Understanding Canadian culture as a life skills project

A disproportionate number of newcomers (45.9%) and refugees (71.6%) are accessing shelters compared to just over 10% of Canadian citizens. Understanding Canadian culture as a life skill, inspired by findings and dialogue that emerged from “The Community Ideas Factory: The Life Skills Project,” is a research project that proposes an innovative response to the need for more life skills programming specific to newcomers to Canada to maintain their housing status