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...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Key findings:
1) The program aims to educate and train key members from ethnocultural communities into ‘animators’ who can act as community leaders and liaisons.
2) Key inputs fall into 5 categories: human resources, material resources, funding, time and community partnerships....
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Integration timeline: not defined
Key findings:
1) The HIPPY program at AIWCC serves vulnerable mothers and their preschool children, focusing on literacy, math, science, motor skills, and language development.
2) In 2022-2023, the HIPPY program served 89 families, with Home V...
Community organizations: Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS)
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Key populations: racialized communities in Canada
Key recommendations:
1) To cultivate a socially just and inclusive anti-racism learning space, there is a need for a community-based anti-racism education...
Community organizations: Human Rights Watch
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Integration timeline: not defined
Key populations: LGBTQ+ refugees or immigrants, and newcomers with LGBTQ+ loved ones back home or in Canada
Open access: Yes
Key findings:
1) At least 67 countries have national laws criminaliz...
Community organizations: Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS)
Future research / gaps identified: not stated
Integration timeline: not defined
Open access: Yes
Key findings:
1) CCIS celebrated 40 years of service to newcomers in Southern Alberta, growing from a small volunteer group to one of Canada’s lar...
Community organizations: CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society)
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Integration timeline: not defined
Key populations: newcomers in Calgary
Key findings:
1) CCIS remains driven by community partnerships, volunteerism, and charitable donations
2) Calgary responded to globa...
Community organizations: n/a
Key recommendations:
Expand the gardening space and create new community gardens for more newcomers.
Alter policies that allocate most of the produce to the food bank, such that the newcomer gardeners themselves can take home more of their harvest.
Provide formal recognition for vol...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Key findings:
1) A triple Venn diagram indicates the overlap and differences between the Connect Team, the Bridge Link Team, and the NEST Teams.
2) The Connect Team at the Welcome and Reception Centres initiate the case management process, process onboarding, refer to other part...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Integration timeline: not defined
Key populations: TESOL instructors working in LINC programs in Alberta
Location: Alberta broadly (not otherwise defined)
Open access: No
Community organizations: n/a
Key findings:
1) Professional development should be ongoing and conte...
