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This report presents findings from the evaluation of the Pride in Practice project, a partnership between Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) and Centre for Sexuality (C4S). The project, which took place from February 2025 – March 31, 2026, was made possible by one year funding from the Calgary Foundation. The...
Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Calgary-based Foundation For Black Communities (FFBC) announced a total of $9.1 million in grants to 107 non-profit agencies across Canada, including 8 in Edmonton, 2 in Calgary and 1 in Fort McMurray. 2) Edmonton-based RaricaNow is receiving a $250,000 grant to hous...
Key populations: 2SLGBTQ+ refugees who now live in Edmonton Location: Edmonton, AB Open access: Yes Community organizations: Rainbow Refuge (part of the Edmonton Newcomer Centre) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) The Rainbow Refuge program, which provi...
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...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) “I love Croatia, but Croatia never truly loved me,” said Radojcic, a 2SLGBTQIA+ Croatian immigrant who now lives in Calgary. 2) She describes how a Croatian referendum to change a constitutional marriage back to only being bet...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: Jose is a second generation immigrant Community organizations: n/a Key findings: 1) Jose is on the agender spectrum (they are non-binary and genderqueer), and they define agender as diverging from cis-heteronormative gender boxes. 2) Jose’s parents cont...
Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Trans Day of Remembrance is vital to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to commemorate Black trans people who have passed, and increase awareness of the inequities trans people and Black trans people continue to face. 2) Black trans people experience significant inequities, la...
Future research / gaps identified: Key populations: LGBTQ+ newcomers in Edmonton Key recommendations: n/a Community organizations: Edmonton Newcomer Centre Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) The Edmonton Newcomer Centre’s Rainbow Refuge program provides settlement, housing, mental health and c...
Integration timeline: not defined Key recommendations: n/a Community organizations: 1) Rainbow Refuge 2) Edmonton Newcomers Centre Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Rainbow Refuge programs and services include: 1) Refugee claimant support (e.g. documents, applying for legal aid, refugee hea...
Integration timeline: Not defined Key findings: 1) Interviewees expressed that they had received some formal or informal training related to sexual education, sexual violence, and/or sexual orientation and gender identity, but that limited resources were available for this. 2) Most of the settlement counsellors inter...