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Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Design, implement and evaluate culturally-appropriate parenting interventions for African immigrant parents that address cultural clashes Integration timeline: Key findings: 1) Conflicting cultural norms and values between Africa and Canada, particul...
Future research / gaps identified: Examine how immigrants of different genders participate in municipal elections Key findings: 1) Immigrant communities, on average, have less self-reported interest in and knowledge of municipal politics when compared to provincial and federal politics. 2) The mean score of immigrant...
Key findings: 1) The overarching theme of the interviews was “The necessity of finding ways to survive in the face of intersecting challenges.” 2) The subtheme “struggles in Canada” discussed structural barriers to economic success, compounded discrimination across intersectional identities, and the burden of the doubl...
Future research / gaps identified: This is an exploratory study, thus much research is still required on this topic. Key populations: Refugees and immigrants who now live in Calgary, AB Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: 1) Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) 2) Alberta International Medical...
Open access: Yes Integration timeline: first-generation Key findings: 1) Barriers before accessing PHC were: 1) long wait time for an appointment with physicians, 2) limited knowledge of own health- and services-related issues, 3) limited service availability hours, 4) cultural differences in health practices, and...
Future research / gaps identified: 1) Explore perspectives of Chinese fathers, particularly as traditional gender norms are shifting to increase male involvement in parenting. 2) Examine how these parenting dynamics evolve in split families (e.g. mother and children immigrate to Canada, father is still in China). 3) As...
Location: Calgary, AB Open access: Yes Community organizations: 1) Habitus Consulting Collective 2) Alberta International Medical Graduates Association (AIMGA) 3) Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic Future research / gaps identified: Findings are not generalizable as it is qualitative study. Furthermore, the majority of...
Open access: Yes Location: Calgary, AB Integration timeline: not defined Community organizations: n/a Key recommendations: Inform the development of interventions through visual method results, which can better represent older refugees’ views and lived experiences of migration-related challenges. Future resea...
Key findings: 1) Transitions to supportive living were mainly done when publicly-funded home care services were maxed out, and the health of the senior was declining. 2) Family members experienced shame and guilt when transitioning their elderly to supportive living. 3) Mainstream supportive living facilities often did...
Community organizations: Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) Future research / gaps identified: Evaluate long-term effects of the program. Integration timeline: mean of 1.19 months since arrival in Canada Key findings: 1) Positive changes, particularly for those who participated frequently, included impro...