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Community organizations: WinSport Future research / gaps identified: Determine how external social inequities (e.g. healthcare, education, settlement services, social services) intersect with barriers to newcomer sport participation. Key populations: Newcomers to Calgary participating in introductory winter sport...
Community organizations: Calgary Board of Education (CBE) Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth (CBFY) Future research / gaps identified: Implement and expand the research findings from this study into participatory-action research to examine lived experiences; and policy recommendations and changes. Integratio...
Community organizations Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline Newcomers not defined Key findings EMCN has over 20 programs for newcomers in Edmonton. In 2020 – 2021, highlights include: 1) Unique programming like the Rainbow Refug...
Key populations: newcomers to Lloydminster Location: Lloydminster, AB Community organizations: Lloydminster Local Immigration Partnership (LLIP) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: Step-by-step instructions are provided for accessing multiple services to rese...
Community organizations: Black Communities Working Group on Wellbeing & Safety Future research / gaps identified: 1) Interview members of the African Francophone immigrant communities, not just stakeholders 2) Explore the strengths and weaknesses of the communities in addressing these challenges Integration tim...
Key recommendations Improve bus lines and MAX lines in order to increase accessibility of transit to industrial areas, for newcomer workers Increase operation of transit during non-peak hours, to increase accessibility for shift workers Gaps identified Challenges with transiting home from work Different imp...
Community organizations NA Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings Opportunity for employment in Canada and permanent residence is a key motivation for family sponsorship of their children’s undergraduate education in Canada. There is little interest expressed by the students and their parents abou...
Community organizations Universities located in two different Canadian provinces Key recommendations NA Location NA Key findings The paper explores how international students make decisions about staying in Canada post-graduation. The meaning of “staying” was defined by students in a multitude of ways: “staying...
Community organizations NA Location Alberta Key recommendations Need for systemic changes to immigration policy to address the transition from TFW status to living without status in Canada Need to address the issue of human trafficking for the purposes of labour in Canada Creating better avenues for recourse...
Community organizations: AAISA Future research / gaps identified: Future research should focus on: The impact of settlement system development on the economic and social outcomes of newcomers in small communities. The role of municipal leadership and political will in the development of effective settlement syste...
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