Research Topic

Understand remittance behaviour, financial inclusion, and financial literacy among three migrant communities in Canada: Haitian, Nigerian and Filipino.

Suggested Research Locations

• Toronto.
• Montreal.
• Vancouver.

Target Respondents

• Haitian migrants.
• Nigerian migrants.
• Filipino migrants.
• Must have resided in Canada for at least 1.5 years.
• Mix by gender, age and socio-economic group (assume corresponding with incidence rate among the target population).

Research Methodology

• 12 in-venue FGDs. Online is not an option.
• 8 respondents per group.
• Expected duration of the discussion is 120 minutes.
• Ideally convened in an FGD studio, but alternative venues (e.g. club, hotel, business centre) acceptable provided the facility is private.
• Extend hospitality to participants in the form of beverages and basic snacks.
• Basic webstreaming for remote observing.
• Simultaneous translation to English for the French speaking groups (optional).
• Audio visual recordings with audio recordings as a back-up.

Distribution of Groups

Please note that you may recommend a different spread of groups but these three cities are - according to available statistics - the more popular ones among the target group. 

Quality Control

• Ensuring respondents are who they claim to be in terms of screening criteria.

Required Service from Survey Partner

• Recruitment.
• Completion of online screener in English or French.
• Incentives. 
• Moderating.
• Venue with refreshments and relevant equipment for AV recording.
• Basic webstreaming for remote observing.
• Attending 60 minutes' online moderating briefing.
• Verbatim transcripts in the language of the discussion in MS Word format.
• Simultaneous translations (optional).
• Project management.

Client/WRA Responsibilities

• Recruitment screener, discussion guide and potential stimuli in English and French.
• 60-minute moderator briefing.

Tactile Outputs

• AV recordings.
• Transcripts.

Project Timeline

Q1 2026.

Client Type

Market research agency.