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The Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Canada in 2020: the Pre-Vaccine Era February 2021
The Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Canada in 2020: The Pre-Vaccine Era February 2021 An RSC Policy Briefing The Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Canada in 2020: The Pre-Vaccine Era An RSC Policy Briefing Authors Wendy Sligl (Chair) University of Alberta David Waldner University of Alberta Jennie Johnstone University of Toronto Robyn Harrison University of Alberta Duncan Webster Dalhousie University Lynora Saxinger University of Alberta Peer Review Monitor Tom Marrie, FRSC Dalhousie University Peer Reviewers Nick Daneman University of Toronto Rob Fowler University of Toronto Srinivas Murthy The University of British Columbia David Patrick The University of British Columbia Dan Reid Dalhousie University Robert Strang Chief Medical Officer of Health, Nova Scotia Suggested citation for Policy Briefing Report: Waldner D, Harrison R, Johnstone J, Saxinger L, Webster D, Sligl W. The Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Canada in 2020: The Pre-Vaccine Era. Royal Society of Canada. 2021 Cover Art Christine De Vuono, For Your Own Good, (2020) Over the course of the pandemic, those in long term care facilities have been hit hardest with the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks. The response has been to lock down care homes and ban visitors, volunteers and even care packages, as attempts to stop the virus from entering the facility. This had the unintended, but very real consequence of isolating our most vulnerable from those who care for and love them. “For Your Own Good”, made of 100 carved figures from identical bars of soap, then placed in mason jars, which in turn are placed on shelves, allow us to look in on the miniature elderly figures, who look out at us. -
Filipino Immigrants in Canada: a Literature Review and Directions for Further Research on Second-Tier Cities and Rural Areas
Filipino Immigrants in Canada: A Literature Review and Directions for Further Research on Second-Tier Cities and Rural Areas Tom Lusis [email protected] Department of Geography Introduction This study provides an overview of the literature on Filipino immigrants in the Canadian context1. The central argument of the paper is that this body of literature has three distinct characteristics, an urban bias, a focus on the economic integration of immigrants, and a gender bias. Cutting across these topics are two central themes which are the importance of social networks in immigration experiences, and the frequency of transnational ties between communities in Canada and the Philippines. I suggest that an examination of these trends and themes not only exposes the gaps in the literature but also shows how the Filipino-Canadian community is well positioned for a study of immigrants in secondary cities and rural areas. The text is structured as follows. The first section examines the three main trends in the literature. The second section reviews the two themes that are reoccurring throughout the studies on Filipino immigrants. Section three will point out the gaps in the literature and provide directions for further research. Finally, the fourth section presents the concluding arguments. Trends in the Literature The urban bias In recent years the literature on Filipino-Canadians has tended to focus on two cities, Toronto and Vancouver. Of the eighteen sources reviewed for this paper, 50 per cent used data gathered from the Filipino community in these cities. If further comparisons are made, Toronto has received the most attention. For 1 This study examines the literature where Filipino immigrants were the main topic of investigation. -
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Linguistic variation and ethnicity in a super-diverse community: The case of Vancouver English by Irina Presnyakova M.A. (English), Marshall University, 2011 MA (Linguistics), Northern International University, 2004 BA (Education), Northern International University, 2003 Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Linguistics Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences © Irina Presnyakova 2020 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Fall 2020 Copyright in this work rests with the author. Please ensure that any reproduction or re-use is done in accordance with the relevant national copyright legislation. Declaration of Committee Name: Irina Presnyakova Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Thesis title: Linguistic variation and ethnicity in a super- diverse community: The case of Vancouver English Committee: Chair: Dean Mellow Associate Professor, Linguistics Panayiotis Pappas Supervisor Professor, Linguistics Murray Munro Committee Member Professor, Linguistics Cecile Vigouroux Examiner Associate Professor, French Alicia Wassink External Examiner Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics University of