Authored by Harald Bauder, Mehrunnisa Ahmad Ali and John Shields, this publication in the Migration Research Series is the introduction to the book, Putting Family First: Migration and Integration in Canada, edited by Harald Bauder and published by UBC Press in May 2019. The publication explores how migrant families settle and integrate into Canadian society and navigate, challenge, transform or reproduce presumed boundaries associated with gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, family, community and nation. Introduction to Putting Family First: Migration and Integration in Canada examines how the family context can be mobilized to facilitate the successful integration of migrants and gives voices to migrant families and communities.