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Key populations NA Gaps identified NA Key findings Immigration is an important source of labour force growth. Two programs, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), have seen an increase in both the number and proportion of immigrants admitted in recent years, and the evidence t...
Key findings African immigrants engage in a variety of parenting practices that include those informed by their cultural background as well as ‘new’ approaches, adopted in Canada. The authors describe three approaches to parenting/child discipline: corporal (i.e. spanking and pinching, and more severe pract...
Location Calgary, Alberta Key recommendations Greater education for healthcare providers regarding providing care to migrants without insurance Key populations Migrants without medical insurance (undocumented, international students etc.) Key findings There has been an increase in the number of insured maternity...
Location Alberta Key recommendations Governments and industry need to develop more holistic approaches to recruiting underrepresented groups to overcome labour market segmentation Key populations Temporary foreign worker Key findings Employers in the construction industry in Alberta use TFWs as a fluid, secondary...
Key populations Immigrant social workers (female and male) Gaps identified Lack of research that addresses gender-based experiences of immigrant social workers Key recommendations Remove barriers to social workers’ professional and personal adaptation in the following areas: “language, employment, housing, daycare,...
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