Study looks at housing barriers faced by newcomers in Huron

GODERICH – Newcomers to Huron and Perth counties encounter multiple barriers when it comes to finding housing. Article content

Mark Nonkes, manager of Huron County’s local immigration partnership, presented at Goderich council’s Aug. 11 meeting the results of a recent research study that looked at newcomer experiences in both counties. Consisting of multiple partners, the study, dubbed Newcomer Experiences of Housing in Huron and Perth, involved 40 people in focus groups held in Goderich, Exeter, St. Marys and Listowel. Article content

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The study, under the guidance of Dr. Rana Telfah, looked at the experiences of newcomers who arrived in Canada in 2018 or after, and who live in communities in Huron and Perth with populations of less than 10,000.

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