Impact of Educational Policies on Immigrant Youth

This Major Research Paper is a scoping literature review that aims to interrogate the research made by scholars who produce knowledge on educational policies in Ontario and immigrant youth. This research focuses on qualitative and quantitative-based literature from 2012-2023. The purpose of this research is to explore how existing literature discusses the role educational policies play in the integration process of newcomer youth within the education sector while also determining the implications they have on immigrant youth experiences. The research question guiding this literature review is: How do educational policies in Ontario impact the integration process of newcomer youth within the education system? The purpose of this scoping literature review is fulfilled by analyzing 45 articles from which 8 themes were retrieved and organized into thematic classifications. These 8 themes provide evidence from existing literature that aims to fulfill the purpose of this research while answering the research question. Keywords: Ontario, Canada, race, policies, education, newcomer youth, parents, discrimination.