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SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSPUBLICPOLICYPOLITICALSCIENCENATIVESTUDIESPUBLICPOLICYeditedbyerintolleyandrobertyoungeditedbyevelynj.petersUrbanAboriginalPolicyMakinginCanadianMunicipalitiesAugust2011January2012FieldsofGovernancePolicyMakinginCanadianMunicipalities978-0-7735-3888-729.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-3877-195.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9344ppFieldsofGovernancePolicyMakinginCanadianMunicipalities978-0-7735-3949-529.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-3948-895.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9310ppHowpoliciesaboutimmigrantsettlementaredevelopedanddeliveredinawidevarietyofCanadianmunicipalities.Anin-depthanalysisofwhatmakesgoodurbanAboriginalpolicyinCanada.Canadahasoneofthemostsuccessfulimmigrationprogramsintheworldafunctionofthepoliciesprogramsandservicesthatassistnewcomers.Immi-grantsettlementisacrucialpolicyeldthatinvolvesgovernmentscommuni-tiesandarangeofsocialforces.Immigrationmattersareanareaofsharedjurisdictionbutthefederalgovernmenthaslongbeenthedominantplayer.Provincesandmunicipalitieshoweverarenowpushingforanexpandedpolicyroleincreasedresourcesandgovernancearrangementsthatrecognizetheimportantparttheyplayinimmigrantsettlement.Drawingonin-depthinterviewswithgovernmentofcialsandfront-lineworkerscontributorsprovideacomparativeassessmentofapproachestoimmigrantsettlementinnineteenCanadianmunicipalities.Thisiscom-plementedbyadiscussionofthefederalgovernmentsroleinthispolicyeldandbyacomprehensiveintroductionandconclusionwhichgroundthebookhistoricallyandthematicallysynthesizeitskeyndingsandproviderecom-mendationsforaddressingthechallengesrelatedtointergovernmentalcooperationsettlementservicedeliveryandoverallimmigrantoutcomes.Chaptersexaminethemechanicsofpublicpolicy-makingbutalsotellastoryaboutdiverseandinnovativeapproachestoimmigrantsettlementinCanadastownsandcitiesaboutgapsandproblemsinthesystemandaboutthewaysinwhichgovernmentsandcommunitiesareworkingtogethertofacilitateintegration.isaTrudeauScholarandPhDcandidateinPoliticalStudiesatQueensUniversity.isprofessorofpoliticalscienceattheUniversityofWesternOntarioandCanadaResearchChairinMultilevelGovernance.ThemajorityofAboriginalpeopleinCanadaFirstNationsInuitandMtisliveinurbanareas.PublicpolicymakingconcerningurbanAboriginalpeopleishowevercomplexcomplicatedbygeographicvariationandvariesgreatlyinbothqualityandquantityfrommunicipalitytomunicipality.TheresponsibilitiesofdifferentlevelsofgovernmentarehotlydebatedandthereiscompetitionbetweenAboriginalorganizations.InleadingauthoritiesinterviewbothAboriginalandnon-AboriginalleadersreportonresearchdoneinalargevarietyofmunicipalitiesandassessthequalityofurbanAboriginalpolicyinCanada.IndividualchaptershighlighttheuniqueissuesrelatedtopolicymakinginthiseldtheimportantroleofdiverseAboriginalorganizationstheneedtoaddressAboriginalandTreatyrightsandtherighttoself-governmentandthelackofgovernmentalleadershiprevealingacomplexjurisdictionalandprogrammingmaze.ContributorslookatprovinceswheretherehasbeenextensiveactivityaswellasprovinceswhereurbanAboriginalissuesseemlargelyirrelevanttogovernments.Theycoversmallandmid-sizedtownsremotecommunitiesandlargemetropolises.WhiletheirresearchacknowledgesthatexistingAboriginalpolicyfallsshortinmanywaysitalsoafrmsthattheeldisnewandtherearegroundsforimprovementasitgrowsandmatures.isaprofessoringeographyandCanadaResearchChairattheUniversityofWinnipeg.ImmigrantSettlementPolicyinCanadianMunicipalitiesUrbanAboriginalPolicyMakinginCanadianMunicipalitiesErinTolleyRobertYoungEvelynJ.Peters