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Future research / gaps identified: not stated Key populations: resettled refugees employed in meatpacking facilities in rural Alberta Community organizations: ActionDignity Integration timeline: resettled refugees and their journey to either PR or citizenship Key findings: 1) Resettled refugees were led to empl...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: 1) The YYC Airport Reception Programs successfully supported positive outcomes for TFWs and increased the level of coordination between consulates, employers, and service provider agencies. 2) The program is critical in preventing future challenges for clients by...
Community organizations: Alberta: Brooks & Country Immigration Services (BCIS); Calgary Catholic Immigration Society: Calgary, Medicine Hat, Banff (CCIS); Jasper Employment and Education Center; Kneehill Adult Learning; YMCA of Nothern AB Saskatchewan: Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre (BIRC); Regina Open Door So...
Open access: No Location: Alberta broadly (not otherwise specified) Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: 1) Evaluate and modify labour and economic policies in Alberta that affect undocumented migrants, such that these health disparities are decreased. 2) Assess different models of heal...
Community organizations: 25 heritage language schools in Edmonton (names not specified) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Key findings: During the COVID-19 pandemic, heritage language schools: 1) Supported temporary foreign workers (e.g. assisting TFWs to find aff...
Community organizations Migrante Alberta Future research/gaps identified Policymakers focus on the wants and needs of employers. Much more consideration in policy and practice is needed for the TFWs themselves. Integration timeline Newcomers (not defined) Key populations Filipino migrant workers T...
Future research / gaps identified: Policy review, amendments and implementation is required to see long-term results Key recommendations Mandate status for all as a human right under the Charter of Rights and Freedom Increase regulation of immigration consultants and TFW processes Increase protection and su...
Community organizations: Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Edmonton’s newcomer population is on the rise- from 2005 to 2015, the number of newcomers increased by 178.2%. Statistics and information on the followi...
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...