Projects
CCBR typically has 15-20 ongoing projects and has completed over 450 projects since 1982. Each project is guided by our commitment to impacting social change in practical and powerful ways. We conduct research with people not on people, cultivating respect with communities at every step of the process.
Projects can be searched for using words from the project title or using the service area, theme, or date range for the project. You can also type 'Service Area' or 'Theme' into the search bar to get a list of options in each of these fields.
Disruption leading to innovation in Waterloo Region
CCBR, together with several local organizations, conducted a research project to explore the disruptive impact of the recent Syrian refugee influx on the way local communities support newcomers. This was done in order to: (1) determine innovations in how local communities can better support refugees, and (2) determine how public policy can reinforce these innovations.
This nine-month project kicked off in September 2016 and followed a community-based research (CBR) approach. The research team collected data through a document review, interviews with 11 key informants, focus groups with 25 resettlement leaders, and a community survey filled out by 38 individuals and organizations.
Project partners included: Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership, Reception House Waterloo Region, Mennonite Central Committee of Ontario, Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support, Waterloo Region Public Health, and Muslim Social Services Kitchener Waterloo.
This project was funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Reports
The final report slides are available here.
The final policy brief is available here.
A 1-page summary in Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership's Summer 2017 newsletter (page 4): click here.
Research Forum, September 27, 2017
The Centre for Community Based Research, the International Migration Research Centre and the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership hosted an interactive afternoon to hear and reflect on research results of six local research studies (including Syrian refugees). Details can be found here.
Published Articles
Janzen, R., English Leis, K., & Ochocka, J., (2021). The impact of the Syrian refugee influx on local systems of support. Journal of International Migration and Immigration. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-020-00792-z
Janzen, R., & Ochocka, J. (2020). Assessing excellence in community-based research: Lessons from research with Syrian refugee newcomers. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 13(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5130/ijcre.v13i1.7037
