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Community organizations NA Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings Upon arrival, all newcomers meet their immediate physical or core needs, which are similar between both groups of newcomers (foreign nationals and new-to-town individuals): language, housing, and employment. New-to-town individuals...
Location Across Canada Key recommendations NA Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Key findings Despite the many challenges that hockey is encountering as the country’s most watched and played sport, it nonetheless is the sport that creates a strong sense of community belonging amongst those who choose...
Key recommendations Try to mitigate bias due to lack of “Canadian experience”, as well as recognize foreign credentials in hiring processes Increase information dissemination to increase awareness for newcomer services, as well as increase information to friends and family of newcomers Increase hours...
Open access: Yes Key populations: highly skilled economic immigrants who now live in Calgary, AB Community organization: The Alberta Gateway Project Integration timeline: not defined Future research / gaps identified: Gateway Alberta, as a knowledge hub, can be a rich data resource for future research projects....
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: had been in Canada for 3 – 5 years Key findings: 1) Resilience was defined by refugee youth as consisting of doing well and feeling well as they resettled in Canada. 2) Positive adaptation to Canadian society was grounded in negotiating belonging, which consi...
Open-access – Yes Location Key recommendations Key populations newcomers in general Key findings There is a large body of research indicating that preventative measures can help with newcomer mental health, including isolation that occurs, as well as culture differences. Newcomer agencies work within th...
Location Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, and Lethbridge, Alberta Community organizations Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) providers in each city Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? A majority of survey participants had been in Canada between 8-1...
Integration timeline: arrived in Canada in the last 5 years Key populations: newcomer mothers and children who have experienced homelessness in Canada Open access: Yes Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Analyze how immigration status and immigration class affect the pathway to hom...
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...
Location Northern Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key populations Undocumented workers Key recommendations This report makes 27 recommendations to address a number of systemic and practical changes required at the fede...
Our latest snapshot pulls together key numbers on newcomers in Alberta — settlement, employment, health and more — in one short read.