Newcomer ReSettlement in a Globalized World

Abstract

This paper presents findings from part of a larger Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) entitled ‘Newcomer Settlement and Integration in Education, Training, Employment, Health and Social Support in Grand Erie’. Data was gathered from 212 newcomers (men and women) and 237 service providers. The qualitative and quantitative responses to the survey questionnaires (newcomers and service providers) on social supports highlight newcomers’ experiences of discrimination, as well as draw attention to the unique barriers that immigrant/refugee women experience in their resettlement. The multifaceted nature of factors contributing to newcomer integration requires collaboration between newcomers, service providers, and government officials. The study findings have important implications for social work practise and settlement policies in an increasingly globalized world.