Washington ii Ethics Statement iii Abstract Today, people with British/European heritage comprise about half (49.3%) of the total population of Metro Vancouver, while the other half is represented by visual minorities, with Chinese (20.6%) and South Asians (11.9%) being the largest ones (Statistics Canada 2017). However, non-White population are largely unrepresented in sociolinguistic research on the variety of English spoken locally. The objective of this study is to determine whether and to what extent young people with non-White ethnic backgrounds participate in some of the on-going sound changes in Vancouver English. Data from 45 participants with British/Mixed European, Chinese and South Asian heritage, native speakers of English, were analyzed instrumentally to get the formant measurements of the vowels of each speaker. -
Kyle Wilfer UM Advisor: Dr. Mary Shariff (Associate Dean J.D. Program) Robson Hall Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba
Amending the Canada Health Act to Improve Canada’s Rapidly Changing Long-Term Care Sector Kyle Wilfer UM Advisor: Dr. Mary Shariff (Associate Dean J.D. Program) Robson Hall Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba Motivation, Relevance and Goal of Research Analysis/Findings A. Defining Long-Term Care, Impact Relevance to Canadians This research conducts a preliminary analysis to better understand whether an Long-Term Care: Care that provides both medical and personal support to individuals E. COVID in LTC and the CAF “Operation Laser” Findings amendment to Canada Health Act (CHA) would improve Long-Term Care (LTC) in who are no longer able to live in their own homes or within the community. Commonly Canada. • 80% of all COVID deaths in Canada were reported in LTCFs and retirement referred to as nursing homes, they provide round-the-clock medical and social support homes for those with more complex health care needs. • The provincial/federal response to COVID in LTC: restrict outside visitors of This research was prompted by the current COVID-19 virus pandemic which is affecting • There are approximately 1360 LTCFs across Canada (excluding Quebec). LTC residents, limit movement of LTC staff between LTCFs, increase the millions of Canadians. In particular, the pandemic has shed light on the troubling situation in • It is predicted that there will be a need for an additional 199,000 LTC beds by 2035, certain Canadian Long-Term Care facilities (LTCFs) as investigated by the Canadian Armed translating to $194 billion in capital spending and operation costs. amount of personal protective equipment (PPE), isolation of residents of Forced Military, Operation Laser (CAF reports). -
Impacts on Immigrants and People Designated As Visible Minorities
Impacts on Immigrants and People Designated as Visible Minorities 1 Delivering insight through data for a better Canada Impacts on Immigrants and People Designated as Visible Minorities Key messages: • Immigrants are disproportionately represented in jobs with greater exposure to COVID-19 – 34% of front- line/essential service workers identify as visible minorities (compared with 21% in other sectors). • Visible minorities are also more likely to work in industries worst affected by the pandemic, such as food and accommodation services – compounding health and economic risks. • Impact of COVID-19 on immigrants’ employment could reverse gains made in recent years to close the gap • Immigrants and visible minorities are more likely to report facing harassment, attacks, and stigma. • Immigrants are more concerned with their health and social consequences of the pandemic and are more likely to take precautions, but less likely to get a vaccine. 2 Delivering insight through data for a better Canada Evidence of differential rates of COVID among visible minorities in Canada – highlighting the need for more data on diverse populations Concerns regarding differential impacts of COVID have prompted calls for the collection of race-based health data in Canada. Currently, there is no requirement to collect race-based data in Canada related to COVID-19. In Ontario, Census data were used to analyze the distribution of COVID cases across neighbourhoods with higher vs lower concentration of visible minorities. The findings show that the rate of… • COVID-19 infections were three times higher • hospitalizations rates were four times higher and • deaths were twice as high …among individuals living in the most diverse neighbourhoods compared with the least diverse neighbourhoods. -
The Deprofessionalized Filipino: Why Filipino Immigrants Get Low-Paying Jobs in Toronto
