On Sunday June 26, 2016, the Migrant Mothers Project will be launching a new study called Caregivers’ Journeys to investigate the impact that recent changes to Canada’s Caregiver Program have on access to permanent residency and family reunification. This study is a collaboration with the Ethno-Cultural Council of Calgary and is supported by a Research Advisory Committee of community and agency partners in both Alberta and Ontario.
Amidst growing concern about the economic and social conditions of migrants with precarious status, Caregivers’ Journeys is part of a larger project to better understand how conditional settlement impacts immigrant women. It aims to generate new knowledge about women’s experiences that can help inform new and better ways to support immigrants who are vulnerable to violence and insecurity. Read more about why this study is important here.
Since 2015, the community-university research group has been laying the groundwork for Caregivers’ Journeys through consultations with service providers and policy makers in Alberta and Ontario, building relationships with community members, and engaging diverse stakeholders through the project’s Research Advisory Committee. At this Sunday’s project launch event in Toronto, we invite current and past caregivers and their families to participate in discussions about how this research can benefit caregivers, and to learn more about services and supports in the community.
At the event, we will also talk about the next steps in Caregivers’ Journeys, including how caregivers can participate in the research project. To RSVP, please visit our registration page, or call us at 416-946-5099
For more details about Sunday’s event, check out our Facebook event.