From the very beginning, even before the first refugees arrived, the outcomes monitoring framework was set up. There was a ministerial meeting in Ottawa with all provinces, all ministers, and we tabled this joint framework. From that moment on, we knew that we needed provincial information, as is also mentioned in the report.
However, it takes time to build those information sharing agreements. This is all private, personal information. We are negotiating with all the provinces. With Ontario, we have made a lot of progress in terms of establishing this education-wise. As you already heard, we have health data linkages with two provinces already, British Columbia and Ontario. New Brunswick and Manitoba are going to come in very soon, before the end of March. These are all attempts to ensure that the relevant performance information from provinces is reaching us so that we can monitor health and education because they are closely linked.
Another initiative we have, as you heard, is with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Right away, from the very beginning of the movement, we initiated a huge, rapid research initiative. Over 27 projects were started, and the results are coming in. These are top academics across Canada looking at the Syrian refugee population specifically, and some of them have been zeroing in on youth, education, and schools, their integration and their challenges. The insight they are generating is essential for us to understand how trauma is affecting youth, and how mental health issues are impacting their education and integration.
These results are just beginning to come out right now, and we have a range of observations, including using more cultural brokering, if you will, so people can build bridges between refugee communities and other, already established communities. The research, more data through the information sharing agreements, and, of course, our other linked data such as income and looking at the families, will all complement our understanding of how the integration process is moving forward for young Syrians.