The Relationship between Immigrants Compatriots from Countries in Conflict: the Example of Bosnian, Colombian and Congolese Immigrants Established in Quebec City

This article presents a new look on the relations established between immigrants coming from a same country in conflict. Based on the grounded theory applied on testimonies of 36 immigrants and refugees established in Quebec City, this study highlights three scenarios distinguishing three ways to understand the contribution of the compatriots in the post-migration integration process. The first observed sce¬nario is the creation, by some respondents, of integration strategies including numer¬ous compatriots. A second scenario is rather characterised by the use of integration strategies involving a restricted contribution of compatriots while a third scenario leads to exclude the compatriots of the post-migration integration strategies. These scenarios are also modulated by time as well as by the accessibility of compatriots and non-compatriots.