The aim of this project, based out of London, Ontario, is to create the Standard, and associated tools, as written, as inclusive and accommodating as possible. This Project will explore the experience of Indigenous peoples, visible minorities and European immigrant CEs. Five London-based community organizations have committed their partnership in this project.
Building on axes of diversity, including gender/ sexuality, in making the Standard and associated tools, as written, as inclusive and accommodating as possible, a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach will be used. The team will qualitatively explore the experience of immigrant and indigenous CEs, who are: (1) working in paid employment; (2) providing informal caregiving within the Canadian context, and/or; (3) engaging in transnational caregiving outside of Canada’s borders and, in so doing, inform the cultural competency of the Standard and associated tools.
Partners
Intercommunity Health Centre
Merry Mount
WIL Employment Connections
Cross Cultural Learners Centre
NokeeKwe
Co-Investigators
Dr. Allison Williams
PhD.
Professor, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University.
Dr. Eva Jewell
DSocSci
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Ryerson University
Dr. Andrea Doucet
PhD.
Professor, School of Sociology, Brock University
Trainees
Dalia Elbargisy
Research Assistant
Julia Rolo
Research Assistant
Tina Nguyen
Research Assistant
Knowledge Translation
Dr. Bharati Sethi, Tier II Canada Research Char in Care Work, Ethnicity, Race and Aging, Professor, Political Studies Learn More
Professor Bharati Sethi, Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Care Work, Ethnicity, Race and Aging, will be conducting research on the well-being of immigrant health-care workers, and in particular paid personal support workers (PSWs). Prof. Sethi will be studying communities in Peterborough and Brantford-Brant Counties to determine how best to support newcomers in suburban and rural communities. Though her work will be used to inform health-care policy, she is dedicated to making her research available in formats that are easy to understand and can be used to educate the public on issues faced by immigrants and racialized workers.
The Indigenous Experience and Complex Relationship with Employment Learn More
“The The Indigenous Experience and Complex Relationship
with Employment: Providing Informal Care During
COVID-19” poster by Alexxis Kydd MPH, Dr. Bharati Sethi & Dr. Allison Williams for the The 23rd Metropolis Canada Conference. Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID- 19 Response and Recovery.
Mental Wellness with Family Beyond Borders Learn More
“Mental Wellness with Family Beyond Borders:
A Closer Look at Immigrants’ Tools for Self Care Under
COVID-19 Restrictions” poster by Bharati Sethi, Jessica Cooper, Allison Williams, King’s College, London, ON for the The 23rd Metropolis Canada Conference. Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID- 19 Response and Recovery.
Transnational Carer-Employees in Canada Learn More
“Transnational Carer-Employees in Canada:
A Systematic Review of Literature” by
B. Sethi, A. Williams, J. Leung, & J. Cooper, King’s University College, London, ON, Canada from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Virtual Conference 2021.
Visible Minority Immigrants as Transnational Carer-Employees Learn More
“Visible Minority Immigrants as Transnational
Carer-Employees Amidst COVID-19” poster by Lina El-Saadi,
Tina Nguyen, Luisa Henao, Bharati Sethi, Allison Williams, Jessica Cooper for the The 23rd Metropolis Canada Conference. Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID- 19 Response and Recovery.
Research Brief Learn More
Informing the Standard’s Cultural Competency: Caregiving Experiences of Immigrants and Indigenous Carer- Employees
Expandable List
Rottenberg, S., Sethi, B., & Williams, A. (2023). Transnational caring in times of COVID-19: The experiences of visible minority immigrant carer-employees. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 4. Click here to access full article.
Sethi, B. (2022). Negotiating culture, geographical distance, and employment: The lived experiences of European transnational carer employees. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 3. Click here to access full article.
Sethi, B. The Globe and Mail (October 11th, 2020). “This Thanksgiving, more than any other, gratitude is precious – but warm feelings are only the first step to living well (Racialized Caregivers).”
