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Location Calgary Edmonton Alberta Key recommendations More information regarding settlement agencies, such as who can qualify for settlement services, as well as verification of legitimacy Increase centralization of services in one location, and condense services into a pamphlet/booklet and assign these...
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...
Location: Calgary, Alberta Key recommendations Policy makers and service providers must demonstrate awareness of culturally diverse approaches to financial management in order to develop a better understanding of how older immigrants make their financial decisions and practices Key findings Immigration and migratio...
Key recommendations NA Gaps identified Immigrant women experience challenges when seeking employment in Canada Key findings Immigrant women rely on family, ethnic, and religious networks as a “survival” resource at the initial stage of their settlement and seeking employment. But it doesn’t always help them to achi...
Location Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations IAF is a good working example on how to improve efficiency of the Canadian immigration system -> more programs like this are needed Key populations Skilled immigrants Key findings Skilled immigrant workers are a key source of labour supply for addre...
Key recommendations Increase access to information about settlement services, as well as how to access these service. These information should be made accessible even before arriving in Canada Key findings Around half of participants used at least one settlement service, with the highest occurrence being employmen...
Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Key recommendations Adoption of an inclusive framework that works toward recognitive justice in balancing freedom of mobility with recognition and full membership in Canada. Key findings Recent immigrants have encountered multi-faceted barriers, particularly in employ...