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Community organizations: N/a Future research / gaps identified: The majority of participants were economic immigrants. Key populations: African immigrant men in Lethbridge Integration timeline: Not defined Key findings: Central Theme: Lost in Transition – African men’s mental distress and pathways of navigating...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Study limitations included: Qualitative findings from one part of Alberta may not necessarily be generalizable to African immigrant communities in other areas. Parent perspectives were explored, but not those of the youth and children themselves. E...
Community organizations NA Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings Opportunity for employment in Canada and permanent residence is a key motivation for family sponsorship of their children’s undergraduate education in Canada. There is little interest expressed by the students and their parents abou...
Gaps identified Most studies on immigrant experiences focus on challenges and immigrants’ sense of exclusion rather than their resilience Key recommendations NA Key findings The youth pointed to African ethnic community associations and religious groups as sites and means of inclusion because they provide 1) spaces...
Key recommendations (1) Increase in affordable non-market housing by provincial and municipal levels of government; (2) Putting in place a rent supplement program so the refugees can afford private renal market housing; (3) Federal government waiving transportation and medical loans, so it doesn’t compromise their hous...
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 practices as kick...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key findings The workshop held in Edmonton helped develop a plan to engage in developing an effective, culturally appropriate oral health educational program for parents of young children from new...
Key findings: Perceptions of job satisfaction and over-qualification were influenced by: labor market initiation, quality of life, labor market practices, and re-education. Labor market introductory programs and skills refining may influence labor market performance. Key populations: African immigrants in Alber...
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...