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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...
Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: South Asian immigrant youth (SAIY) ages 14-24 in Edmonton, AB Key recommendations: Develop, implement and evaluate interventions to address the challenges and barriers SAIY identified in this study. Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified...
Community organizations Universities located in two different Canadian provinces Key recommendations NA Location NA Key findings The paper explores how international students make decisions about staying in Canada post-graduation. The meaning of “staying” was defined by students in a multitude of ways: “staying...
Community organizations Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association Key findings 93% of participants indicated their safety and support network improved 95% of participants learned how/where to access community services 91% of participants reported they learned about risk factors and impacts of family viole...
Community organizations: Bangladesh Canada Association of Calgary (BCAOC) Future research / gaps identified: The researchers are expanding to explore community engagement with the Latino/a/x, Arab, Southeast Asian, and Black communities to understand their barriers to healthcare access Integration timeline: not def...
Community organizations: Bangladesh Canada Association of Calgary Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Key findings Lack of resources was the top ranked priority identified for primary healthcare access research Lack of knowledge, health care cost, and workplace-r...
Future research / gaps identified: Examine how intersectionality affects primary health care access for immigrants Continue community-based participatory research such as this Key populations: Bangladeshi immigrant women in Calgary Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key finding...
Location Alberta Key populations Temporary foreign workers Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key recommendations Policy solutions that address precarious status of low-skilled TFWs Gaps identified Few pathways to permanent res...
Key recommendations There is a need for culturally and religiously sensitive approaches to teaching; Curricula should be more inclusive and bias removed Key findings Teachers lack awareness about the needs of Muslim and immigrant children; There is a lack of cultural sensitivity in schools; there are ‘good̵...
Location Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key populations Temporary foreign workers Key recommendations This study has two major policy recommendations: (1) grant open work permits to temporary foreign workers, and (2)...
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