Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) Interactive Workshop
How many refugees arrive across Canada each year? How well are they integrating in Canada?
This workshop offers Service Provider Organization (SPOs) in the settlement and integration sector a unique opportunity to learn the basic structure and contents of the IMDB. The workshop will provide specific instructions on:
- How to produce tables and charts based on the publicly available IMDB data
- How to analyze and understand such information in the context of program planning and evaluation
- How to work with the data, while understanding its limitations and who to contact for additional information.
The workshop will take place in two sessions:
1. Retention measures for refugees (June 22nd)
2. Economic outcomes of refugees (June 24th)
Each workshop will draw examples from issues faced by SPOs in the Western Provinces (BC, AB, SK, and MB), and will include interactive, hands-on learning opportunities. A set of case studies will be used to produce one segment of a hypothetical report on refugee resettlement planning. Examples and case studies in the workshops will focus specifically on refugee resettlement; however, following the workshops, participants will be able to apply the same methods and skills to explore broader immigration issues.
Workshop facilitators:
Yoko Yoshida is a sociologist whose research interests focus on applied social statistics in the areas of immigration, integration of immigrants, and social inequality in Canada. She is the former Academic Director of the Atlantic Research Data Centre and former Vice President of the Canadian Population Society.
Jonathan Amoyaw is a sociologist whose research interests intersect the areas of social inequality, integration, and health. He has experience working with Statistics Canada data, including the IMDB.
Note: This workshop is organized by the Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC), in partnership with the Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (AAISA) and its colleagues across the Western umbrellas, SAISIA, MANSO and AMSSA.
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