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Community organizations: Edmonton Community Foundation Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: COVID-19 has disproportionately affected the South Sudanese community in Edmonton by: Increased exposure to COVID-19, as a lot of community members are essential workers...
Key populations: Syrian refugees who now live in Edmonton, AB Integration timeline: arrival in Canada in 2015 up to the first half of 2017 Open access: Yes Location: Edmonton, AB Key recommendations: Use the findings from this thesis to improve social bridging supports for refugees. Future research / gaps ide...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: asylum seekers and refugee claimants Key findings: As of 2021: 1) In 69 countries, LGBTQ+ people are criminalized, punishable by prison time and/or given the death penalty. 2) In 14 countries, transgender people and intersex people are further criminaliz...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: had been in Canada for 3 – 5 years Key findings: 1) Resilience was defined by refugee youth as consisting of doing well and feeling well as they resettled in Canada. 2) Positive adaptation to Canadian society was grounded in negotiating belonging, which consisted o...
Community organizations: CCIS Integration timeline: The first 2 years of their resettlement in Canada. Open access: Yes Future research / gaps identified: Compare the efforts that key parties (e.g. refugees, resettlement workers, Family Hosts) make based on their gender and age to allow for a more nuanced unders...
Community organizations: n/a Key findings 1) Resettled refugees receive financial support from the government during their first year in Canada, but must start repaying a federal loan in years after.2) Circumstances unique to refugees can create eligibility barriers for tax benefits and financial support Open acces...
Integration timeline: refugees waiting for their IRB hearing, and those with official refugee status during integration and acculturation into Alberta Key findings: n/a Key populations: Refugees and refugee claimants in Alberta Key recommendations: Update the Alberta Labour and Immigration strategic framework (...
Key recommendations: Communicate with Alberta healthcare providers on the process to register for the Interim Federal Healthcare Program (IFHP) and the importance of access to healthcare as a basic human right for refugee claimants. Provide immediate and automatic coverage for the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan...
Integration timeline Newcomers (not defined) Location Calgary Alberta Open access: Yes Community organizations Centre for Newcomers Future research/gaps identified: This is a relatively new area of work that needs more program development, evaluation and research to increase supports for LGBTQ+...
Community organizations: Calgary Board of Education (CBE) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: It is importance to adopt a trauma-informed teaching practice in supporting refugee children who have experienced the traumas of war, emphasizing the infectious hope and resilience brought by these child...