From time to time, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. either conducts research or collaborates with organizations to study relevant community issues.  Occasionally, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. or S.U.C.C.E.S.S. services become the subject of study. Reports of these researches, if available, can be downloaded from the links below.

• Assessment of the Gateway to Asia Program - Final Report
  By Dennis Rank and Associates (March 2007)

"The intention of the study was to carry out an assessment of the activities and results of the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Gateway to Asia (GTA) program for the period April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2006 (representing Phases I and II).  It was conducted for Western Economic Diversification (WD) and S.U.C.C.E.S.S."

To access the report, click  here.

• Immigrant Entrepreneurship and the Role of Neo-Government Organization in an Era of Neo-liberal Governance
  By Min-Jung Kwak and Daniel Hiebert (March 2007) Department of Geography, UBC

"In this study we investigate a relatively new and unique activity conducted by a non-government organization (S.U.C.C.E.S.S.) dedicated to the provision of immigrant settlement services: support for immigrants who wish to become entrepreneurs."

To access the report, click  here.

• Bridging the Gap in Social Services for Immigrants: A Community-based Holistic Approach
  By Shibao Guo (April 2006)

This paper focuses on the programs and services provided by S.U.C.C.E.S.S. The community-based holistic approach has proved most effective because they are more closely connected with the responsive to ethnic community needs.

To access the report, please refer to http://www.rim.metropolis.net/research

• Health and Well Being of Chinese in Canada
  By Daniel Lai, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary (2003)

This is a survey of Chinese seniors in seven cities in Canada. S.U.C.C.E.S.S. administered the fieldwork of data collection in Greater Vancouver.

To access the report, please refer to the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary.

• The Challenges of Older Youth from China
  By Xiaoping Li (2003)

This is a collaborative research by Vancouver School Board, Vancouver Parks and Recreation, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and City of Vancouver Social Planning Department.

This study was to identify the needs of older immigrant youth (age 16 and up) when they arrive in Canada in order to help them integrate into the school system and social environment.

To access the report, click  here.

• Chinese Canadian Workforce Strategy
  By Kerry Jothen, Human Capital Strategies (2002)

The research was contracted by S.U.C.C.E.S.S. to produce a solution oriented report that identifies the challenges, issues, needs, and strategies for developing a highly skilled Chinese Canadian workforce in B.C.

Report of the Study on Chinese Youth in the Criminal Justice System of Canada

Professor Siu-ming Kwok and Dora Tam of the School of Social Work of the King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario undertook a research study on the Chinese youth in the criminal justice system of Canada in Vancouver and Toronto between 2006 and early 2008.  The study was conducted in collaboration with and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. in Vancouver and the Chinese Family Services of Ontario in Toronto and was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

 To access the report, click  here