Marshia Akbar

Research Area Lead with the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration program at Toronto Metropolitan University

Marshia is a Senior Research Associate with the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration Program at Ryerson University. Her research broadly encompasses economic and social integration of migrants in Canada. She is particularly interested in analyzing how migration and settlement policies shape the labour market integration of migrants across Canadian cities. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research findings have been published as journal articles and web-based reports.

Contact

Email: marshia.akbar@torontomu.ca.ca  

 

 

 

  • The social characteristics and employment outcomes of immigrants and temporary migrants in Ontario and Quebec: A comparative study
  • Exploring Montreal's Informal Settlement

Presentations

Academic Appointments

  • 2017-2019: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, York University. Building Migrant Resilience in Cities in Canada-Immigration et resilience en milieu urbain (BMRC-IRMU). Funded by the SSHRC Partnership Grant.

Research Positions

  • Research Collaborator, BMRC: Building Migrant Resilience in Cities/Immigration et résilience en milieu urbain, Received SSHRC Partnership Grants.
  • Research Associate (May 2016-April 2017): Building Migrant Resilience in Cities in Canada-Immigration et resilience en milieu urbain (BMRC-IRMU), Department of Geography, York University, Toronto.