Notes
Community organizations: n/a
Integration timeline: Less than 10 years since arrival
Key recommendations:
To facilitate health social connections for newcomers, policies, organizations, private companies and individual neighbourhoods should work together to forge a sense of familiarity and reduce feelings of marginality.
Future research / gaps identified: n/a
Key findings:
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Participants felt sociable, safer spaces were ‘de-racialized spaces’ such as settlement agencies, grocery stores with international aisles, and malls.
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Participants felt unsociable spaces included public transit, being in spaces with clashing cultural norms, and places with harsh winter weather.
Key populations: Immigrant men ages 27 – 50 years old who have lived in Canada for less than 10 years, and now live in Red Deer, AB.
