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Location Across Canada Key recommendations NA Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Key findings Despite the many challenges that hockey is encountering as the country’s most watched and played sport, it nonetheless is the sport that creates a strong sense of community belonging amongst those who choose...
Community organizations NA Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings Upon arrival, all newcomers meet their immediate physical or core needs, which are similar between both groups of newcomers (foreign nationals and new-to-town individuals): language, housing, and employment. New-to-town individuals...
Open access: Yes Key populations: highly skilled economic immigrants who now live in Calgary, AB Community organization: The Alberta Gateway Project Integration timeline: not defined Future research / gaps identified: Gateway Alberta, as a knowledge hub, can be a rich data resource for future research projects....
Location Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, and Lethbridge, Alberta Community organizations Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) providers in each city Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? A majority of survey participants had been in Canada between 8-1...
Gaps identified Physical activity is not always accessible to older Muslim immigrants despite their desire to engage in it Key findings Participants of this research emphasized the importance of physical activity in older age and prioritized the need for physical activity programs. The four themes highlight Muslim ol...
Community organizations: 1) REACH Edmonton 2) Alliance Jeunesse-Famille de l’Alberta Society (AJFAS) 3) BUCACY (Building Capacity among Children and Youth) 4) Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters (BGCBigs) 5) Eastglen ELL Metro 6) Welcome Centre for Immigrants 7) BGCBigs / Nyarkeni 8) Bridging Minds Edmo...
Gaps identified Not enough focus on resilience of newcomers Key recommendations More funding to community associations that help with integration processes. Enhancing informal support channels, particularly community networks that serve newcomers. Key findings To study participants, success constitutes a multi-dime...
Location Alberta Key recommendations NA Key populations Settlement and Integration Agencies Key findings Funding for agencies that serve Canadian citizens and permanent residents is better compared to those that serve refugees, temporary resident, and undocumented individuals Reasons for long waiting lists: hig...
Community organizations Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA) Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Gaps identified NA Key recommendations Developing more gender-neutral pre-arrival services to provide a better integrative approach for inclusion in Canada, where both males and females are given...
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...
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