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Key recommendations Need for continued provision of settlement services to assist refugees with job training, labour market access, and credential recognition, as well as counseling for refugees who experienced the trauma of living in a refugee camp Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Location Alberta...
Integration timeline: 10 years Key findings: Refugees often experience a sense of loss and displacement when they are resettled in Canada, particularly due to the absence of extended family and social support. Strengthening family reunification policies and investing in employment and educational opportunities c...
Community organizations: Future research / gaps identified: There is little research on housing issues as a part of the lives of immigrants. Lack of understanding what specific challenges immigrants face in finding affordable and secure housing, as well as the impact of housing insecurity on their overall settle...
Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Key recommendations NA Key findings African Francophone immigrants in Alberta develop multiple forms of belonging to many social groups, whose principal manifestation includes a collective belonging to the ethnic community of the country of origin, to the francophone...
Gaps identified NA Community organizations local ethnic association and an immigrant settlement agency located in the Mill Woods Key recommendations More research is needed Key populations South Asian immigrant seniors Key findings Women were more likely than men to see themselves as more South Asian than Canad...
Key findings Young African immigrants (~15 years old, some are younger) often enter the labour market because of their precarious economic status. While working, they also have to manage their time attending school. In some cases, such as the one seen in small town Alberta of Brooks, these worker-students come from oth...
Community organizations: Calgary Homeless Foundation United Way of Calgary and Area Future research / gaps identified: The need for additional research into the negotiation of assistance and informal housing arrangements among ethno-cultural communities. The role of gender in housing experiences for newcom...
Key recommendations Counsellors need to be aware of the challenges faced by immigrant children in their new life in Canada, both inside as well as outside the school system. They need to learn about the cultural background of such children to understand the differences and potential conflicts and issues that these chil...
Key recommendations NA Key populations Chinese people and other Canadians Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Key findings Of nearly 3 million Alberta residents, about 4% were Chinese in 2003. Infant mortality was lower for Chinese than non-Chinese. Life expectancy at birth was 6.3 years longer for Ch...
Community organizations NA Key recommendations NA Gaps identified No acculturation measurement for Chinese immigrants Key populations Chinese immigrants Key findings There has been a growing concern that Chinese and other minority group members in Canada have experienced different levels of difficulties during...