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Three-Way Integration Framework

A Practitioner-Grounded Governance Model for the Mutual Advancement of Immigrants, Indigenous Peoples, and Canadian-Born Canadians

Publication Date: April 13, 2026

Author: Ui Heang Hur, Founder & Lead Strategist, Hanité Inc.

Abstract

Canada's approach to immigration, Indigenous reconciliation, and labour-market integration has long operated through separate systems. The result is a governance architecture that is increasingly misaligned with today's demographic pressures, economic realities, and constitutional obligations. The Three-Way Integration Framework (TWIF) is a practitioner-built response to that misalignment. Grounded in front-line experience, policy analysis, and cross-cultural systems work, it makes two foundational arguments: that Canada's existing integration structures have operated largely as designed, and that this design is no longer adequate for the country Canada is becoming. In response, TWIF proposes concrete governance mechanisms spanning Indigenous co-governance, regional labour alignment, settlement planning, curriculum reform, and institutional accountability. The framework is written for policymakers, public institutions, and sector leaders who need more than principles, offering practical, evidence-based tools for building a governance system that advances all three groups and creating a unified country.

Table of Contents
  1. Preface. Why This Exists
  2. Sections A-C Literature Review, Global Dimension, Socioeconomic Dimesion
  3. 1. Introduction Defining the Three Groups, One Broken Architecture
  4. 2. The Conditions What actually happened in Canada
  5. 3. Analytical Framework Understanding the Structural Root
  6. 4. Constitutive Tensions Honest Navigation
  7. 5. New Architecture Governance Design & Comparative Cases
  8. Chapters 7-9 Theory of Change, Recommendations & What Remains to Be Done
  9. Bibliography Primary & Government Sources, Stats & Surveys, Academic & Policy Sources

Disclaimer: This framework is provided for informational and educational purposes only, does not constitute legal, immigration, or professional advice, and remains the intellectual property of Hanité Inc., protected under Canadian and international copyright law.

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허의행, or Ui Heang (first name, 의행) Hur (last name, 허), a South Korean-born Canadian citizen, aspires for a country where multiple nations co-exist and lead the advancement of the hosting country in our increasingly interconnected world.

Ui Heang has been active in the field of immigration since 2018, when he began supporting South Korean temporary resident families in Montreal by teaching Canada's official languages in a bilingual context. Recognizing the need for structured support, he co-founded a language school dedicated to language acquisition, cultural understanding, and integration guidance.

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In May 2025, Ui Heang settled in Calgary where he founded Hanité Inc. as a platform to bring together locals, immigrants, and Indigenous Peoples for dialogue, collaboration, and solutions that move beyond diversity toward genuine integration based on the Three-Way Integration Framework (April 2026).

Ui Heang holds a Master of Arts in Science politique (concentration in international politics and international law) from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and a BA in International Relations, double major in French, from State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo).

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