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Location Edmonton Calgary Alberta Key recommendations Creation of workshops in relation to immigrant parents and adolescents to help their integration into Canadian society Development of counseling for immigrant youth and parents Informing educational personnel on how to help immigrant adolescents in...
Future research / gaps identified Lack of empirical research in Canada that focuses directly on hidden homelessness, particularly with identifying the causes. This probably reflects the difficulty associated with its inquiry more than it does the seriousness of the topic. Difficulty in identifying the hidden homele...
Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings The findings from interviews with Chinese-Canadian youth in Alberta revolve around three themes: 1) racial discrimination and stereotypes in school – immigrants are portrayed as foreigners and competitors, rather than as Canadian citizens and contrib...
Key recommendations NA Key findings Ethno-racial organizations were more effective than mainstream organizations because they were more closely connected with and responsive to the ethnic community’s needs. Chinese community organizations bridged the gap in social services for Chinese immigrants. As transitional inst...
Location Alberta Banff Brooks Calgary Cold Lake Edmonton Fort McMurray Grande Prairie High River Hinton Lethbridge Peace River Red Deer Key population Temporary foreign workers Key recommendations Government of Alberta and the Federal government to collaborate and create a strategy to...
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...
Gaps identified NA Community organizations local ethnic association and an immigrant settlement agency located in the Mill Woods Key recommendations More research is needed Key populations South Asian immigrant seniors Key findings Women were more likely than men to see themselves as more South Asian than Canad...
Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Key recommendations NA Key findings African Francophone immigrants in Alberta develop multiple forms of belonging to many social groups, whose principal manifestation includes a collective belonging to the ethnic community of the country of origin, to the francophone...
Key recommendations Counsellors need to be aware of the challenges faced by immigrant children in their new life in Canada, both inside as well as outside the school system. They need to learn about the cultural background of such children to understand the differences and potential conflicts and issues that these chil...
Community organizations NA Key recommendations NA Gaps identified No acculturation measurement for Chinese immigrants Key populations Chinese immigrants Key findings There has been a growing concern that Chinese and other minority group members in Canada have experienced different levels of difficulties during...
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