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Community organizations: n/a Key findings: Immigrant and racialized women are over-represented among health care aids in long term care. COVID-19 has exacerbated preexisting economic and social exclusion of immigrant health care aides employed in long term care. Addressing intersectional inequalities experien...
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 recommendations NA Gaps identified Immigrant women experience challenges when seeking employment in Canada Key findings Immigrant women rely on family, ethnic, and religious networks as a “survival” resource at the initial stage of their settlement and seeking employment. But it doesn’t always help them to achi...
Location Alberta Key recommendations Governments and industry need to develop more holistic approaches to recruiting underrepresented groups to overcome labour market segmentation Key populations Temporary foreign worker Key findings Employers in the construction industry in Alberta use TFWs as a fluid, secondary...
Open-access – Yes https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12134-015-0454-9.pdf Location Calgary, Alberta Key recommendations Supporting the needs of immigrant men through cultural and age-sensitive programs, as they experience a crisis of masculinity after migration; develop pre-migration courses that...
Gaps identified A longitudinal method would allow for increased insight into marital relationships Current study has small sample size, so there is decreased generalizability Future studies in more liberal cities to see if this has an impact on gender roles Key findings Changing gender roles and increased i...
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