Suzanne Huot

Suzanne Huot is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia and, beginning September 1, 2025, the Interim Co-Director of the UBC Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) for a 12-month term. Her research program centers on the axes of occupation (such as employment), immigration, and Francophone minority communities. She primarily addresses the occupational implications of international migration to Canada through focused, critical examination of governmental legislation, policies, and discourses; the roles of service providers; and the experiences of individual immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.

Using research approaches informed by occupational science, critical social theory, and qualitative methodologies, Suzanne specifically examines ways in which governmental decisions and actions are experienced at the local scale in relation to people’s daily occupations, interrogating the effect of these high-level decisions on people’ integration, belonging, and sense of community cohesion. Her ongoing research focuses on equity issues that newcomers confront within contemporary policy contexts as they navigate post-migratory transitions within their host communities.