ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2022
Immigration Status as the Foundational Determinant of Health for People Without Status in Canada: A Scoping Review.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Health outcomes, health services utilization, and costs consequences of medicare uninsurance among migrants in Canada: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
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- Diabetes and Foot Health Among South Asian People Seeking Asylum in the United Kingdom: A Theory-Informed Scoping Review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Virtual Care and Compassion for Migrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Mental health as a non-communicable disease among refugees, asylum seekers, and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection: A scoping review.Journal of migration and health · 2026Review
- Delivery of health and social programs for temporary and precarious status (TAPS) migrants in Ontario, Canada: A systematic mapping review.Journal of migration and health · 2026Review
- Allostatic Load Patterns by U.S. Citizenship Status and Length of U.S. Residency Among Adults, 2009-2018.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Mapping the Intersecting Contexts of Migration and Pediatric Pain over the Last Decade: A Rapid Scoping Review Protocol.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Perspectives on eye care access and telemedicine-based glaucoma screening among Latine individuals with limited English proficiency.AJO international · 2025Article
- Bidirectional Relationship Between Nutrition and Mental Health and Its Impact on the Health of Canadian Immigrants: An Integrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Post-arrival HIV acquisition patterns: Insights from African, Caribbean, and Black immigrant communities in Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Article
- How immigration shapes health disadvantages and what healthcare organizations can do to deliver more equitable care.Healthcare management forum · 2025Article
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- Experiences of victimization before resettlement and chronic disease among foreign-born people in the United States.Population studies · 2024Article
- Reporting of Ethno-Racial Identity and Immigration Status in Published Studies on Newcomer Children.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Migration is increasing at unprecedented rates worldwide, but inadequate mechanisms for granting citizenship or permanent residence have rendered many immigrants without legal status. We study the health of people without immigration status in Canada, building on a 2010 review on being without status and health. We employ an expanded definition of health, guided by the WHO Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) framework. Using a scoping review methodology, we reviewed literature from 2008 to 2018 on the SDoH of people without legal immigration status in Canada, selecting 33 articles for analysis. We found that structural determinants of health, such as stigmatization and criminalization, and intermediary determinants, such as fear of deportation and healthcare avoidance, produce ill health. We show how different social positions are produced by SDoH, finding immigration status to be the foundational determinant of health for people without status in Canada. We argue that lack of immigration status as a SDoH is missing from the WHO framework.
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