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Location Calgary, Alberta Community organizations Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic Key recommendations An interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) should be strongly considered as the screening method for refugees arriving in low-incidence settings if resources are available. Key populations Refugees Gaps identified L...
Location: Canada-wide study with data aggregated by province Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified Expand research on this topic Integration timeline Participants in 3 categories: 1) newcomers (5 or less years in Canada) 2) established immigrants (greater than 5 years in Canada) 3) second...
Open access: No Open-access – No Location Alberta Key recommendations Provide more vocational (work and volunteering) opportunities for autistic children, reduce appointment wait times, and focus support on the whole family instead of only the child. Provide autistic children who had experienced war with ini...
Location Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, and Lethbridge, Alberta Community organizations Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) providers in each city Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? A majority of survey participants had been in Canada between 8-1...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Need for additional funding and supports for models of immigrant settlement that are holistic and culturally informed, such as the cultural brokering model; Empowering community members in early stages of resettlement so they can navigate integration on their own when th...
Key findings Report provides the statistical profile on immigrants in Calgary (census metropolitan area) CMA from iCare data and census data Location Calgary, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Open-access – Yes https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...
Key recommendations Same-sex professional interpreters are required for medical appointments; Kurmanji-speaking interpreters are needed because they’re either functionally illiterate in Arabic or they’re not comfortable speaking in Arabic due to their traumatic interactions with their Arabic-speaking captors Gaps id...
Key recommendations NA Gaps identified Compared to Brookes , Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Red Deer, the refugees in Calgary have the loWest attendance rate. Moreover, Calgary has the highest percentage of employed services used by the refugees for the purpose of finding work. Key findings This study assesses the serv...
Community organizations: Future research / gaps identified: There is little research on housing issues as a part of the lives of immigrants. Lack of understanding what specific challenges immigrants face in finding affordable and secure housing, as well as the impact of housing insecurity on their overall settle...
Integration timeline: 10 years Key findings: Refugees often experience a sense of loss and displacement when they are resettled in Canada, particularly due to the absence of extended family and social support. Strengthening family reunification policies and investing in employment and educational opportunities c...