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Location Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key populations Temporary foreign workers Gaps identified OHS is a complaint-driven system that is often not accessible/available to precarious worke...
Key populations NA Gaps identified NA Key findings Immigration is an important source of labour force growth. Two programs, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), have seen an increase in both the number and proportion of immigrants admitted in recent years, and the evidence t...
Key findings African immigrants engage in a variety of parenting practices that include those informed by their cultural background as well as ‘new’ approaches, adopted in Canada. The authors describe three approaches to parenting/child discipline: corporal (i.e. spanking and pinching, and more severe pract...
Location Calgary, Alberta Key recommendations Greater education for healthcare providers regarding providing care to migrants without insurance Key populations Migrants without medical insurance (undocumented, international students etc.) Key findings There has been an increase in the number of insured maternity...
Location Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Training opportunities for immigrant professionals (including fast-track and short-term programs); Increased opportunities for field training and professional mentorship; soft-skill training (workplace communication and relationships, teamwork, leadersh...
Key populations Immigrant social workers (female and male) Gaps identified Lack of research that addresses gender-based experiences of immigrant social workers Key recommendations Remove barriers to social workers’ professional and personal adaptation in the following areas: “language, employment, housing, daycare,...
Key recommendations Call to recognition of foreign education and skills Key findings Visible minority immigrants are significantly more likely to experience difficulty finding work because of a lack of Canadian experience. Over 50 percent of immigrants experience job status decline after their arrival in Canada. Newc...
Community organizations NA Key recommendations More public opinion surveys are needed. Policy changes are needed so TFWs are be able to leave abusive work environments without repercussions for their immigration status and employment. Key populations Albertans Gaps identified TFW program policy is disconnected fr...
Open-access – Yes https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12134-014-0323-y.pdf Location Alberta Key recommendations NA Key populations TFWs (temporary foreign worker) Key findings The findings of this research show that the TFW program is not supportive of the integration of foreign worker. It rein...
Key findings Young African immigrants (~15 years old, some are younger) often enter the labour market because of their precarious economic status. While working, they also have to manage their time attending school. In some cases, such as the one seen in small town Alberta of Brooks, these worker-students come from oth...
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