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Location Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Open-access – Yes https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-015-0773-z Key populations Immigrant women; healthcare providers and stakehold...
Gaps identified NA Key recommendations CIC needs to reconsider its policy about mandatory screening of Tibetan refugees. Its resources can be used more efficiently. Key findings This study shows that mandatory universal screening of Tibetan refugees does not help to enhance the detection of TB cases. Community o...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key findings The workshop held in Edmonton helped develop a plan to engage in developing an effective, culturally appropriate oral health educational program for parents of young children from new...
Open-access – No Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Participants: 19 males and 17 females with an average age of 19 years old (aged between 15 and 25). Of these, 21 participants migrated with their...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Participants have moved to Canada with in the last eight years Community organizations Multicultural Health Brokers of Edmonton (MCHB) Key findings This research explores information-gathering and de...
Community organizations NA Location Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key recommendations A more holistic approach to refugee education will lead to better outcomes for refugee youth. Positive policies include: Welcoming atmosphere in schools; Chi...
Open-access – No Location Fort McMurray, Alberta Key recommendations NA Key populations Inidividuals living in the city of Fort McMurray who were students and worker Key findings The participants made a distinction between those immigrants who treat Fort McMurray as home and those immigrants who rather la...
Location Edmonton Calgary Alberta Key recommendations Creation of workshops in relation to immigrant parents and adolescents to help their integration into Canadian society Development of counseling for immigrant youth and parents Informing educational personnel on how to help immigrant adolescents in...
Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings The findings from interviews with Chinese-Canadian youth in Alberta revolve around three themes: 1) racial discrimination and stereotypes in school – immigrants are portrayed as foreigners and competitors, rather than as Canadian citizens and contrib...
Key findings Young African immigrants (~15 years old, some are younger) often enter the labour market because of their precarious economic status. While working, they also have to manage their time attending school. In some cases, such as the one seen in small town Alberta of Brooks, these worker-students come from oth...
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