CERC Migration
The Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration & Integration program at Toronto Metropolitan University is leading research and informed debate on international migration.
www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migration/
- 🎵 @jeremiemolho.bsky.social soutient que 🇨🇦 les institutions musicales doivent créer un véritable soutien structurel pour les #artistesimmigrés afin qu'ils atteignent stabilité et reconnaissance, pas juste célébrer superficiellement la diversité. 🔗 ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/221...
- U.S. tariffs triggered nearly 43,000 manufacturing job losses in Canada from March-May 2025, with #immigrantworkers hit hardest. In @ca.theconversation.com, Marshia Akbar and Devaanshi Khanzode explore how trade disruptions expose existing vulnerabilities. 🔗 theconversation.com/tariffs-are-...
- Reposted by CERC Migration📣 We are accepting applications across multiple opportunities at @bridgdivides.bsky.social! Inviting students, researchers, professionals or migrants looking to engage with migration research and practice, don't miss out: 1/5 🧵
- 🎙️ From an aspiring rockstar to a leading scholar, Irene Bloemraad (Professor of Political Studies, Co-Director of @migration.ubc.ca) reflects on the personal experiences and turning points that informed her influential framework of citizenship as claims-making. 1/2 🧵
- For the latest Borders & Belonging Podcast episode, she is joined by Amanda Cheong whose research on statelessness powerfully expands the conversation by showing how people assert belonging and political agency even in the absence of formal citizenship. 🎧 www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati... 2/2
- Reposted by CERC MigrationImmigrants in Canada are increasingly well-educated but persistently underemployed. For the 54th Annual Sorokin Lecture, Bridging Divides researcher Rupa Banerjee will draw on her research and examine this paradox. 🗓️ Feb. 5, 📍 University of Saskatchewan artsandscience.usask.ca/news/article...
- Research by @cercmigration.bsky.social Research Fellow Monica Gagnon shows how ON hospitals deny health coverage to 🇨🇦-born babies when their parents lack permanent status, even though children are legally entitled to care. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #HealthEquity #ImmigrantRights
- 🎤🌍 At the GAPs Project Final Conference hosted this week at Akdeniz University, the plenary sessions opened with a keynote from @triandafyllidou.bsky.social, @cercmigration.bsky.social, @torontomet.bsky.social.
- She challenged attendees to rethink return migration through a new lens: one that recognizes degrees of coercion, non-linear journeys, and evolving categories that traditional frameworks can't capture. #GAPsProject #ReturnMigration #HorizonEU Photo credit: Kudbettin Arik
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- 👋 💡 Today, our Research Dialogue audience heard from Scholar of Excellence B. Nadya Jaworsky, @masarykuniversity.bsky.social, and Journalism Fellow Elroi Yee, multimedia journalist and producer. The conversations on decolonizing methodologies brought fresh perspectives to centring migrant voices.
- Reposted by CERC Migration📣 Calling migration researchers! #CFP The 2026 IMISCOE Research Network Forum, Promoting Afro-European Mediterranean Dialogue: Shifting Geographies of Migration, will take place October 28-30, 2026. The Call for Papers is open. Deadline to submit: Feb. 6, 2026. 🔗 www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc...
