Research Areas
Employment Transitions of Refugees: Refugee, Employer, and Sponsorship Group Perspectives in Pictou County
Kailee Brennan and her coleagues from Pictou County Safe Harbour will work with Dr. Norine Verberg to build upon and formalize the valuable knowledge that exists within the three Private Sponsorship of Refugees programs in Nova Scotia and improve knowledge sharing between them.
This collaboration between Saint Francis Xavier Univertsity and Pictou County Safe Harbour (SH) will include refugee newcomers’ voices and employers’ perspectives in addition to the experiences of resettlement volunteers. The project will help to address the dearth of research on the economic and employment integration of refugee newcomers in Canada, and the roles that volunteers play in helping refugees make the transition. The project will generate resources for SH to share and contribute to the academic literature on rural resettlement and the significance of community-based approaches to resettlement.
Contacts
Dr. Norine Verberg
St Francis Xavier UniversityThe results of the study have been shared with refugee welcoming communities. The study results also led to the development of a multi-stakeholder conference focused on innovations in fostering the economic integration of immigrants settling in rural counties of Nova Scotia.
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