This fact sheet was developed based on a recent book chapter written by the SyRIA.lth team: “Oda, Anna, Adnan Al Mhamied, Riham Al-Saadi, Neil Arya, Mona Awwad, Oula Hajjar, Jill Hanley, Michaela Hynie, Nicole Ives, Rabih Jamil, Mahi Khalaf, Rim Khyar, Ben C. H. Kuo, May Massijeh, Rana Mohammad and Kathy Sherrell. Ethical challenges of Read more about Fact sheet- Ethical challenges faced by peer researchers during longitudinal Community-Based Research with refugees[…]

By: Oda A, Beukeboom C, Bridekirk J, Bayoumi A, Hynie M; SyRIA.lth team Abstract This brief report explored trends of cigarette smoking among Syrian newcomers in the first two years of resettlement in Canada. 1794 adult Syrian refugees were surveyed about their physical and mental health, and smoking behaviours. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Read more about Examining Trends of Cigarette Smoking Amongst Syrian Refugees During Their First Two Years in Canada[…]

By: Kuo, B. C. H., Granemann, L., Najibzadeh, A., Al-Saadi, R., Dali, M., & Alsmoudi, B.   Abstract In response to the increasing number of Syrian refugees being resettled in Canada and worldwide, the present study set out to explore and examine critical post-migration predictors of mental health and physical health of adult Syrian refugees Read more about Examining Post-Migration Social Determinants as Predictors of Mental and Physical Health of Recent Syrian Refugees in Canada: Implications for Counselling, Practice, and Research[…]

By: Farah Ahmad, Nasih Fatih Othman, Michaela Hynie, Ahmed Bayoumi, Anna Oda, & Kwame McKenzie Abstract: Background: Canada launched the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Initiative in 2015 and resettled over 40,000 refugees. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of depression-level symptoms at baseline and one year post-resettlement and analyze its predictors. Methods: Data come from the Syrian Read more about Depression-level symptoms among Syrian Refugees: Findings from a Canadian Longitudinal Study[…]

By: Jonathan Bridekirk, Michaela Hynie, & SyRIA.lth Abstract: Finding appropriate employment is a common challenge faced by refugees when resettling in a new country. For refugees with higher education, finding work commensurate with their skills and qualifications may be even more difficult. Refugees with higher education may experience more distress around employment because their expectations Read more about The impact of education and employment quality on self-rated mental health among Syrian refugees in Canada[…]

There is little longitudinal research that directly compares the effectiveness of Canada’s Government-Assisted Refugee (GAR) and Privately Sponsored Refugee (PSR) Programs that takes into account possible socio-demographic differences between them. This article reports findings from 1,921 newly arrived adult Syrian refugees in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. GARs and PSRs differed widely on several demographic Read more about What Role Does Type of Sponsorship Play in Early Integration Outcomes? Syrian Refugees Resettled in Six Canadian Cities[…]

The Social Networks, Social Support and Social Capital of Syrian Refugees Privately Sponsored to Settle in Montreal: Indications for Employment and Housing During Their Early Experiences of Integration by: Jill Hanley,  Adnan Al Mhamied, Janet Cleveland, Oula Hajjar, Ghayda Hassan, Nicole Ives, Rim Khyar, and Michaela Hynie Abstract: Beginning in 2015, Canada undertook an exceptional Read more about The Social Networks, Social Support and Social Capital of Syrian Refugees Privately Sponsored to Settle in Montreal[…]