Refugees in Canada during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jennifer Edmonds and Antoine Flahault
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Jennifer Edmonds: Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Genève, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Antoine Flahault: Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Genève, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: It is crucial to understand how the most vulnerable populations have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This paper intends to contextualize the experience of resettled refugees in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, framing the issue for further study as the situation evolves. Based on the experience drawn from the first wave of the pandemic, the findings of this paper suggest that refugees in Canada encounter barriers to healthcare, economic support, education, social support, and border crossing impediments, all of which can have a compounding effect. These findings provide needed information to inform the development of effective policies and strategies to support refugees during health security emergencies in Canada.

Keywords: COVID-19; refugees; Canada; border closures; economic measures; health literacy; access to healthcare; health insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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