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Community organizations: n/a Key populations: newcomer serving organizations in Calgary and beyond Key recommendations: Leaders of newcomer serving organizations should: 1) Enhance their funding models to be more adequate, predictable and sustainable 2) Encourage collective impact frameworks 3) Implement a more fl...
Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Calgary-based Foundation For Black Communities (FFBC) announced a total of $9.1 million in grants to 107 non-profit agencies across Canada, including 8 in Edmonton, 2 in Calgary and 1 in Fort McMurray. 2) Edmonton-based RaricaNow is receiving a $250,000 grant to hous...
Key populations: 2SLGBTQ+ refugees who now live in Edmonton Location: Edmonton, AB Open access: Yes Community organizations: Rainbow Refuge (part of the Edmonton Newcomer Centre) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) The Rainbow Refuge program, which provi...
Future research / gaps identified: 1) Assess refugees’ healthcare usage outside of primary health clinics (e.g. emergency departments and hospital admissions) and how this changes/does not change with policies and global conflict. 2) Investigate patient outcomes beyond healthcare utilization, e.g. quality of life, sati...
Community organizations: The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) Calgary Local Immigration Partnership (CLIP) Future research / gaps identified: Increase understanding of how relationships, funding and service priorities are utilized in and between organizations in the sector. Integration timeline: newcomers...
Community organizations: City of Edmonton City Council Future research / gaps identified: If the Anti-Racism strategy proposal is approved, develop an implementation plan and financing strategy. Key recommendations: 1) Approve the Anti-Racism Strategy, as set out in Attachment 5 of the February 14, 2022, Commu...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) The founder shared that “For many refugee students I spoke to, they weren’t excelling academically and didn’t have time to volunteer, which is often criteria used for selection on most scholarship funds, because they’re just s...
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...
Community organizations: AAISA Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: While a claim is being processed, refugee claimants have limited access to services such as education, social assistance, emergency housing, health, and legal aid. The inability to access basic services violates human rights and...