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Michael Haan - Professor
Director, Statistics Canada Research Data Centre at Western
Site Director for the Western Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences
PhD, Sociology, University of Toronto
Michael Haan is a demographer whose research interests intersect the areas of immigrant settlement, labour market integration, and data development. He is currently working on projects making data available for research and policy, as well as developing collaboration frameworks for municipalities and universities. He is widely consulted by provincial and federal governments for policy advice in the areas of immigration, settlement services, the Canadian labour market, and population aging. He is the Academic Director of Western's Statistics Canada Data Centre and Site Director for the Western Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences.
Site Director for the Western Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences
PhD, Sociology, University of Toronto
Michael Haan is a demographer whose research interests intersect the areas of immigrant settlement, labour market integration, and data development. He is currently working on projects making data available for research and policy, as well as developing collaboration frameworks for municipalities and universities. He is widely consulted by provincial and federal governments for policy advice in the areas of immigration, settlement services, the Canadian labour market, and population aging. He is the Academic Director of Western's Statistics Canada Data Centre and Site Director for the Western Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences.
Areas of Specialization
- Demography
- Immigrant settlement
- Labour market integration
- Migration
- Data development
- Longitudinal data analysis
Selected Publications
- Isaac Mpinda and Michael Haan. (forthcoming). “Keep or push?” The retention of Canadian postsecondary graduates in their study cities. Population, Space, and Place.
- Haan, Michael, Lindsay Finlay, and Taylor Paul (forthcoming). How can we encourage immigrants to move to places in Canada where we need them most? In Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape, a Policy Brief Series hosted by the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
- Haan, Michael, Yuchen Li, and Lindsay Finlay (forthcoming). Housing Careers and Demographic Change: Life Courses, Inequality, and Intergenerational Housing Futures. International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, Second Edition.
- Yuchen Li, and Michael Haan. (2026). The Short-Term Labour Market Outcome of Resettled Refugees in Canada: A Comparison of Admission Category, Destination Size, and Settlement Services Usage. Journal of International Migration & Integration 27:65-100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-025-01291-9
- Calhoun, Ashley* and Michael Haan (2026). Does moving young matter? Examining the relationship between childhood residential mobility and mathematics scores in Canada. Acta Sociologica. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/00016993261432833