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The following is a Press Release by the Migration Policy Institute and IOM UN. PRESS RELEASE MPI contact: Michelle Mittelstadt +442081236265 mmittelstadt@migrationpolicy.org IOM contact: Gema Cortes +50762694574 Marcortes@iom.int Countries in the Americas Expand Migration Pathways Through Mobility Agreements, Humanitarian Protection & Other Policies Amid Rising Mobility WASHINGTON, DC and PANAMA CITY, PANAMA — Governments across the […]

Research and Data Branch Research and Knowledge Mobilization Division International students in Atlantic Canada – A look at their academic and socioeconomic experiences   Summary: We surveyed 3,584 international students about their academic, social, cultural and employment experiences in Atlantic Canada. This allowed us to learn more about their journey, and answered important questions like […]

A new article on Housing international students: Housing suitability across municipalities written by Max Stick, Feng Hou, and Haozhen Zhang was released on May 22, 2024. With an increase in the number of international students and a greater need for affordable housing, questions have arisen about international students housing experiences. This article examines international students’ […]

Prof. Jill Hanley was recently interviewed by Joe Bongiorno for a CBC News article on Canada's scaling back temporary foreign workers. Dr. Hanley is a professor of social work at McGill University and the scientific director of the SHERPA University Institute on Migration and Social Services. To read the full article, please click here.

Celebrate Debbie Douglas being named to The Order of Canada. Light refreshments and cash bar will be available. Saturday, May 4, 7-11pm Fort York Visitors' Centre (250 Fort York Blvd) This event is being organized by a number of friends and colleagues from organizations that Debbie has worked with over the years. To register, click […]

Researchers from Western University’s Network for Economic and Social Trends (NEST) have created an online map portal, the UNI-CEN Canadian Neighbourhood Change Explorer, 1951-2021, that enables Canadians to visually explore historical data from the 15 censuses taken over the seven decades spanning 1951 and 2021. People can access the portal at https://edumaps.esri.ca/census/. To learn more, […]

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies- Special Issue The gendered migrant body: Embodied experiences and bodily strategies in South-South migration Guest Editors: Dr. Matthew Walsham (matthew.walsham@manchester.ac.uk), Professor Tanja Bastia (tanja.bastia@manchester.ac.uk) and Dr. Toni Cela (t.cela@miami.edu) Deadline for Abstract Submission: May 1, 2024 The gendered migrant body: Embodied experiences and bodily strategies in South-South migration As migrants […]

Poste à pouvoir au Département de science politique : Professionnel-le de recherche, analyse de données statistiques en sciences sociales La personne sélectionnée travaillera sous la direction d’Antoine Bilodeau et contribuera à la réalisation de plusieurs projets de recherche dans le domaine de l’immigration et des sciences sociales, en plus de participer au développement d’un centre de recherche […]

On October 13, 2023, BMRC-IRMU and the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) co-hosted the 7th Biennial Ottawa Immigration Forum which included sessions on immigration, settlement policies, newcomer integration, skills shortages, and chronic underemployment. The video recordings of the sessions are now available on OLIP's YouTube channel.

BMRC member, John Shields, is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of his book entitled, The Canadian Non-profit Sector Neoliberalism and the Assault on Community. The book, which was co-authored by Ted Richmond and John Shields is set to come out this September. For information on how to pre-order, please see below.