WORKING PAPER SERIES EXPLAINING THE DEPROFESSIONALIZED FILIPINO: WHY FILIPINO IMMIGRANTS GET LOW-PAYING JOBS IN TORONTO Philip F. Kelly, Mila Astorga-Garcia, Enrico F. Esguerra, and the Community Alliance for Social Justice, Toronto CERIS Working Paper No. 75 October 2009 Series Editor Mehrunnisa A. Ali School of Early Childhood Education Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3 [email protected] CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre The CERIS Working Paper Series Manuscripts on topics related to immigration, settlement, and cultural diversity in urban centres are welcome. Preference may be given to the publication of manuscripts that are the result of research projects funded through CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre. All manuscripts must be submitted in both digital and hard-copy form, and should include an Abstract of 100-200 words and a list of keywords. If you have comments or proposals regarding the CERIS Working Paper Series please contact the Editor at: (416) 946-3110 or e-mail at <[email protected]> Copyright of the papers in the CERIS Working Paper Series is retained by the author(s) The views expressed in these Working Papers are those of the author(s), and opinions on the content of the Working Papers should be communicated directly to the author(s) themselves. CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre 246 Bloor Street West, 7 Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1V4 Telephone (416) 946-3110 Facsimile (416) 971-3094 Explaining the Deprofessionalized Filipino: Why Filipino Immigrants Get Low-Paying Jobs in Toronto Philip F. Kelly, Mila Astorga-Garcia, Enrico F. Esguerra, and the Community Alliance for Social Justice, Toronto EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The starting point for this research project is the deprofessionalization, deskilling, and occupational concentration in certain kinds of jobs experienced by many Filipino immigrants to Canada. -
The Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19: a Six-Month Update
The Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19: A Six-month Update September 2020 Delivering insight through data for a better Canada Catalogue no. 11-631-X ISBN 978-0-660-36135-2 Foreword The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impacts on Canada’s economy and society. As a purposeful response to a public health crisis, the policies enacted to contain the spread of the virus have resulted in unprecedented disruptions in the social and economic lives of Canadians, changing how they interact, learn, work, and consume. While disorienting in the near term, the longer-term impacts of these changes may prove transformative, accelerating many of the trends towards digitalization and automation and the changes in the quality of work that were underway prior to the pandemic. The crisis has also laid bare many of the social and economic hardships facing marginalized Canadians, raising fundamental questions about the inclusiveness of the recovery. Responding effectively to a crisis requires timely, credible information. COVID-19 has substantially increased the demand for data and analyses that illuminate the challenges facing Canadians as households, businesses, and governments gravitate toward a new normal. This compendium provides an overview of the initial health, economic and social impacts of COVID-19, based on information collected during the Anil Arora lockdown period of late March and April, and as social and economic restrictions were Chief Statistician of Canada eased in the late spring and summer months. The compendium will be updated periodically -
COVIPENDIUM Aug4.Pdf
COVIPENDIUM Information available to support the development of medical countermeasures and interventions against COVID-19 Cite as: Martine DENIS, Valerie VANDEWEERD, Rein VERBEEKE, Anne LAUDISOIT, Tristan REID, Emma HOBBS, Laure WYNANTS & Diane VAN DER VLIET. (2020). COVIPENDIUM: information available to support the development of medical countermeasures and interventions against COVID-19 (Version 2020-08-04). Transdisciplinary Insights. This document is conceived as a living document, updated on a weekly basis. You can find its latest version at: https://rega.kuleuven.be/if/corona_covid-19. The COVIPENDIUM is based on open-access publications (scientific journals and preprint databases, communications by WHO and OIE, health authorities and companies) in English language. Please note that the present version has not been submitted to any peer-review process. Any comment / addition that can help improve the contents of this review will be most welcome. For navigation through the various sections, please click on the headings of the table of contents and follow the links marked in blue in the document. Authors: Martine Denis, Valerie Vandeweerd, Rein Verbeke, Anne Laudisoit, Tristan Reid, Emma Hobbs, Laure Wynants, Diane Van der Vliet COVIPENDIUM version: 04 AUG 2020 Transdisciplinary Insights - Living Paper | 1 Contents List of abbreviations .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... -
Making Disciples Among the Unreached SEND International of Canada 2016 Annual Report Send.Org/Canada Canadian DIRECTOR
