--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/literature-review-on-best-practices-in-government-funded-services-supporting-the-resettlement-and-integration-of-government-assisted-refugees/" title: "Literature Review on Best Practices in Government-Funded Services Supporting the Resettlement and Integration of Government-Assisted Refugees" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-02T10:23:00+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-02T10:23:00+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "best practices" - "employment services" - "government-assisted refugees" - "housing" - "integration" - "IRCC" - "mental health" - "refugees" - "resettlement" country_focus: - "Canada" province_region: - "National" research_theme: - "Fiscal Policy" - "Labour Markets" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # Literature Review on Best Practices in Government-Funded Services Supporting the Resettlement and Integration of Government-Assisted Refugees Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/literature-review-on-best-practices-in-government-funded-services-supporting-the-resettlement-and-integration-of-government-assisted-refugees/ # Literature Review on Best Practices in Government-Funded Services Supporting the Resettlement and Integration of Government-Assisted Refugees [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2020-09-1.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: Abid, Ghada. 2020. “Literature Review on Best Practices in Government-Funded Services Supporting the Resettlement and Integration of Government-Assisted Refugees.” CSLS Research Report 2020-09. Ottawa: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. https://csls.ca/research/literature-review-on-best-practices-in-government-funded-services-supporting-the-resettlement-and-integration-of-government-assisted-refugees/ ## Author: - Ghada Abid Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## Report 2020-09 October 2020 39 pages ## Related research [Best Practices in Labour Market Information: Recommendations for Canada’s LMI System Andrew Sharpe July 2009 | Report 2009-05 | 55 pages](https://csls.ca/research/best-practices-in-labour-market-information-recommendations-for-canadas-lmi-system/) [Labour Market Information for Employers and Economic Immigrants in Canada: A Country Study Vikram Rai May 2013 | Report 2013-01 | 46 pages](https://csls.ca/research/labour-market-information-for-employers-and-economic-immigrants-in-canada-a-country-study/) [Creating Opportunity in Inuit Nunangat: The Crisis in Inuit Education and Labour Market Outcomes Nico Palesch July 2016 | Report 2016-12 | 77 pages](https://csls.ca/research/creating-opportunity-in-inuit-nunangat-the-crisis-in-inuit-education-and-labour-market-outcomes/) [Indigenous Recruitment, Retention and Community Outreach in the Canadian Natural Resource Sector Nicole Johnston, James Ashwell August 2018 | Report 2018-01 | 47 pages](https://csls.ca/research/indigenous-recruitment-retention-and-community-outreach-in-the-canadian-natural-resource-sector/) [Decline and Fall: Trends in Family Formations and Fertility in Canada since 2001 Tim Sargent May 2024 | Report 2024-04 | 56 pages](https://csls.ca/research/decline-and-fall-trends-in-family-formations-and-fertility-in-canada-since-2001/) [Closing the First Nations Education Gap in Canada: Assessing Progress and Estimating the Economic Benefits — An Update Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) February 2023 | Report 2023-01 | 101 pages](https://csls.ca/research/closing-the-first-nations-education-gap-in-canada-assessing-progress-and-estimating-the-economic-benefits-an-update-2023-01/) [Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy Matthew Calver March 2016 | Report 2016-03 | 132 pages](https://csls.ca/research/measuring-the-appropriate-outcomes-for-better-decision-making-a-framework-to-guide-the-analysis-of-health-policy-2016-03/) [Apprenticeship in Canada: A Training System Under Siege? 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Wherever possible, the report mentions relevant policy recommendations addressed to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in the different journal articles, papers or reports. Cette recension de la littérature sur les services de réinstallation des réfugiés financés par le gouvernement cerne les enjeux liés aux programmes de réinstallation des réfugiés, au lieu d’établissement, au logement, aux services de santé mentale et aux services d’emploi dans différentes provinces et villes canadiennes. Elle résume ensuite les pratiques exemplaires liées à l’intégration des réfugiés au Canada ou dans d’autres pays d’accueil de réfugiés. Dans la mesure du possible, le rapport mentionne les recommandations politiques pertinentes adressées à Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC) dans les divers articles, documents ou rapports recensés. [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2020-09-1.pdf)