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Future research / gaps identified: Explore how success and agency are defined similarly/differently in other newcomer groups, and how success and agency interact with each other in different cultural contexts. Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) All of the participants attributed their agency as the...
Community organizations: n/a Future research/gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline Newcomers (not defined) Key findings The influx of refugees changes with refugee crises around the world, year, and country of origin The number of Calgarian Privately Sponsored Refugees was greater than Federal Governm...
Key recommendations (1) Increase in affordable non-market housing by provincial and municipal levels of government; (2) Putting in place a rent supplement program so the refugees can afford private renal market housing; (3) Federal government waiving transportation and medical loans, so it doesn’t compromise thei...
Future research / gaps identified: There is a lack of research on the experiences of refugees who have experienced homelessness in urban areas of Canada. Need for more research on the effectiveness of social justice-oriented counselling in addressing the unique needs of refugees who have experienced homelessness....
Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations the Multicultural Health Brokers (MCHB) Co-operative, in Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Researchers need to first and foremost follow principles of Community-Based Participatory Research Program (CBPR) and be considerate of the cultural settings of their par...
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