawa-Gatineau. Webinaire du Partenariat de recherche BMRC-IRMU, York University, 2 juin.
Cockram, L., Veronis, L., Gabriel, G., & Mesana, V. 2021. Structures of governance and the role of Canada’s federal government in immigration and settlement. Toronto: BMRC report. 73 pages (September). (30% contribution).
Dauphin, A. & Veronis, L. 2021. Bilan de la Réinstallation des Réfugiés Syriens à Gatineau. Toronto: BMRC Research Digest.
Dauphin, A. & L. Veronis. 2020. Expériences de réinstallation des réfugiés syriens à Gatineau, au Québec. Revue européenne des migrations internationales, 36(2 & 3): 185-209. (40% contribution).
Veronis, L. 2020. Neighbourhood context and newcomer resilience: a comparative study of three neighbourhoods in Ottawa-Gatineau. City of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, 3 March.
Veronis, L. 2020. Neighbourhood context and newcomer resilience: a comparative study of three neighbourhoods in Ottawa-Gatineau. City of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, 30 January.
Veronis, L. 2020. Conference organized by the Urbanism Lab of the National Capital Commission (NCC) /Conférence organisée par le Labo de l’urbanisme de la Commission de la Capitale Nationale (CCN), « La ségrégation raciale d’un point de vue historique et dans l’optique des politiques » à l’occasion du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs, Ottawa, le 11 février.
Veronis, L. and S. Huot , The Pluralization of Francophone Community Spaces in Minority Situations: Challenges and Opportunities for the Social and Cultural Integration of Immigrants, Francophonies d'Amériques , Number 46-47 ( 2019 )
Veronis, L. & S. Huot. 2020. Favoriser la participation au sein des CFSM: Le rôle des espaces communautaires francophones. Toronto: BMRC Research Digest.
Ahmed, R. & Veronis, L. , Creating In-Between Spaces through Diasporic and Mainstream Media Consumption: A Comparison of Four Ethnocultural and Immigrant Communities in Ottawa, Canada, International Communication Gazette ( 2019 ) https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048519828594
Veronis, L. 2019. Neighbourhood context and newcomer resilience: a comparative study of three neighbourhoods in Ottawa-Gatineau. OLIP / PLIO Education Sector Table, Ottawa, ON, 13 November.
Veronis, L., & Xia, L. 2019. Neighbourhood context and newcomer resilience: a comparative study of three neighbourhoods in Ottawa-Gatineau. United Way Ottawa / Centreaide Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, 12 Sept.
Veronis, L., Z. Tabler, & R. Ahmed , Syrian Refugee Youth and Social Media: Building Transcultural Spaces and Connections for Resettlement in Ottawa, Canada , Canadian Ethnic Studies , Volume 50 , Number 2 , 79-99 ( 2018 ) 10.1353 / ces.2018.0016
Ahmed, R. & L. Veronis. 2018. The role of social media in the lives of Syrian refugee youth. Toronto: BMRC Research Digest.
R. Ahmed and L. Veronis , Multicultural media use and immigrant settlement: A comparative study of four communities in Ottawa, Canada , Journal of International Migration and Integration , Volume 18, Number 2 , 587-612 ( Springer , 2017 ) DOI: 10.1007 / s12134-016-0488-7
Huot, S. & L. Veronis , Examining the role of minority communities for enabling migrants' performance of intersectional identities through occupation , Journal of Occupational Science ( 2017 )
Veronis L. Ahmed, R. , The Role of Media in Multicultural Connecting Municipal Local Governments with Ethnocultural Communities: The Case of Ottawa , Global Media Journal - Canadian Edition , Volume 8 , Number 2 , 73-95 ( December 2015 )http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/1502/v8i2_veronis%20and%20ahmed.pdf
