Research Participants - Newcomer Athletes & Sport Administrators/Settlement Services Sport Providers

Hamid Mustafa's, (PhD Candidate at Western University), research focuses on the inclusion and integration of newcomer immigrant athletes within the Canadian sport system, with particular attention to the institutional, structural, and policy factors that support or hinder participation.

The study seeks to better understand how migration and settlement experiences affect athletes' well-being and their transition into Canadian sport environments. It will also examine how organizational practices, culture, and sport policies at the federal, provincial, and National Sport Organization levels influence newcomer athletes' experiences. The findings are intended to inform evidence-based recommendations that can help sport organizations, EDI practitioners, and policymakers create more inclusive and equitable sport systems across Canada.

The project is looking for participants in two groups:

1. Newcomer Athlete Participants
Participants should:
  • Be a newcomer immigrant athlete from the Global South and be at least 18 years of age;
  • Have participated in organized sport prior to arriving in Canada; and
  • Be able to communicate in conversational English and have access to an online platform for an interview.
  • Recruitment Information Letter for Newcomer Athletes
2. Sport Organization Administrators and Leaders
Participants should:
  • Have held a position related to newcomer athlete well-being, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), or inclusion and integration policies;
  • Be able to communicate in conversational English and have access to an online platform for an interview.
  • Recruitment Information for Administrations and Leaders