Please note, this is not an open access database or repository. We have focused on creating simple summaries of reports and articles that we have accessed through websites and academic journals, with a focus on key findings, so that even if a full report is not free to access you can reference it. When possible, we include a link to wherever the original document is hosted (which may or may not be open-access). If you come across a link that is no longer active, please let us know and we can update it. There are also some reports that will have been submitted directly to the project. In this case, these reports are uploaded directly with permission from the author or publisher. Any original documents found on this site are stored in Canada on our secure servers.
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: TESOL instructors working in LINC programs in Alberta Location: Alberta broadly (not otherwise defined) Open access: No Community organizations: n/a Key findings: 1) Professional development should be ongoing and conte...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Perspectives of service providers were explored, and not those of the young men they were serving. Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Our first theme, a sense of self in relation to systems, included connections between mental wellbei...
Community organizations: n/a Future research/gaps identified Future research should focus on intersectional and overlapping barriers to financial wellbeing (e.g. race, gender, sexuality) Integration timeline Newcomers (not defined) Key findings Need for increased education on the Canadian financial syst...
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...
Future research / gaps identified: This is only preliminary research on this topic. Integration timeline Newcomers in general Key recommendations Within the next 1-3 years, conduct environmental scans, rationalize programs, enhance inter-SPO (service provider organization) assistance, establish one-stop centr...
Community organizations: Calgary Ability Network Alberta Ability Network Immigrant Services Calgary Key populations: newcomers with disabilities and their settlement workers Open access: Yes Future research / gaps identified: Expand training program to increase reach Advocate for policy reform that up...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) Neoliberalism greatly influences available services and funding, although many respondents reported the need to go past funding mandates and engage in more advocacy and anti-racism work. 2) Immigrant professionals grappled with arriving...
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...
Integration timeline Newcomers (not defined) Key findings 74% of respondents reported that newcomers experienced challenges in accessing services The 5 most needed services for newcomers were: i) language & workplace training; ii) housing, employment, childcare & health; iii) info & orientation; iv) transport...