Barwin, L., Shawande, M., Crighton, E., Veronis, L. , Methods-in-place: "art voice" in Manitoulin Island, Ontario , The International Journal of Qualitative Methods ( December 2015 )http://ijq.sagepub.com/content/14/5/1609406915611527.full.pdf
Veronis, L. , Immigrants 'Narratives of Inclusion and Belonging in the Transborder City of Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada' s National Capital Region , Canadian Ethnic Studies , Volume 47 , Number 2 , 45-65 ( April 2015 )https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/canadian_ethnic_studies/v047/47.2.veronis.pdf
Veronis, L. & R. McLeman , Environmental influences on African migration to Canada: Focus group findings from Ottawa-Gatineau. , Population & Environment , Volume 36 , Number 2 , 234-251 ( Springer , June 2014 )
Obokata, R., Veronis, L., and McLeman, R. , Empirical Research on Environmental Environmental Migration: A Systematic Review , Population and Environment , Volume 36 , Number 1 , 111-135 ( Springer , January 2014 )
Barwin, L., Shawande, M., Crighton, E. and Veronis, L. , Teaching around self-care and medicine gathering in Manitoulin Island, Ontario: Re-building capacity begins with youth , Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health , Volume 11 , Number 3 , 323-344 ( December 2013 )
Veronis L , The border and immigrants in Ottawa-Gatineau: governance practices and the (re) production of a dual Canadian citizenship. , Journal of Borderland Studies , Volume 28 , Number 2 , 257-271 ( November 2013 )http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08865655.2013.854658
Gilbert A, Veronis L , Living in Gatineau from the minority margin: border and citizenship. , ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies , Volume 12 , Number 2 , 276-602 ( July 2013 )http://www.acme-journal.org/Contents.html
Luisa Veronis , The Role of Nonprofit Sector Networks and Mechanisms for Immigrant Political Participation , Studies in Social Justice , Volume 7 , Number 1 , 27-46 ( November 2012 )http://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/SSJ/article/view/3792
Amina Mezdour, Luisa Veronis , Does the environment have an influence on international migration in Canada? Research Note on the Case of the Haitian Diaspora in Ottawa-Gatineau , Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies , Volume 37 , Number 74 , 207-217 ( October 2012 )
Luisa Veronis , Immigrant Participation in the Transnational Era: Latin Americans' Experiences with Collective Organizing in Toronto , Journal of International Migration and Integration / Journal of Integration and International Migration , Volume 11 , Number 2 , 173-192 ( Springer Netherlands , May 2010 )http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12134-010-0133-9
Trudeau, D. and Veronis, L. , Enacting state restructuring: NGOs as 'translation Mechanisms' , Environment and Planning D: Society and Space , Volume 27 , Number 6 , 1117-1134 ( November 2009 )
Luisa Veronis , Strategic Space Essentials: Latin Americans' Real and Imagined Geographers of Belonging in Toronto , Social & Cultural Geography , Volume 8 , Number 3 , 455-473 ( Taylor & Francis Group , June 2007 )http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14649360701488997
Luisa Veronis , The Canadian Hispanic day parade, or how Latin American immigrants practice (sub) urban citizenship in Toronto , Environment and Planning A , Volume 38 , Number 9 , 1653-1671 ( PION LTD , September 2006 )http://www.envplan.com/epa/fulltext/a38/a37413.pdf
Anne Gilbert, Luisa Veronis, Brian Ray, Marc Brosseau , The Everyday Frontier: Minority Experiences in Ottawa-Gatineau , Number of Pages : 400 , University of Ottawa Press CanadaOttawa , September 2014 , http://www.presses.uottawa.ca/la-fronti%C3%A8re-in-the-daily

