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Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: Ukrainian refugees from the 2022 crisis and onwards Open access: Yes Key findings: 1) Alberta will allow the permanent unilateral exchange of Ukraine Class B (passenger vehicles) and BE (passenger vehicles with a trailer)...
Community organizations: New Canadian Health Centre (NCHC) Future research / gaps identified: Continue exploring the healthcare experiences of Afghan refugee women in order to build evidence-based interventions and policies. Open access: Yes Location: Edmonton, AB Key populations: Afghan refugee women living in...
Future research / gaps identified: This is an exploratory study, thus much research is still required on this topic. Key populations: Refugees and immigrants who now live in Calgary, AB Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: 1) Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) 2) Alberta International Medical...
Location: Calgary, AB Open access: Yes Community organizations: 1) Habitus Consulting Collective 2) Alberta International Medical Graduates Association (AIMGA) 3) Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic Future research / gaps identified: Findings are not generalizable as it is qualitative study. Furthermore, the majority of...
Open access: Yes Location: Calgary, AB Integration timeline: not defined Community organizations: n/a Key recommendations: Inform the development of interventions through visual method results, which can better represent older refugees’ views and lived experiences of migration-related challenges. Future...
Community organizations: Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) Future research / gaps identified: Evaluate long-term effects of the program. Integration timeline: mean of 1.19 months since arrival in Canada Key findings: 1) Positive changes, particularly for those who participated frequently, included impro...
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...
Integration timeline Open access: No Community organizations: CCIS Centre for Refugee Resilience Future research/gaps identified More research to understand long-term impact of therapy services on refugee youth and families More research to understand unique needs of different refugee populations and how to...
Key populations: Syrian refugees who now live in Edmonton, AB Key recommendations: Assess current interventions that target the needs identified in this study, and create new initiatives to better respond to these needs. Community organizations: Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative Future research / gaps iden...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: at least 1 year in Canada Key findings: 1) Rebuilding lost social and cultural capital was a key component of the resettlement process for adult Afghan refugees. 2) Social connections and support systems played a key role in their learning experiences, their unique...
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