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Future research / gaps identified: not stated Key populations: resettled refugees employed in meatpacking facilities in rural Alberta Community organizations: ActionDignity Integration timeline: resettled refugees and their journey to either PR or citizenship Key findings: 1) Resettled refugees were led to empl...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Around 50% of employment service providers acknowledged that visible minority immigrants face barriers while integrating into the labour market, including racial microaggressions in their jobs. 2) Programs tailored to the needs of raci...
Key findings: Services are provided in 4 main categories: 1) Settlement services (e.g. citizenship application, family sponsorship support, case management, settlement workers in schools, rainbow refuge). 2) Employment services (e.g. Newcomers Essential Skills Training [NEST] Program, Culinary Skills Training Program...
Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Edmonton had record breaking population growth in 2023, including 47,100 newcomers (13,700 more newcomers than in 2022). 2) The city had an estimated 5.2% job increase in 2023 (a record high of 851,100 jobs, which is 42,400 higher than in 2022). 3) Edmonton’s unemplo...
Community organizations: CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: newcomers in Calgary Key findings: 1) CCIS remains driven by community partnerships, volunteerism, and charitable donations 2) Calgary responded to globa...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Motivations to be an international student at UofA were: To seek more permanent immigration to Alberta Already has some family in Edmonton Cheaper tuition than other provinces/countries Obtained a UofA entrance scholarship Key populations: international...
Integration timeline: more than 2 years in Canada Key populations: Colombian immigrant professionals who now live in Calgary Key recommendations: Create adult learning opportunities to increase ICC and holistic TL through interpersonal connections and learning through relationships. Open access: Yes Community o...
Open access: No Location: Alberta broadly (not otherwise specified) Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: 1) Evaluate and modify labour and economic policies in Alberta that affect undocumented migrants, such that these health disparities are decreased. 2) Assess different models of heal...
Future research / gaps identified: Ideas under consideration to include in the Year 3 report included the private sponsorship system, migrants with precarious status and building upon policy implications and actions from Year 1 and Year 2 reports. Integration timeline: not defined Location: Edmonton, AB Community...
Gaps identified The sample of immigrants was too small to analyze the data specifically for each race or ethnicity, as such, larger samples with more representation of specific groups is suggested for further research. Additionally, different recruitment strategies should be used to include more participants, rath...