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The Immigrant Health Advantage In Canada: Lessened By Six Health Determinants, Sasha Koba
The Immigrant Health Advantage In Canada: Lessened By Six Health Determinants, Sasha Koba
MA Research Paper
The existence of a healthy immigrant effect in which immigrants initially have a health advantage over the native-born is well established. As immigrants spend time in their host country, they adopt health behaviours and subsequently lose their health advantage. However, the causes of the decline in immigrants’ health as their time in Canada increases are not known. I examine the effect of six health determinants on immigrants’ deteriorating health in Canada. I also explore if there are gender differences in the deterioration of immigrants’ health. Additionally, I consider the possible association between immigrants’ length of time in Canada, their age …
Seasonal Agricultural Workers In Canada: Understanding The Socio-Political Issues, W. Zachary Marshall
Seasonal Agricultural Workers In Canada: Understanding The Socio-Political Issues, W. Zachary Marshall
MA Research Paper
This paper explores the current Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) in Canada. This paper uses content analysis to examine past research, current policies and key examples to examine the program and understand key flaws in the way it is currently administered. This paper finds that migrant workers currently face issues in 4 key areas: working conditions, living conditions, access to health care and isolation (lack of community). Exploring these issues this paper identifies some of the key problems with the SAWP and explores how the Canadian approach does not always match with the current best practices.