Brian Ray

Brian Ray’s research interests are numerous and include urban growth and change in Canada, evolving linguistic landscapes in Ottawa-Gatineau, housing affordability and homeownership among refugees and immigrants, homelessness, gender inequality, social networks, and the geographic dimensions of employment in large metropolitan areas.

Brian arrived at the University of Ottawa after several years in the United States where he worked in Washington (DC) at the Migration Policy Institute as a researcher/policy analyst. Brian’s work at MPI focused on immigrant integration issues in the United States, Europe and Canada. Prior to working at MPI, Brian was a senior analyst with the Metropolis Project and the Strategic Planning, Policy and Research Division (Department of Citizenship and Immigration) and the Research Manager at the National Secretariat on Homelessness.