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Key recommendations Increase legislation in Alberta for temporary foreign workers (TFWs) to ensure safety in the Prairie region, such as changing conditions to make the work permit applicable to more than one job in the same sector, and work permits for spouses of TFWs Create a monitoring program through funding fr...
Community organizations NA Location Alberta Key recommendations Need for systemic changes to immigration policy to address the transition from TFW status to living without status in Canada Need to address the issue of human trafficking for the purposes of labour in Canada Creating better avenues for recourse...
Gaps identified NA Location NA Key recommendations NA Key findings Immigrant wage gap is largest in the private sector. The public-sector wage gap is also larger for immigrants that for the Canadian-born. Wage gap is associated with discrimination against immigrant workers Key populations Immigrant workers Co...
Key recommendations Increased support for newcomers seeking jobs in the tech sector, including increased access to information about job opportunities Further education for employees and employers for inclusive hiring practices Provide newcomers with assistance when navigating the Canadian job market Commun...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations NA Open-access – No Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Gaps identified Lack of culturally congruent care for immigrant populations seeking mental health care, and lack of culturally competent inter...
Location Alberta Key populations Temporary foreign workers Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key recommendations Policy solutions that address precarious status of low-skilled TFWs Gaps identified Few pathways to permanent res...
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...
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...
Location Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key populations Temporary foreign workers Gaps identified OHS is a complaint-driven system that is often not accessible/available to precarious worke...
Location Alberta Key recommendations More research is needed about the topic Key populations workers (immigrant and domestic) in Alberta Key findings workers who move across the country to work seem to be at risk of the higher work-related injuries because of the nature of work they perform (i.e. oil and gas in...
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