Asked by Ashley Dixon on Jul 30, 2024
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What are some of the major challenges faced by newcomers to Canada?
Newcomers
Individuals or groups who have recently arrived in a new area, often facing challenges in adjusting to their new environment.
Major Challenges
Significant obstacles or difficulties that need to be overcome to achieve a goal.
- Understand the historical and contemporary challenges faced by immigrants and refugees in Canada.
- Understand the impact on health and social dynamics of the immigration and refugee experiences, including the phenomenon of the healthy immigrant effect and the obstacles to integration.
- Analyze the societal and cultural obstacles that newcomers confront, such as language proficiency, securing employment, and integrating socially.
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Huseyin AlagözAug 04, 2024
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Answers should refer to the discussion on pages 177-178 and should include reference to: learning or improving proficiency in English and/or French, the ability to communicate in one or both of Canada’s official languages, the ability to navigate systems that include finding housing and employment, enrolling children in schools, finding a doctor, making new friends, etc.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the historical and contemporary challenges faced by immigrants and refugees in Canada.
- Understand the impact on health and social dynamics of the immigration and refugee experiences, including the phenomenon of the healthy immigrant effect and the obstacles to integration.
- Analyze the societal and cultural obstacles that newcomers confront, such as language proficiency, securing employment, and integrating socially.