About the Survey

Immigrants make Unama’ki - Cape Breton a more diverse and vibrant place – and your story is an important part of that. We want to hear your thoughts about the welcoming, inclusion and wellbeing of immigrants in your community. The Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership (CBLIP) will use the survey results to guide how its member organizations work together to improve services and living experiences for immigrants in Unama’ki-Cape Breton.

This survey is for all immigrants in Unama’ki - Cape Breton who are age 16 or older. This includes anyone born outside Canada who is now living, working or studying on the Island (permanent residents, Canadian citizens, refugees, temporary residents, refugee claimants, and international students).

Please complete this survey by March 25, 2026. It will take about 20 minutes.

You do not have to provide your name to do the survey. The survey will ask both multiple choice questions and short answer questions about your thoughts, and a short section about demographic information. When you finish the survey, you can choose to enter your name into a draw for a prize. If you provide your name, it will not be connected to your survey answers and will only be used for the draw. Draw prizes are $50 gift certificates from the Cape Breton Food Hub. Three prizes will be drawn.

Completing the survey is voluntary and you can skip any question you do not want to answer. You can stop or close the browser window any time you like, but we cannot remove your answers once you submit them because we will not be able to separate your answers from the rest of the data.

The information you provide will remain confidential. Only Kailea Pedley (CBLIP Program Manager, Cape Breton Partnership), Jeremy Martell (Director of Communications, Cape Breton Partnership) and any researchers that have signed a data sharing agreement that guards confidentiality and data privacy will have access to the raw survey data. All the responses to this survey will be anonymous and will be summarized in a series of reports and presentations. They will be available online at www.welcometocapebreton.ca/immigrant-survey later this year.

Each person may react differently when reflecting on the questions, and it may raise anxiety for some people. If you need support at any time, please call the Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line at 1-888-429-8167. If you need help but are not in crisis, please call Nova Scotia Health at 1-855-922-1122.

You can find more information about your rights as a survey participant, including the contact information for the ethics office that reviewed this project, in the full survey information and consent letter.

If you have questions or you would prefer to respond in another language or by phone, please contact Kailea Pedley (CBLIP Program Manager, Cape Breton Partnership) at kailea@capebretonpartnership.com or call 902 258 7331.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey and helping to make a difference in your community!

If you agree to participate and are ready to begin the survey, please click the "NEXT" button below.

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