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Community organizations: CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: newcomers in Calgary Key findings: 1) CCIS remains driven by community partnerships, volunteerism, and charitable donations 2) Calgary responded to globa...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: 1) A triple Venn diagram indicates the overlap and differences between the Connect Team, the Bridge Link Team, and the NEST Teams. 2) The Connect Team at the Welcome and Reception Centres initiate the case management process, process onboarding, refer to other part...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Perspectives of service providers were explored, and not those of the young men they were serving. Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Our first theme, a sense of self in relation to systems, included connections between mental wellbei...
Key populations: LGBTQ refugees who now live in Alberta Key recommendations: Not stated Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: not stated Integration timeline: Not defined Key findings: 1) Alberta has deep affordability challenges for housing, as well as shortages and shortcomings wit...
Community organizations: 1) ASSIST Community Services Centre 2) Action for Healthy Community (AHC) Future research / gaps identified: Continue following the organizations post-evaluation to determine how the organizations and/or the larger landscape of settlement services have/have not changed Integration timeline:...
Community organizations: Centre for Newcomers Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: LGBTQ2S+ newcomers Key recommendations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Key findings: Existing settlement and integration services largely do not meet the needs of LGBTQ2S+ newcomers to Calgary, especial...
Key recommendations: Continue evaluation of the JLIP strategy to identify new areas of improvement to better serve newcomers to Jasper. Open access: Yes Community organizations: Jasper Local Immigration Partnership (JLIP) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1...
Key populations: newcomers to Edmonton Location: Edmonton, AB Community organizations: Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) EMCN offers a wide range of services, including therapeutic and counseling services, c...
Key findings: 1) 10/38 of the included organizations provided translation and interpretation services. 2) Overall, 46 languages have translation and interpretation services in Edmonton. 3) The most commonly translated documents were legal, licenses, medical and education. 4) Although organizations would like to requi...
Future research / gaps identified: Ideas under consideration to include in the Year 3 report included the private sponsorship system, migrants with precarious status and building upon policy implications and actions from Year 1 and Year 2 reports. Integration timeline: not defined Location: Edmonton, AB Community...
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