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Upcoming Geography Graduate Colloquium on Redesigning Canada’s international student policy Join us at this in-person only event taking place at York University on October 27, 2023. Located at HNES 141 from 11:30am to 12:30pm. With guest speaker, Daniel Hiebert Professor Emeritus Geography, University of British Columbia

  New online course! Research and front-line work with newcomers to Canada Learn to design and carry out settlement research, and apply it to settlement practice. The facilitated course is offered at no cost and will take place over six weeks, from Monday, October 23 to Friday, November 24, 2023. Register for free here.  

Upcoming free webinar Research in Action: Reimagining Settlement Funding   How settlement agencies apply for and receive funding in Canada is very complex. The process often prevents them from focusing as much attention as they would like on the success of newcomers. What if we could imagine a different funding model? Register for our free upcoming webinar on November 6, […]

Professor Brian Ray (University of Ottawa) was recently quoted in a CTV News article about how "millions of Canadian homes are unaffordable, over-crowded, or in need of major repairs". Prof. Ray explained that "Over the last 30 years, we’ve seen in Canada the number of single-person households really grow .... A stock of bachelor and […]

Prof. Preston (York University) was recently quoted in a Toronto Star article about "why developers doubt up to 6-storey apartments in Toronto". Prof. Preston explained that "even before the pandemic, because of the high cost of land and construction, developers were more interested in building tall condo towers, and luxury townhouses. With the former there's […]

The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) presents:  Canada-Chile Solidarity 1973-1990 Testimonies of Civil Society Action - Liisa North (Editor)   The stories and documents presented in this book relate key facets of the history of Canadian civil society solidarity with Chile after the September 1973 military coup d’état. It is […]

October 12, 2023 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM Université du Québec en Outaouais 283 Boulevard Alexandre-Taché, Gatineau, Salles C-0420 et C-0422   Click to register: In-person Virtually Limited Space Available.  

The Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes (SQRC) is accepting applications for its 2021-24 Research Support Program (PAR).  A summary is provided below. Objectives  To support the development and dissemination of knowledge to contribute to a better understanding of Québec and its Canadian relations. More specifically, the Program targets an increase in research and other activities on […]

Prof. Preston and her colleagues, Sara McLafferty, University of Illinois, and Monika Maciejewska, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, have just published a new Research Digest on Gender, Immigration, and Commuting in Metropolitan Canada. The Research Digest assesses the transportation needs of recent immigrants noting that women are much more reliant on public transit, walking, and biking than […]

At a glance: About: The Project Manager will be responsible for managing and administering over several years a diverse range of national and international research, training, outreach, and organizational activities. Term: 3-years, possibility of extension Hours: 35 hours Location: Remote with availability to attend on-campus (York University) meetings and events as required Salary: $68,000 to […]