ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025
Unveiling the Impact: A Scoping Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Effects on Racialized Populations in Canada.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Injustice unmasked: a systematic review of social justice struggles during the COVID pandemic in Canada.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Increased Experiences of Multiple Forms of Discrimination in Healthcare Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) People Across Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- How 'Cracks' in Canada's Public Services System Manifested as Moral (Di)Stress or Resilience for Emergency Management Personnel During COVID-19: A Critical Realist Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Operating Ethnicity-Focused Senior Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario, Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Untold Stories of Black and Racialized Immigrants with Disabilities During COVID-19 in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Self-reported health status and associated factors among community-dwelling Afro-Caribbean Black Canadians: a cross-sectional comparison before and during the pandemic.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racialized communities and individuals in Canada.
methodsThis review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology and the PRISMA-ScR guidance on reporting scoping reviews. Ovid MEDLINE ALL, Embase Classic + Embase, CINAHL (Ebsco platform), PsycINFO, and Cochrane were searched for documents that were published after March 2020 and that reported on the social and economic impacts and health outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic on generally healthy racialized populations that reside in Canada. SYNTHESIS: A total of 39 documents were included in this review. Our results show racialized communities faced greater social, economic, and health impacts from the pandemic. These impacts were manifested in the form of high COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates, increased discrimination, worsening mental health, difficulty in accessing healthcare, and challenges related to accessing food and basic necessities.
conclusionCanadian racialized groups have been inequitably affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to pre-existing inequalities and emerging discrimination. Responsive policy action and robust pandemic preparedness efforts are indispensable in adopting a proactive stance to prevent racialized populations from bearing a disproportionate burden of negative health crises in the future. This necessitates addressing pre-existing disparities and targeting social and economic vulnerability areas. By doing so, we can mitigate the reported social, economic, and health impacts experienced by racialized groups, including challenges related to accessing basic necessities, deteriorating mental health, and barriers to healthcare access.
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