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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...
Open-access – Yes Location Hanna Alberta Key recommendations Start conversations about diversity and inclusion Conduct education campaigns about newcomers, in order to spread awareness Create a community ambassador program for newcomers Key populations Newcomers Key findings There is a...
Open-access – Yes Location Chestermere Alberta Key recommendations Collaborate with service groups for newcomers More education surrounding mental health and cultural sensitivity in healthcare Increase education on DEI elements, and on racism Key populations Newcomers Key findings Thoug...
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...
Location Alberta Key recommendations NA Key populations Settlement and Integration Agencies Key findings Funding for agencies that serve Canadian citizens and permanent residents is better compared to those that serve refugees, temporary resident, and undocumented individuals Reasons for long waiting lists: hig...
Gaps identified Most studies on immigrant experiences focus on challenges and immigrants’ sense of exclusion rather than their resilience Key recommendations NA Key findings The youth pointed to African ethnic community associations and religious groups as sites and means of inclusion because they provide 1) spaces...
Community organizations NA Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings Refugees maintained ties both in their home-country and Canada. Although the trauma associated with Sudan’s Civil War continued to haunt the participants, they insisted on creating ties in their sending country. We found that engagi...
Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key findings Private spronsorship effective for bringing refugees to Canada; All refugees, including PSRs face settlement challenges especially around employment and language learning; PSRs face similar challenges to GARs and...
Community organizations University of Alberta Location Edomonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key populations Service providers Gaps identified There are three reasons why clients are put on the waiting list for receiving certain services: (...
Key findings Refugees tend to live in the far north part of Calgary, some small portions in the Southwest, and a large concentration in the Forest Lawn/Northeast part of Calgary because housing is more affordable there Single refugees are likely to face housing affordability issues far more than their counterparts...
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