Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the Department of Justice Canada, Research and Statistics Division for funding this project and for providing valuable feedback on this report. Thanks also to Victoria M. Esses for assisting with the development of this project and for sharing the materials from her work conducted with Alina Sutter on legal problems faced by immigrants, which were adapted for use in this study. Additional thanks to the various people and organizations who helped with recruitment. Finally, a special thank you to the thirteen individuals who participated in this study and who agreed to openly share their personal experiences with others through this research.