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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...
Open access: No Open-access – No Location Alberta Key recommendations Provide more vocational (work and volunteering) opportunities for autistic children, reduce appointment wait times, and focus support on the whole family instead of only the child. Provide autistic children who had experienced war with ini...
Future research / gaps identified: There is need to develop a strategy for enhancing equity in research with newcomers, built around 3 main pillars: Access, Ethics, and Capacity Building. Key recommendations: Develop online database to share literature reviews Identify community/sector priorities for data Cr...
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 Edmonton 9...
Open-access – Yes Pdf Key recommendations Educate and empower community members (residents, organizations, businesses, etc) to become guides/mentors for newcomers to access information personalized to their needs and adapt to the culture and environment (ex. Winter tires, TFSAs, how to qualify for mortgages, etc.) -b...
Community organizations NA Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings Refugees maintained ties both in their home-country and Canada. Although the trauma associated with Sudan’s Civil War continued to haunt the participants, they insisted on creating ties in their sending country. We found that engagi...
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...