La pandémie causée par le coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) touche tous les pans de la société. Les auteurs s'intéressent aux répercussions économiques et sociales de la pandémie sur divers groupes au Canada, notamment ceux des femmes, des immigrants, des populations autochtones, des personnes handicapées et des groupes racialisés. À l'aide de deux vastes sondages en ligne réalisés par Statistique Canada, qui ne sont ni aléatoires ni pondérés pour représenter la population canadienne, ils analysent les écarts quantita tifs dans les défis et les préoccupations liés à la pandémie que mentionnent les femmes et les hommes, les immigrants et les Canadiens de souche, de même que les groupes intersectionnels, tant à titre personnel qu'en qualité de propriétaires ou de représentants d'entreprises. À l'intérieur des échantillons, constatent ils, les participants de certains groupes et leurs entreprises sont plus gravement affectés que d'autres par la COVID-19.

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This study illustrates that many second-generation members of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Toronto display an identity of hybridity. This is evidenced by their self-identification practices as well as their conscientiousness in navigating around dominant cultural values and the Canadian society's general lack of knowledge about their ethnic origin. It further shows that these diasporic members believe that successful navigation may result in greater equality and subsequent integration in the realms of economy and politics. The results of this study confirm that hybridization instead brings about deception that the second-generation has the tools to re-negotiate power, when it is not the case - rather cultural ambivalence and ascription prevent the diaspora from challenging dominant cultures. In fact, the discourse on hybridity and its potential benefits may itself be a tool for the dominant group to reinforce oppressive power structures and uphold the barriers to true integration and equality. Keywords: diaspora, identity, hybridity, second-generation, Sri Lankan Tamils, Toronto, integration

This study illustrates that many second-generation members of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Toronto display an identity of hybridity. This is evidenced by their self-identification practices as well as their conscientiousness in navigating around dominant cultural values and the Canadian society's general lack of knowledge about their ethnic origin. It further shows that these diasporic members believe that successful navigation may result in greater equality and subsequent integration in the realms of economy and politics. The results of this study confirm that hybridization instead brings about deception that the second-generation has the tools to re-negotiate power, when it is not the case - rather cultural ambivalence and ascription prevent the diaspora from challenging dominant cultures. In fact, the discourse on hybridity and its potential benefits may itself be a tool for the dominant group to reinforce oppressive power structures and uphold the barriers to true integration and equality. Keywords: diaspora, identity, hybridity, second-generation, Sri Lankan Tamils, Toronto, integration