Économie sociale et personnes issues de l’immigration

The Social Economy and immigrants

Un projet de recherche partenariale

A Community-University Research Partnership

Conférence Métropolis 2009

Calgary, Alberta

Économie sociale et Personnes issues de l’immigration

Plan de la présentation/Agenda

» Les origines de la démarche/background

» La démarche du Chantier de l’économie sociale/initiative of the Chantier

» Un plan d’action sur trois en 4 axes/Action plan with four goals in three years

» Des principes de la recherche partenariale à l’ARUC et au Réseau/ Research Partnership principles

» Axe 1 : la réalisation des portraits/mapping» Suites et conclusion/follow up and summary

Économie sociale et Personnes issues de l’immigration

Origine de la démarche

Sommet de l’économie sociale et solidaire 2006

• 800 acteurs and partners of the Social Economy gathered in Montréal to reflect on the last ten years and to establish a common vision for the next 10 years.

• Noticed: few immigrants or members of ethno-cultural communities in the collective enterprises or in the Social Economy organizations or movements.

• Action Plan developed:– Support the participation of a larger number of persons from

cultural communities in Social Economy Organizations;

– Establish close working partnership with the networks of who represent immigrants/refugees and cultural communities.

Économie sociale et Personnes issues de l’immigration

La démarche du Chantier de l’économie sociale

• Le Chantier de l’économie sociale included this issue in their action plan and made it a priority in their activities.

• Implementation of a committee composed of a number of community partners, government ministries, and persons working with immigrants:

– Ministère de l’Immigration et des communautés culturelles– Ministère des Affaires municipale, des Régions et de l’0ccupation du Territoire– Conseil des relations interculturelles– Ville de Montréal– Compagnie F, entreprise de soutien au développement de l’entrepreneuriat féminin– Petites Mains, entreprise d’insertion axée sur l’intégration des femmes immigrantes– L’Hirondelle, organisme communautaire d’accueil des immigrants– Corporation de développement économique et communautaire de Sherbrooke– Corporation de développement économique et communautaire Côte-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-

Grâce (Montréal)– CSMO -ESAC : Comité sectoriel de la main d’œuvre - Économie Sociale/Action

communautaire– l'Alliance de recherche universités-communautés en économie sociale (ARUC-ES)

– Réseau québécois de recherche partenariale en économie sociale (RQRP-ÉS)  – Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins– Entrepreneurs collectifs issus de l’immigration

Économie sociale et Personnes issues de l’immigration

4 goalsAxe 1 Portrait of the current situation

To have a better knowledge about the participation of immigrants in the Social Economy in terms of employement, governance and volunteer activities

Axe 2 : Development of tools to help with the promotion and to support the development of projects.

To have a strategy to promote and inform immigrants about the Social Economy.

To have a strategy to promote and inform about the Social Economy people who work with immigrants such as settlement workers.

To provide appropriate support to those who are leading Social Economy projects for immigrants

Axe 3 : Encouraging diversity practices in the management of Social Economy Organizations.

Promote the hiring of immigrants by Social Economy Organizations. Develop diversity management practices in Social Economy Organizations.

Axe 4 Supporting regional development of Social Economy Organizations

Integrate Social Economy initiatives in regional strategies to integrate and welcome immigrants.

Économie sociale et Personnes issues de l’immigration

Research partnership principles between ARUC and the Chantier.

• Process of partnership research: not just about the actual research but a partnership at each stage of the research ( 5 stages: from the research question at the begining (1) to the final evaluation (5) through the methodology (3) and the knowledge mobilization (4).

• 2 papers available for downloading in English and French on the CSERP website www.socialeconomyhub.ca

Économie sociale et Personnes issues de l’immigration

L’Axe 1 Mapping :specific goals

• A number of research papers available  (ex : au LAREPPS de l’UQAM et au RQRP de Montréal: les retombées de l’action communautaire en milieu multiethnique à Montréal + l’entrepreneuriat en économie sociale = > rèf.Cahier du LAREPPS d’avril 2008).

Important points: • Few entrepreneurs from cultural communities;• Depends on the sector usually begin path as employee or

student; • Cultural communities are not well represented in Social

Economy networks

Économie sociale et Personnes issues de l’immigration

L’Axe 1 sur la recherche : ses buts spécifiques (suite)

• Need supplementary research

• Results : – Little data available on the number of immigrants in the Social

Economy; – Few clear answers on where are the immigrants and how they are

involved in the Social Economy.

• Since October 2008, the work has began

Économie sociale et Personnes issues de l’immigration

Conclusion 

• Short and long term goals

• « Communication » between each of the 4 goals of the action plan of the Chantier

• « Communication »with the researchers who know the cultural

communities (Metropolis)