1. October 30 – November 1 Calgary, AB
Refugee Settlement Trends in Alberta
Tendances dans le cadre de l'établissement des réfugiés en Alberta
AAISA 2017 ALBERTA INTEGRATIONSUMMIT
SOMMET DE L’INTÉGRATION DE L’ALBERTA 2017
October 30 – November 1
Calgary, AB

5. Refugees in Brooks Lakeside was the main attraction (Easy Employment)
In average 70 – 80% of immigrants in Brooks
Mainly from Africa,, but also Bosnia, Iraq, Pakistan ...
Mainly secondary migration (Winnipeg, Toronto)
RAP agreement signed March 2016 (Syrian Focus)
First RAP family arrived June 2016

6. RAP in numbers Arrival in 2016 68 (17 families)
Move out from Brooks families
Born in Brooks 1
One Family from Congo, One individual from Somalia and the rest is Syrian refugees.

7. 14,451 (2011: 13,818)
4215 Immigrants
+ 29% Immigrants
4,400 non official mother
tongue (2011: 3130)

8. BROOKS: The City of 100 Hello’s

9. Acme
Chestermere
Drayton Valley
Innisfail
Okotokos
Strathmore
Airdrie
Claresholm
Edson
Jasper
Olds
Torrington
Athabasca
Clive
Fairview
Lac la Biche
Peace River
Wainwright
Blackfalds
Coaldale
Fort McMurray
Lacombe
Rocky Mountain House
Westlock
Blairmore
Cochrane
Grande Prairie
Leduc
Rosemary
Wetaskiwin
Calmar
Devon
High River
Linden
Sherwood Park
Canmore
Didsbury
Hinton
Millarville
Spruce Grove

10. Community Trends
Leadership
Awareness
Buy In (engagement)
Collaboration
Sponsorship

11. Clients Trends
Diversity
Demographic
Social Media
Complex needs
Secondary Migration
Boarder crossing

12. Organizational Trends
Beyond Operation Syria
Community resource
Capacity (Burn Out)
Funding

13. Settlement Trends
Urban v. Rural
Months 13
Employment
Family reunification

14. Time to Celebrate?

15. Mohammed Idriss, Service Manager
Thank you!
Mohammed Idriss, Service Manager
Brooks & County Immigration Services
Project of CCIS