Presentations

Event Organising

Member of consultation group for the Ottawa Downtown Revitalization Task Force – Discussion on Housing, Settlement and Immigration, March 10 (2023).
Co-organizer with Negar Valizadeh (PhD candidate, Geography, uOttawa) and Monika Imeri (PhD candidate, Geography, Carleton U) of a special session, entitled “(Im)migrants' Residential Geographies in Urban Canada: Housing Crisis and Exclusion at the Intersections of Class and Identity,” Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, UQAM, Montreal, May 8-12, 2023.
Co-organizer with Dr. Felicitas Hillman (Tecknische Universität Berlin) of a special session, entitled “Germany-Canada Perspectives on Skilled Workers’ Immigration Policies and Integration Experiences, ”25th Metropolis Canada Conference 2023, Ottawa, March 16-18, 2023.
Co-organizer with Dr. Christina Gabriel (Carleton U) of a special session, entitled “The Global Mobility of International Students: Engaging Migration Regimes, Educational Institutions and the Everyday,” International Studies Association (ISA) 2023 Annual Convention, Montreal, Qc, March 15-18, 2023.
Co-organizer with Dr. Christina Gabriel (Carleton U) of a workshop on “Newcomer Labour Market Integration in Pandemic Times: New Perspectives on Gender and Language” during the Pathways to Prosperity Virtual Workshop series (online), Feb 22, 2022.
Co-organizer with Dr. Nancy Mandell (York University) of a discussion panel, entitled “Integration Prolonged? A Resilience Lens to Newcomer Settlement Challenges,” 2019 International Metropolis Conference, Ottawa, 24-28 June, 2019.
Co-organizer with Dr. Anyck Dauphin (Université du Québec en Outaouais) of a special colloquium, entitled « Regards croisés sur la résilience des personnes immigrantes en milieu urbain–quatre échelles d’analyse », 87e Congrès de l’ACFAS, Gatineau (QC), 27 May-2 June, 2019.
Co-organizer with Dr. Virginie Mesana of a special session on “Geographies of Immigration and Resilience in Urban Canada: From Multi-Level Policy Discourses to Neighborhood Spaces,” Annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers held jointly with the International Geographical Union, IGU-CAG 2018, Québec City, QC 6-10 August, 2018.
Co-organizer with Dr. Christina Gabriel (Carleton University) of the Building Migrant Resilience in Cities / Immigration et résilience en milieu urbain (BMRC | IRMU) Fall 2017 Partnership Grant Meeting, Carleton University, Ottawa, October 26–27, 2017.
Co-investigator, SSHRC Partnership Grant, “Migration and Resilience in Urban Canada: Discovering Strengths and Building Capacity” with an interdisciplinary team of 25 colleagues from various Universities across Quebec and Ontario, including Dr. Valerie Preston (principal investigator, York University). Funding granted: 2.5 million (from SSHRC) / $3.7 million (SSHRC & partners’ contributions) (2016-2021). Direct funding received at uOttawa: $205,000 (for 2016-2021).

Graduate Supervision

Huan Wang, PhD (Henan Agricultural University, China), May 2021-August 2022
Lily Xia, MA in Geography, Immigrants' Sense of Belonging in Diverse Neighbourhoods and Everyday Spaces, Sept 2017–April 2020
Dr. Virginie Mesana, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa, Sept 2017-Aug 2019

