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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...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Need for additional funding and supports for models of immigrant settlement that are holistic and culturally informed, such as the cultural brokering model; Empowering community members in early stages of resettlement so they can navigate integration on their own when th...
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...
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 populations Syrian refugees Location Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Social worker have an important role to play in refugee resettlement Key findings Explores the experiences of one refugee sponsor group composed of social work faculty, argues that social worker have an important role...
Location Calgary, Alberta Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key populations Service providers Key Recommendations A more in-deoth understanding of the impact of cuts in fundings on refugees. Key findings This research is on the barriers and facilitators in...
Key populations Syrian refigees Location Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta; Lethbridge, Alberta; Medicine Hat, Alberta; Red Deer, Alberta Key recommendations Strengthen social connections among refugees to find employment; access resources and express identity; address systemic issues around racism and discrimina...
Key recommendations NA Gaps identified Compared to Brookes , Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Red Deer, the refugees in Calgary have the loWest attendance rate. Moreover, Calgary has the highest percentage of employed services used by the refugees for the purpose of finding work. Key findings This study assesses the serv...
Location Alberta and BC Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Open-access – Yes https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/e3007f1d-1072-4cd3-b2d6-0a75173642b3/view/2675b055-5638-4073-8e93-76900fb5deb4/Asadi_Neda_201612_PhD.pdf Key pop...