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Community organizations: Edmonton Immigrant Services Association and Partners for Humanity. Key findings: Identified strengths of African immigrant parents that contributed to positive child health and mental health included: Collective cultures Agility and resilience Value systems Intellectual capacity (e.g...
Location Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations Training opportunities for immigrant professionals (including fast-track and short-term programs); Increased opportunities for field training and professional mentorship; soft-skill training (workplace communication and relationships, teamwork, leadersh...
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 Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta; Red Deer, Alberta; Brooks, Alberta Key recommendations NA Key populations Service providers at major SPOs in Alberta Key findings Since the 1970s, religiously affiliated settlement agencies have undergone significant transformations; agencies have emerged with a negot...
Key findings Physicians are sympathetic to immigrant women’s requests for female obstetricians, but prioritize gender equity in the healthcare system and wider society. So they resisted accommodating gender-of-health-care provider requests Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations NA Key populations Immig...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: Key populations: second generation Western African youth living in Edmonton or Calgary Key recommendations: Socialize second generation children/youth into the cultural communities of their parents, alongside their Canadian socialization. Create culturally re...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Key recommendations Provision of permanent residency to foreign workers Gaps identified The author points to the gap in multiculturalism policy of Canada, arguing that...
Location Edmonton, Alberta Key recommendations NA Key populations Recent Chinese migrants (less than 3 years) Key findings Perceptions of smoking in Canada differs by gender; Chinese migrants recognize that widespread smoking bans in Canada make it difficult to smoke in Canada, but believe it is tolerated in perm...
Key populations Immigrant social workers (female and male) Gaps identified Lack of research that addresses gender-based experiences of immigrant social workers Key recommendations Remove barriers to social workers’ professional and personal adaptation in the following areas: “language, employment, housing, daycare,...
Community organizations: Edmonton Newcomer Centre (formerly named the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers) Future research / gaps identified: Focus on the intersectionality among LGBTQ newcomers, such as race, gender, and immigration status, to provide more comprehensive support and services tailored to their spe...