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Key recommendations More research is needed Key findings How recent Syrian refugees navigated the settlement and integration process and what services: The refugees’ main points of contact were varied, for instance, settlement workers for GARs and private sponsors for PSRs. Friends and families also helped them i...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: asylum seekers and refugee claimants Key findings: As of 2021: 1) In 69 countries, LGBTQ+ people are criminalized, punishable by prison time and/or given the death penalty. 2) In 14 countries, transgender people and intersex people are further criminaliz...
Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key findings Private spronsorship effective for bringing refugees to Canada; All refugees, including PSRs face settlement challenges especially around employment and language learning; PSRs face similar challenges to GARs and...
Key findings Although integration is promoted in Lethbridge, immigrants do not fare as well as the general population Refugees are more susceptible to poorer outcomes of integration processes, while highly educated immigrants tend to perform relatively well. At the same time, educated immigrants feel less included beca...
Community organizations: n/a Key findings 1) Resettled refugees receive financial support from the government during their first year in Canada, but must start repaying a federal loan in years after.2) Circumstances unique to refugees can create eligibility barriers for tax benefits and financial support Open acces...
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...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key recommendations: Increase the staff capacity of Legal Aid Alberta to better align with the growing population of refugee claimants in Alberta Improve information on and accessibility to Legal Aid Alberta for refugee claimants and the organizations that serve them Loc...
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...
Key findings Refugees tend to live in the far north part of Calgary, some small portions in the Southwest, and a large concentration in the Forest Lawn/Northeast part of Calgary because housing is more affordable there Single refugees are likely to face housing affordability issues far more than their counterparts...