Conferences

Borges, S. & Veronis, L. 2023. Newcomer families’ experiences of settlement and integration in superdiverse neighbourhoods in a context of housing crisis: negotiating belonging and emotional citizenry in a context of housing crisis. Annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, UQAM, Montreal, 8-12 May.
Veronis, L. & Gabriel, C. 2023. Newcomer Skilled Workers’ Strategies for Labour Market Integration in a Pandemic Context: A Social Resilience Perspective. 25th Metropolis Canada Conference, Ottawa, March 16-18.
Veronis, L. 2023. French-speaking international students and postsecondary education in minority contexts. 25th Metropolis Canada Conference, Ottawa, March 16-18.
Gabriel, C. & Veronis, L. 2023. Moved to Study: International Students, Study Permits and Work Visas. International Studies Association (ISA) 2023 Annual Convention, Montreal, QC, March 15-18.
Gabriel, C. & Veronis, L. 2022. Ambivalent Mobilities? A Social Resilience Lens to the Experiences of International Students in Canada. Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 3-5.
Gabriel, C. & Veronis, L. 2022. A social resilience perspective on newcomer skilled workers’ experiences of labour market integration: deploying gendered strategies in a pandemic context. Feminist Geography Conference, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder (CO), June 15-17.
Walton-Roberts, M. and Veronis, L. 2022. Comparative analysis of Canadian municipal policy discourses on immigration and resilience: Uncovering actually existing resilience(s) in context. Conference co-organized by MiReKoc and Metropolis International, Istanbul Turkey and webinar (hybrid), May 13.
Gabriel, C. & Veronis, L. 2022. The role of gender and language in the Ottawa- Gatineau labour market: English- and French-speaking newcomers' experiences and perspectives. Pathways to Prosperity Virtual Workshop series (online),Feb. 22.
Veronis,L. 2021. Étudiants internationaux et francophonies minoritaires canadiennes: vitalité et résilience. Congrès Metropolis Francophonie Mondiale (online), 15-16 Dec.
Veronis, L. & Wang, H. 2021. Newcomers’ labour market experiences during the pandemic: the role of social media for network building. Pathways to Prosperity 2021 National Conference (online), 8-10 November.
Wu, X., Veronis, L., & Walker, R. (2021). English- and French-speaking international graduate students’ experiences with on-campus and off-campus employment in a bilingual context. Annual meeting of the Association of Canadian Geographers (CAG), UNBC, Prince George, CB (virtual), 7-11 June.
Veronis, L., Walker, R., & Wu, X. 2021. International students’ mobility and experiences of place at a bilingual university. Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL, virtual), Ottawa, ON, 30 April-2 May.
Veronis, L. 2021. International students’ mobility and experiences of place at a bilingual university. Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) virtual workshop/ atelier virtuel des Voies vers la Prospérité (VVP), 4 March.
Veronis, L., Ray, B., & Dauphin, A., 2019. Le rôle des quartiers pour comprendre la résilience des familles immigrantes nouvellement établies. Colloque 2019 de l’Association Canadienne des Sociologues et Anthropologues de Langue Française (ACSALF), Montréal, QC, 23-26 Oct.
Veronis, L., Xia, L., Ray, B., & Dauphin, A. 2019. Neighbourhood context and newcomer resilience: a comparative study of three neighbourhoods in Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada. 2019 International Metropolis Conference, Ottawa-Gatineau, 24-28 June.
Mesana, V. & Veronis, L. 2019. Les immigrants francophones et l’emploi en situation minoritaire au Canada : enjeux pour la recherche. 33ème Congrès du Conseil International d’Études Francophones (CIEF), Ottawa, 17-23 June.
Mesana, V. & Veronis, L. 2019. La langue française comme « valeur » de résilience : Un examen des discours sur l’immigration francophone en contexte minoritaire au Canada, 4e Congrès du Réseau francophone de sociolinguistique (RFS), Ottawa, 13-16 June.
Veronis, L. & Mesana, V. 2019. Immigration et résilience au niveau municipal : analyse comparative des discours politiques et des structures de gouvernance à Ottawa et Gatineau. 87e Congrès de l’ACFAS, Gatineau, 30 Mai.
Veronis, L., Xia, L., El Bakir, L., & Dauphin, A. 2019. Comment les espaces du quartier influencent la résilience des immigrants: une étude comparative de trois quartiers à Ottawa-Gatineau. 87e Congrès de l’ACFAS, Gatineau, 30 Mai.
Veronis, L. and V. Mesana. 2018. Policy discourse analysis of immigration and resilience in Canada’s three levels of government. Annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers held jointly with the International Geographical Union, IGU-CAG 2018, Québec (QC), 6-10 August.
Mesana, V. & Veronis, L. 2018. Framing migrant resilience within Canada’s federal government policy. Annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers held jointly with the International Geographical Union, IGU-CAG 2018, Québec (QC), 6-10 August.
Mesana, V., D. Boutin, R. Bhuyan, V. Leung, S. Proulx-Chénard, & Veronis, L. 2018. Multi-level comparative analysis of immigration and resilience within provincial and municipal discourse across Ontario and Quebec. Annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers held jointly with the International Geographical Union, IGU-CAG 2018, Québec (QC), 6-10 August.

Posters

Veronis, L. & Wang, H. 2022. Skilled Newcomers’ Labour Market Strategies in a Pandemic Context: The Role of Social Networks and Social Media. Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) National Conference / Conférence nationale des Voies vers la Prospérité (VVP), Ottawa, 14-15 November.
Leitch, S., Van Kessel, M., Walker, R., and Veronis, L. 2021. Newcomer parents’ experiences of settlement and integration in superdiverse neighbourhoods: negotiating belonging and emotional citizenry. Annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG), UNBC, CB (virtual), 7-11 June.
Wu, X., Veronis, L., & Walker, R. (2020). English- and French-Speaking International Students’ Experiences and Perspectves at a Bilingual University. Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) National Conference / Conférence nationale des Voies vers la Prospérité (VVP),(virtual), 22-23 November. Silver award for best poster.
Scoles, C. & Veronis, L. (2020). Resilience and Newcomer Resettlement: An analysis of the Catholic Centre for Immigrants in Ottawa. Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) National Conference / Conférence nationale des Voies vers la Prospérité (VVP), virtual, 22-23 November.
Veronis, L., Mesana, V., Walton-Roberts, M., Bhuyan, R. & Leung, V. (2019). Framing (im)migrant resilience: A comparative policy discourse analysis of Canada’s three levels of government. 2019 International Metropolis Conference, Ottawa-Gatineau, 24-28 June.

Media Interviews