Mexico

Mexican migration to Quebec

In this exchange project, researchers initially sought to compare gender and family dynamics among two distinct groups of Mexican migrants: seasonal agricultural workers who find jobs in rural Quebec and urban middle class Mexicans who go to Montreal. As they explored these “intimate economies,” researchers also became interested in issues of social marginality and integration, as well as in asylum seekers from Mexico.

The project stimulated the emergence of a network of researchers, graduate students, union representatives and agricultural workers and, in particular, a permanent seminar and conference series in Mexico on the theme of Mexican migration to Canada. In addition, the two universities have also supported research into Mexican asylum seekers, which they plan to share with the government of Quebec.

As a direct result of the project, several Mexicans pursued studies on Mexican migrants at the Université de Montreal. It has also stimulated new research into Mexicans who seek asylum in Montreal.