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Integration timeline: not defined Open access: Yes Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) Key populations: refugee mothers in the Multicultural Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program in Calgary Key findings: 1) Mothers emphasiz...
Future research / gaps identified: not stated Key findings: 1) Football (soccer) as a common habitus between home and Canada. 2) Gender norms, roles and gendered football experiences while playing on a co-ed team in Edmonton. 3) Football league’s intentions of having a minimum amount of female players on the field at...
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...
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...
Open access: No Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: Yazidi refugees 17 years old or younger, with a sex-matched control group of non-Yazidi pediatric refugees from Iraq or Syria Future research / gaps identified: Results are not generalizable a...
Community organizations: CCIS Integration timeline: The first 2 years of their resettlement in Canada. Open access: Yes Future research / gaps identified: Compare the efforts that key parties (e.g. refugees, resettlement workers, Family Hosts) make based on their gender and age to allow for a more nuanced unders...
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...
Community organizations: n/a Key findings 1) Resettled refugees receive financial support from the government during their first year in Canada, but must start repaying a federal loan in years after.2) Circumstances unique to refugees can create eligibility barriers for tax benefits and financial support Open acces...
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....