Publications

On March 26-28th, 2018, the first National Small Centres Settlement & Integration Conference was held for organizations that deliver services to newcomer immigrants in communities outside [...]

In 2017, the Canadian Federal Government passed Bill C-6 to implement changes to the Citizenship Act, modifying the requirements for citizenship. The following policy brief discusses key changes [...]

This brief explores Alberta’s new Employment Standards Code that came into effect Jan. 1, 2018, and provides an overview of the additions and changes to workplace legislation in the [...]

Despite Canada’s reputation as an accessible and secure country for refugees, sexual minority or Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) refugees face unequal and harsh [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta – July 4, 2017:  Perhaps no group of Canadians was as excited to celebrate the country’s 150th birthday last week than the Syrian refugees who now [...]

In March 2017, AAISA developed the Anti-Racism and Anti-Islamophobia in Alberta’s Settlement Sector project, with the objective of building welcoming and inclusive communities through research [...]

Recent immigrants (those in Canada for less than 10 years) are over-represented in jobs and workplaces that are hazardous or harmful to their safety and well-being. Compared to Canadian-born [...]

In Canada, one in every three people will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lifetime. In conjunction, newcomers such as refugees may have been subject to excessive [...]

AAISA undertook an environmental scan to examine the impact of federal policy changes on the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) and the flow of nominees to the Alberta labour market and [...]