Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada: Section 2 Writing and editing: Govinda Dahal, Researcher, University of Ottawa Louise Hanvey, Research Director, CICH Meghan Marcotte, Research Analyst, CICH Kevin Pottie, Chair, Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health (CCIRH) Graphic design: Meghan Marcotte, Research Analyst, CICH Bert Schopf, Graphic Designer, Blackbird Website development: Accel Web Marketing Accel Web Marketing Project development, research, and review: Expert Advisory Committee Rukhsana Ahmed, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa Paula Brauer, Associate Professor, University of Guelph Yvonne Chiu, Executive Director, Edmonton Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative Govinda Dahal, Researcher, University of Ottawa Anita Gagnon, Professor, McGill University Louise Hanvey, Research Director, CICH Anna Kirova, Professor, University of Alberta Edward Ng, Senior Analyst, Statistics Canada Linda Ogilvie, Professor, University of Alberta Kevin Pottie, Chair, CCIRH Other Denise Alcock, Co-chair, CICH Shelley Callaghan, Project Coordinator, CICH Meghan Marcotte, Research Analyst, CICH Janice Sonnen, Executive Director, CICH Robin Walker, Co-chair, CICH Suggested citation: Pottie, K., Dahal, G., Hanvey, L. & Marcotte, M. (2015). Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada. Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth. In The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile. Retrieved from Module contributors:

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada Fig Health Coverage for New Child and Youth Permanent Residents in Canada Permanent residents are eligible for provincial/territorial health coverage upon arrival Permanent residents must wait 3 months before being eligible for provincial/territorial health coverage Legend: Permanent residents are eligible for provincial/territorial health coverage upon arrival Permanent residents must wait 3 months before being eligible for provincial/territorial health coverage

The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth — A CICH Profile © 2015 Canadian Institute of Child Health This page is only one section of the CICH Profile, for more interesting data on children and youth visit Section 2: General Health Status of Immigrant Children and Youth Health Profile on Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth in Canada