Sethi, B. CBC Afternoon Drive with Chris Dela Torre (September 15th, 2020). “Personal support workers are vital to Canada’s healthcare system, but many experience prejudices on the job.”
Sethi, B. London Free Press (September 15th, 2020). “Professor wants anti-racism policies for personal support workers.”
Sethi, B. 980 CKNW. “Personal support workers are the backbone of health care but the bottom of the power structure.”
Sethi, B. The Conversation. (September 2nd, 2020). “Personal support workers are the backbone of health care but the bottom of the power structure.”
Kydd, A. & Sethi, B., (Poster). “Caregiving as my Culture: The Impacts of Unpaid Caregiving on Indigenous Older Adults and Transnational Carer-Employees (TCEs).” Metropolis Canada’s 4th Annual Forum on Measuring Identities: Multiculturalism @ 50: Diversity, Inclusion and Eliminating Racism. Online, October 6-8, 2021.
Rottenberg, S., & Sethi, B., (Poster). “The Experiences of Racialized Immigrant Transnational Carer-Employees in London, Ontario.” Metropolis Canada’s 4th Annual Forum on Measuring Identities: Multiculturalism @ 50: Diversity, Inclusion and Eliminating Racism. Online, October 6-8, 2021.
Rottenberg, S., Sethi, B., & Williams, A., (poster). “Experiences of Visible Minority Immigrants Providing Transnational Care to Older Adults During COVID-19.” Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2021 Conference. Online, October 20-23, 2021.
Sethi, B., & Williams, A., (poster). “Immigrant Caregivers and Racism: What has social work got to do with it?” Diversity, Equity, & Human Rights OASW Summer Seminar Series. International Metropolis Conference, Ottawa, Ontario. Online, June 07-11, 2021.
Kydd, A., Cooper, J., Sethi, B., & Williams, A., (poster). “Multimodal Ethnography in Researching with Culturally Diverse Transnational Carers in Ontario, Canada.” Thinking Qualitatively Virtual Conference. Online, July 5-9, 2021.
Sethi, B., & Williams, A., (Poster). “Immigrant Caregivers and Racism: What has social work got to do with it?” Diversity, Equity, & Human Rights OASW Summer Seminar Series. International Metropolis Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, June 07-11, 2021.
Sethi, B., Kydd, A., Cooper, J., & Williams, A., (Poster). “An Exploration of the Transnational Experience of Indigenous, Visible Minority and European Immigrant Caregivers in Canada Amidst COVID-19.” 23rd Metropolis Canada Conference: Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID-19 Response and Recovery. On-line, March 22-26, 2021.
Sethi, B., Williams, A., Leung, J., & Cooper, J., (Poster). “Transnational Caregiving Across International Borders.” Consortiums of Universities for Global Health: Addressing Critical Gaps in Global Health and Development. Online, March 12-14, 2021.
Sethi, B., Cooper, J., Kydd, A., & Williams, A., (Poster). “An Exploration of the Transnational Experience of Indigenous, Visible Minority and European Immigrant Caregivers in Canada Amidst COVID-19 Workshop.” 23rd Metropolis Canada Conference: Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID-19 Response and Recovery. Online, March 22-26, 2021.
Sethi, B., El-Saadi, L., Henao, L., & Williams, A., (Poster). “Visible Minority Immigrants as Transnational Caregiving Employees Amidst COVID-19.” 23rd Metropolis Canada Conference: Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID-19 Response and Recovery. Online, March 22-26, 2021.
Kydd, A. & Sethi, B (Poster). “The Indigenous Experience and Complex Relationship with Employment and Providing Informal Care During COVID-19: Ontario, Canada.” 23rd Metropolis Canada Conference: Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID-19 Response and Recovery. Online, March 22-26, 2021.
Sethi, B. & Cooper, J. “Mental Wellness with Family beyond Borders: A Closer Look at Immigrants’ Tools for Self-Care under Covid-19 Related Restrictions.” 23rd Metropolis Canada Conference: Migrants, Migration and Mobility: COVID-19 Response and Recovery. Online, March 22-26, 2021.