by Zahra Zamani
During the recent decades, Canada has gained an international reputation as the instigator of multiculturalism and a pioneer in immigration and refugee intake in the world. The questions that arise because of the great number of intakes are: to what extent Canada has been successful in integration of these refugees in the society, and if the Canadian government established the practices for their integration in Canadian society.
Since education is a factor that has the capacity to encourage development in individuals through evoking talents and giving awareness which lead to empowering people, it can be a good framework for including refugees in host countries. In this respect, investing in education can be a fast way a country maintains to promote refugees’ economic and social welfare. Moreover, at the individual level, success in education mostly leads to employment success and financial stability in life. Thus, educational accommodations can prepare the ground for better integration of the refugees, and their doing well in schools can bring about their future economic success.
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