Daniel Hiebert

University of British Columbia

EducationPhD, University of Toronto

Areas of ExpertiseMigration policy, immigration policy, urban geography, housing, integration and inclusion

Daniel Hiebert is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia, where he conducts research on migration/immigration policy and the impact of immigration on Canadian cities. This includes an effort to understand Canadian immigration policy within the wider global context.

In conjunction with his research projects, Daniel plays an active role in the Canadian policy process. He has collaborated with the non-profit sector that supports the settlement and integration of immigrants, as well as extensively engaged with municipal, provincial and federal authorities responsible for immigration. He has served as Co-Chair of the City of Vancouver Mayor’s Working Group on Immigration, and has been appointed Academic in Residence at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and is affiliated with the Strategic and Program Policy sector.

Recent Publications

Banerjee, R., & Hiebert, D. (2021). (PDF file) Leveraging Human Resources for Long-term Prosperity: Expanding Pathways to Permanence for Lowerskill Temporary Workers in Canada (opens in new window) (No. 2; Policy Brief). Canada Excellence Reserch Chair in Migration and Integration Program.

Bragg, B., & Hiebert, D. (2022). Refugee Trajectories, Imaginaries, and Realities: Refugee Housing in Canadian Cities (opens in new window) . Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 31(1).

Vertovec, S., Hiebert, D., Spoonley, P., & Gamlen, A. (2022). Visualizing Superdiversity and “Seeing” Urban Socio-economic Complexity (external link, opens in new window) . Urban Geography, 1–22.