Integration and settlement

The African Immigrant and Refugee Community Empowerment Project is a research initiative to address the cultural information gap between immigrants and the mainstream society. It is intended to bolster more complete understanding in the provision of social services to new Canadians in the inner city and beyond. The researchers gathered opinions and suggestions from grass-roots community associations, professionals and individuals within the African immigrant settings on how social organizations and policy makers can amicably and efficiently assist with immigrants' successful integration. Immigrants were asked to identify problems according to priorities of needs and concerns. They were also encouraged to suggest possible ways that integration and settlement in the day-to-day life of communities can be achieved.