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Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: South Asian immigrant youth (SAIY) ages 14-24 in Edmonton, AB Key recommendations: Develop, implement and evaluate interventions to address the challenges and barriers SAIY identified in this study. Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) “I love Croatia, but Croatia never truly loved me,” said Radojcic, a 2SLGBTQIA+ Croatian immigrant who now lives in Calgary. 2) She describes how a Croatian referendum to change a constitutional marriage back to on...
Community organizations: ActionDignity Habitus Consulting Collective Future research / gaps identified: Conduct a comprehensive review of City policies and practices to identify systemic barriers to equity and inclusion. Collect disaggregated data on the experiences of Indigenous, Black, and diverse racial...
Key populations: racialized refugee and newcomer youth who now reside in Calgary Key recommendations: Dismantling dogmatic ideas is a key part of anti-racist work, where processes of re-learning and change are needed to truly engage newcomer youth in these discussions. Open access: Yes Community organizations:...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Explore the experiences of Muslim youth from different age groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, and geographic locations in Canada Conduct quantitative studies to provide statistical data to support the findings of this study Identify the impact of a...
Community organizations: WinSport Key populations: newcomers to Canada participating in an introduction to winter sport program at WinSport in Calgary Key recommendations: Alter the WNP and other newcomer introductory sport programs to intentionally focus on building social connections Avoid the pitfall of thes...
Key recommendations: The results also indicate that programs such as IPLAY can have important and positive impacts on youth participants, and how future programming may be able to adapt to further support the growing demographic of newcomer youth. Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: 1) WinSport 2) CCIS...
This learning note is intended to provide a brief overview of what GBA+ is and how it can be harnessed to create inclusive and effective programming for newcomers in Canada.
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: Less than 10 years since arrival Key recommendations: To facilitate health social connections for newcomers, policies, organizations, private companies and individual neighbourhoods should work together to forge a sense of familiarity and reduce feelings of margina...
Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Five themes with related strategic actions, outcomes, and performance measures to address systemic racism: Integrate racial equity accountability from the inside out Provide anti-racis...
Our latest snapshot pulls together key numbers on newcomers in Alberta — settlement, employment, health and more — in one short read.