ABSTRACT
Contents 13.1 Introduction .............................................................................................272 13.2 Political Participation of Newcomers ........................................................272 13.3 Theoretical Framework .............................................................................273 13.4 Ottawa as a Case Study of the Citizen Participation of Newcomers .........274 13.5 Institutional Participation: The Community Services Advisory
Committee ...............................................................................................275 13.6 Ottawa Local Immigrant Partnership (OLIP) ..........................................276 13.7 Noninstitutional Participation: The Role of Immigrant and Visible
Minority Places of Worship, Islamic and Christian ..................................279 13.8 Noninstitutional Participation: Organizing to Influence Local
Government .............................................................................................281 13.9 Conclusion ...............................................................................................283
13.1 Introduction The purpose of this chapter is simple; it is to explore the use of institutional and noninstitutional patterns of public participation by newcomers in Canadian cities and, most particularly, in the City of Ottawa. The objective of this examination is to understand the relationship between the institutional and noninstitutional modes of participation, and thus better understand the reasons why newcomers choose different forms of public participation.
