L’intégration des jeunes immigrants : une analyse des politiques à la jeunesse orientées vers la population immigrante au Québec
This thesis focuses on the integration of young immigrants in Quebec, as it analyses their inclusion within public policies framework of the province, namely the integration of immigrants and Quebec’s youth policies. In short, our aim is to see how public policies in Quebec address the integration of young immigrant. A brief literature review enables us to observe lots of issues faced by young immigrants in the province, especially at school and on the labour market. The policies presented in this paper describe the different challenges young immigrants who are born of immigrant parents are facing in the province. They propose integration means for young people of immigrant origins.   In this work which is in nature both exploratory and qualitative, we use naturally a qualitative approach. It facilitates the study of policy documents mentioned above relatively to our research question. The literature review is the primary tool upon which the dimensions of integration of immigrants in Quebec; such as French, educational values and employment, are analyzed as specific issues raised by the policy documents. Our findings enable us to observe several results regarding the young people targeted in this study.  The main findings of the study show that these policies focus on French as essential factor of integration. Consequently, the government invests heavily in teaching this language to young immigrants. Other findings show that a vast majority of young newcomers to Quebec in recent years are familiar with French; as they are selected on this basis. However, this majority is not integrated in the labour market. The policies suggest that all interventions towards the youth should focus on creating favorable employment conditions for their integration, while downplaying their migration trajectory as well as their experience from their origin country. These are nevertheless considered necessary for integration.
Jeune immigrant Immigrant youth Youth political integration