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Research
and Development Unit
The Research
and Development Unit consist of staff members with backgrounds in
research and experience in the settlement of immigrants and
refugees. In collaboration with community
organizations, post-secondary colleges, universities, research
institutions, foundations and governments, the Unit’s members
conduct evidence-based community action research designed to inform
and guide policy makers and service providers in developing and
implementing policies and programs relating to immigrants and
refugees.
The Research
and Development Unit’s recent work includes:
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Profile of
Absolute and Relative Homelessness Among Immigrants, Refugees, and
Refugee Claimants in the Greater Vancouver Regional District
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Promoting
Wellness: An Action-Directed Research Project to Strengthen and
Sustain Welcoming Communities for Immigrants to and Refugees in
British Columbia
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Forced
Migration of Colombians: A Comparative Study on Fear, Historical
Memory and Public Representation
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A Project to
Develop Measures of Health Literacy in Hispanic Communities in
Canada and the United States
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Social
Capital and the Labour Market Process Among Second Generation
Immigrant Youth
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