Civil and political participation from immigrant citizens
In this article, we report an exploratory investigation carried amongst new Canadian citizens originating from non-democratic countries. Our study is based on the analysis of 30 interviews with Montrealers from Haiti, Lebanon and Peru. The variables presented here are most likely to explain their perceptions with regard to the Canadian and Québécois political systems and their political behaviors. We are particularly interested in the interrelation- ships between three groups of variables: political, psychological and socio-demographic.