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The article presents information on a case study of immigrant men in Toronto. The object of this inquiry is to present the results of intensive interviews with immigrant husbands and fathers with the aim of assessing the extent to which their new socio-economic reality in Canada has affected their participation and involvement in family work (housework and childcare). Such an investigation is particularly important in view of the Canadian immigration policy (Employment and Immigration Canada, 1978), which gives preference to immigrants defined as family class and family reunion, has resulted in a significant number of immigrants being admitted as intact family units. Studies have found that immigrants generally have a lower occupational status than their education would predict and must often face economic reality by having their wives work. Studies done to date on the effects of wives' employment on marital interaction and the division of household work have collected conflicting evidence and have further been devoid of qualitative data applicable to husbands within immigrant families