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This change altered traditional workspaces for these employees, reshaping the interplay between daily activities, and blurring the spatial and temporal boundaries between occupational roles. Although immigrants are a vital part of Canada's economy, their experiences in RHW remain understudied in occupation-focused scholarship.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the contextual factors shaping the employment experiences of immigrants in RHW and how these influence their daily occupations more broadly.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adopting an intrinsic case study approach, participants were recruited through snowball and convenience sampling and included immigrants living in Canada who worked in remote or hybrid arrangements for at least 3 months. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and eighteen verbatim transcripts were analysed through thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Three themes with subthemes were developed to reflect immigrants\u2019 occupational experiences in RHW: multifaceted isolation, the double-edged sword of flexibility and unique contextual barriers to occupational participation. Participants demonstrated a preference for hybrid work due to limited socialization and networking opportunities in remote work settings and to facilitate occupational balance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study highlights immigrants\u2019 unique RHW experiences through an occupational lens, revealing both benefits and challenges of RHW arrangements. 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