Notes
Location
Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Fort McMurray, Alberta; Grande Prairie, Alberta; Lethbridge, Alberta; Medicine Hat, Alberta; Red Deer, Alberta
Key recommendations
“Our work suggests that the topic has different consequences depending on place and so could be a useful reminder to policy analysts and service providers alike that the solutions to precarious housing need to take into account facets such as the intersection between being an immigrant and local community context, along with social institutions other than the immigration system, such as the labour market” (p. 189).
Key populations
Immigrants in need of housing support
Key findings
This research is on immigrant housing and homelessness, identifying the factors that explain immigrant housing vulnerability. The data collected from people accessing housing services in various cities of Alberta show that employment is an important predictor of positive housing situation among immigrants accessing housing supports. Moreover, living in a larger city, having a mental illness and being married were protective factors from living in a precarious housing situation. Addiction and being precariously employed were, however, associated with an increase in the risk of living in a precarious housing situation.
Community organizations
Alberta Seven Cities’ Partnership
Integration timeline
At what point during the integration process the study was conducted?
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