making disciples among the unreachEd SEND International of Canada 2016 Annual Report send.org/canada Canadian DIRECTOR As SEND Canada strengthens its commitment to make disciples among the unreached, contributing my “welcome” to our Annual Report presents a challenge: I want to highlight things the Lord has accomplished in 2016, but also to look forward into 2017… Perhaps the biggest highlight for us this year was reaching our Big Goal of deploying 10 new career mission workers by September 30 (p. 4). This full-team effort by our Mobilization, Personnel, and Donor Services/Finance Teams required great faith. We thank the Lord for answering many prayers to “send out more workers”! (Matthew 9:38) In this changing world we see the Lord at work through the migration of people, both through refugee crises and diaspora communities (p. 3 and 6). SEND is seeking to respond with wisdom and compassion, and we see precious people coming to know the King of Kings! Looking ahead, we are encouraged by the initial response to our newer tools for local churches engaged in global missions. Resources like the Global Missions Podcast (p. 5) and the Global Missions Toolbox (coming soon!) are resonating with churches across Canada! Thank you for sharing in the Lord’s’ work with us. Your prayers and financial support are helping to get the Good News of the Gospel to many who have never before heard. Together with you to engage the unreached, PS. Is your church/organization planning a missions event this year? Perhaps you’d consider Mags for a message or workshop. -
Immigrant Spirituality and Canadian Religion
Immigrants and Canadian Religions SMH 6874/3874 Canada is a nation of immigrants, and Canadian religions are the religions of immigrants. The waves of immigrants to Canada will be studied including the 17C French, 18C Irish and Scottish, 19C German, Polish, Jewish, and Ukrainian immigrants; 20C English, Italian, and Portuguese to the more recent Caribbean, Filipino, Chinese, Tamil, Vietnamese, and Korean religionists. The attitudes of Anglo-Canadians will be examined as they progress from Anglo-Celtic Calvinism to Canadian secular multiculturalism. Source Materials Abella, Irving M. None is Too Many: Canada and the Jews in Europe, 1933-1948. Lester, 1991. Airhart, Phyllis D. Serving the Present Age : Revivalism, Progressivism, and the Methodist tradition in Canada. McGill-Queen's University Press, 1992. Brown, Callum G. Postmodernism for Historians. Pearson Education/Longman, 2005. Fay, Terence J. A History of Canadian Catholics: Gallicanism, Romanism, and Canadianism. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2002. Hoerder, Dirk. Creating Societies: Immigrant Lives in Canada. MQUP, 1999. Hayes, Alan L. Anglicans in Canada. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2004. Iacovetta, Franca et al. A Nation of Immigrants: Women, Workers, and Communities in Canadian History, 1840s-1960s. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998. - Writings of English Canadian Immigrant History (CHA: Canada’s Ethnic Groups, 1997). Magocsi, Paul Robert, ed. Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1999. McLean, Marianne. The People of Glengarry: Highlanders in Transition, 1745-1820. Montreal: MQUP, 1991. Moir, John. Enduring Witness: A History of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (1987). Perin, Roberto. The Immigrants’ Church: the Third Force in Canadian Catholicism (CHA: Canada’s Ethnic Groups, 1998). -
A Perfect Storm?
DND photo BN2012-0408-02 by Corporal Pierre Habib Corporal Pierre by BN2012-0408-02 DND photo This Bagotville-based CF-18, which graphically displays cosmetic wear appropriate to its age, is rather symbolic of the overdue need for a fighter replacement decision. A Perfect Storm? by Martin Shadwick t would, at least at this juncture, be imprudent and recent British defence review, although calling for additional premature to suggest that the eye-watering levels of and substantial personnel reductions in the British Army, was public spending associated directly or indirectly with noticeably more charitable toward the Royal Navy (and to a the pandemic will inevitably trigger significant cuts in lesser extent the Royal Air Force). Indeed, it could be argued Canadian defence spending—with all that implies in that the cuts in the British Army’s end strength and holdings of Iterms of military capabilities and force structure—and the de older equipment were necessary to help generate funding in the facto evisceration of the now four-year-old defence policy statement, Strong, Secure, Engaged. Indeed, there have been suggestions in some quarters that height- ened or at least accelerated defence spending, most likely in terms of shovel- ready infrastructure, could prove useful as an economic stimulant. Other observers have acknowledged that more than a few nation-states have paused or scaled back at least some projected defence procurement, but are quick to note that others—Australia and Sweden spring readily to mind—are still moving forward with ambitious defence modernization and expansion schemes. Even the Systems. BAE A recent concept design for the proposed Canadian Surface Combatant.