Category: Social Issues: Immigration

Title:The role of migrant care workers in aging societies: report on research findings in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States.
Corporate Author: IOM International Organization for Migration
Citation:Report no. 41
Subject:Employment – planning, policy|split|Immigration – employment, foreign qualifications
Publisher:IOM International Organization for Migration
Place of Publication:Geneva
Date of Publication:2010
Abstract:

The ageing of the population presents serious challenges to developed Western nations, particularly those managing the retirement and care of a growing number of older persons. The ageing population will generate an increasing demand for caregivers, a demand made challenging because of the declining availability of nativeborn caregivers compounded by various factors including declining family care of older people, increasing life expectancy of infirm elderly and the increasing demand for social caregivers, often in home settings. Health care institutions and long-term care facilities have been turning to the foreign born to address shortages of workers, reflecting a parallel trend in the migration of health care workers worldwide. Indeed, migrants already play a significant role in the care of older persons.

This report presents the comparative results of a research project on the role of migrants in the workforce of caregivers for the elderly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States. The purpose of the study is to examine 1) the contextual factors influencing current and future demand for care workers in an ageing society, particularly migrant care workers; 2) the experiences of migrant workers, of their employers, and of older people in institutional care (residential and nursing care homes) and in homebased care; 3) the implications of the employment of migrant workers in the care of older people for the working conditions of the migrants concerned and for the quality of care; and 4) the implications of these findings for the future care of older people and for migration policy and practice.

Language:English
 Material Type:Report

F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F06 IMMIGRATION/2010 migrant_care_workers.pdf

Title:Refugee mental health: promising practices and partnership building resources.
Corporate Author: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Subject:Health issues – mental health|split|Immigration – health issues|split|Immigration – refugees
Publisher:Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Place of Publication:Toronto
Date of Publication:2010
Abstract:

This guide is for people who work with refugees in Canada, particularly those who provide settlement, health and other social support services. The material is written for front line workers, program managers and the leaders of agencies, and is informed by their ideas and expertise.

Language:English
 Material Type:Report

F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F06 IMMIGRATION/2010 refugee_mental_health_.pdf

Title:Reconfiguring settlement and integration: a service provider strategy for innovation and results.
Author(s):Burstein, Meyer
Corporate Author: Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance
Subject:Immigration – resettlement
Publisher:Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance
Place of Publication:Ottawa
Date of Publication:2010
Abstract:

This study was commissioned by CISSA-ACSEI: the Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance – Alliance canadienne du secteur de l’établissement des immigrants. CISSA/ACSEI was formed in March 2005 to represent the immigrant settlement sector and to bring the sector’s expertise to bear on public policies and programs for enhancing the settlement and integration of immigrants and refugees. CISSA-ACSEI is dedicated to creating a society in which all immigrants and refugees are able to participate fully. The study is consistent with this objective. Its purpose is to take stock of emerging trends and to map a way forward that will allow settlement service providers to acquire the tools and capacities they need to partner with governments in meeting the challenges facing both newcomers and the communities in which they settle.
CISSA-ACSEI commends the study to interested stakeholders as a first, serious step towards fundamental realignment in how the sector is organized and how it comports itself. Settlement organizations want to play a larger role in shaping and contributing to the future of Canada. They feel they have a great deal to offer. The study suggests ideas for increasing their involvement and influence.

Language:English
 Material Type:Report

F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F06 IMMIGRATION/2010 reconfiguring_settlement.pdf

Title:Immigration: for young citizens.
Author(s):Kent, Tom
Subject:Immigration – general
Publisher:Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Place of Publication:Ottawa
Date of Publication:2010
Abstract:

Immigration to Canada is in chaos. The federal government’s response to the problems has been to shuffle much of its responsibility to provincial governments and to employers recruiting for ostensibly temporary work. In the resulting confusion, the national purpose for immigration is lost. Some easements, such as better settlement services and language upgrading, are widely urged but little done. At best, they are only band-aids. Fundamental changes are needed.

Table Of Contents:

Mobility’s winners and losers 1 Youth is the priority 2 Shuffled responsibility 3 Temporaries 5 The special non-Canadians 6 Notwithstanding 7 Some orphans, no grannies 8 New selectivity 9 Citizens only 10 Taxpayers all 12 In sum 14 Conclusion 15

Language:English
 Material Type:Report

F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F06 IMMIGRATION/2010 immigration_for_young_citizens.pdf

Title:Immigrant mental health
Variant Title:La santé mentale des immigrants
Citation:Issue of “Canadian Issues” (Summer 2010)
Subject:Immigration – health issues|split|Health issues – mental health
Publisher:Metropolis
Place of Publication:Ottawa
Date of Publication:2010
Abstract:

This collection of articles illustrates a broad spectrum of knowledge on migrant mental health, building and assessing evidence from a variety of sources: clinical practice, community-based research, population surveys and health surveillance. The articles address a range of conceptual, methodological and measurement issues and identify key data and research gaps.

Language:English
 Material Type:Collection of Articles

F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F06 IMMIGRATION/2010 immigrant_mental_health.pdf

 

Title:Educational pathways and academic performance of youth of immigrant origin in Toronto
Author(s):Anisef, Paul|split|Brown, Robert|split|Sweet, Robert|split|Walters, David
Subject:Education – general|split|Immigration – general|split|Youth – programs, services
Publisher:Ryerson University, School of Early Childhood Education
Place of Publication:Toronto
Date of Publication:2010
Abstract:

This paper examines the educational pathways of a cohort of students who started high school in fall 2000 within the Toronto District Board of Education (TDSB) and is derived from a larger pan-Canadian study of students in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver who were expected to graduate in 2004 if they did not experience delays. Male students – those who entered high school a year older than the average age, those who moved between schools, those who come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and those who attended socio-economically disadvantaged schools – were less likely to graduate, regardless of language. The fact that ESL instruction for non-English speakers is negatively associated with graduation suggests that such assistance is not sufficient to attain necessary achievement levels. Immigrant students whose language is not English were more likely to graduate; however, being an English-speaking immigrant (especially one from the Caribbean) is a risk factor. Being enrolled in a school with a high level of non-English speakers is positively associated with graduation.

Language:English
Series:CERIS Working Paper No. 82
Material Type:Report

F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F06 IMMIGRATION/2010 educational_pathways.pdf