- International students are facing rental scams, overcrowded conditions, discrimination, and exploitation. Zhixi Zhuang @torontomet.bsky.social writes for @ca.theconversation.com on urgent actions needed . 🔗 theconversation.com/nowhere-to-s... #InternationalStudents #HousingCrisis #StudentHousing
- Reposted by CERC MigrationHow do migration trajectories from the Gulf States to Europe and North America reshape settlement pathways and policy responses? Join the conversation with Bridging Divides researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and affiliated researcher @aatique.bsky.social. 1/2 🧵
- Research Fellow @aatique.bsky.social joins the panel "From Transit to Settlement? Mapping Secondary Mobility from Gulf States to Europe and North America and Its Policy Implications,” on Jan. 20, 2026, with Research Area Lead @richashivakoti.bsky.social moderating. 🔗 grc-net.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Research Affiliate @steinmonteiro.bsky.social explores how pre-arrival job search methods impact immigrants' Canadian labour outcomes, finding social media versus traditional media use leads to different employment results. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #prearrival #settlementservices #jobs
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- Influential migration scholar Nicholas De Genova reflects on growing up in Chicago, where racism was a normalized part of everyday life, and how those experiences shaped his groundbreaking work on the production of migrant “illegality” and the cyclical nature of asylum. 1/2 🧵
- New research from @lelmek.bsky.social explores how Caribbean festivals like Caribana and Carnival function as powerful sites of cultural preservation and resistance. 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #DiasporaStudies #CaribbeanCulture #ArtAndActivism
- 🎤 "Navigating Return Migration: What Next?" conference features keynote speaker @triandafyllidou.bsky.social on "Complex Migration and Coerced Returns". She'll explore non-linear migration trajectories, mixed motivations, and governance challenges in the Mediterranean and beyond. 🧵⬇️
- 🎨 Join CERC Migration + Mabelle Arts on Jan. 29, 12-4pm at East End Arts #Toronto for the report launch of "Leveraging Community Arts for Immigrant Integration". Learn how arts support #newcomers, plus creative activities & discussions on pathways forward. FREE: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
- Join @triandafyllidou.bsky.social at the National University of Singapore as she explores how advanced digital technologies are reshaping work and migration. 📅 Jan. 13, 2026 | 4:00–5:30 PM ❗ In-person only 📍 10 NUS Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, NUS @ KRC 👉 Register: lnkd.in/edWwHm-m
- New research by @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Hari KC questions Nepal's paternalistic migration policies. Are "protective" measures actually restricting women's agency? Authors contrast state discourse with the lived experiences of women migrants. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- How do Kurdish communities in Iran understand elite leadership? Senior Research Fellow Masoud Kianpour and co-authors explore seven distinct categories of eliteness revealing the complex power dynamics facing ethnic minorities in Iran. 🔗: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🇨🇦 is expected to admit 380,000 permanent residents in 2026, 🔽 from 395,000 in 2025, 483,640 in 2024. @triandafyllidou.bsky.social argues the focus should be maximizing newcomer potential: transnational networks, entrepreneurship skills, and global connections. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/06/m...
- 10 years on from Brexit: Did the UK take back control of immigration as promised? 🇬🇧 New #PolicyPaper from Peter William Walsh reveals the gap between Brexit's promises and reality. 🔗 Read the full analysis: www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/... #Brexit #UKPolitics #Immigration #PolicyResearch
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- 🌟 CALL FOR MENTORS: Enterprise Bridge Toronto is seeking experienced #entrepreneurs, retired #businessowners, and professionals to mentor emerging immigrant entrepreneurs as they navigate the early stages of building sustainable businesses. 📝 Apply by January 6, 2026 🔗 Details: lnkd.in/gaPK94iE
- 🌍 Early Bird Registration Now Open for Rethinking Complex Migration: Flows, Frames, and Futures. Join us for three days of critical dialogue. 📅 April 15–17, 2026 📍 Toronto Metropolitan University Register: www.torontomu.ca/global-migra...
- Reposted by CERC Migration🚨 #CFP: Researchers are invited to submit manuscripts to the Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques for a special issue: Foreign Qualification Recognition at Twenty: Legislative Evolution, Regulatory Change, and Pathways Forward. 🗓️ Apply by: July 15, 2026 🔗 www.cpp-adp.ca/english-menu 1/2 🧵
- 🌏 Every migration journey is unique. This #InternationalMigrantsDay, we asked our researchers: What’s your migration story? From the Middle East to Nepal to the Dominican Republic, here’s a glimpse into their stories and how these experiences shaped their research and work. 1/2 🧵
- Research Fellow @aatique.bsky.social and co-authors argue Canadian #SuperVisa rules portray migrant grandparents as vital caregivers while keeping them in temporary, dependent roles, explaining that family reunification is valued primarily for economic benefits. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- Traditional migration research assumes a simple A→B journey. But what about migrants who move through many countries or create homes across continents? @jeremiemolho.bsky.social and Maryam Lashkari explore challenges of studying complex migration trajectories. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
- Reposted by CERC Migration🌉 The second issue of Bridges Magazine is out now! In this edition, we learn about collaborations improving healthcare and housing services, exploring new approaches to citizenship and belonging, and how mentorship across sectors fuels student innovation. 1/3
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- 💡 Last week, the #BMOWorkforceIntegrationLab at CERC Migration welcomed senior leaders from #BMO to showcase key research activities, programs, and initiatives. Leaders joined our Mini-Mentor Moments activity, sharing advice with emerging entrepreneurs from our program Enterprise Bridge Toronto.
- Before becoming a leading voice in migration studies, Ayşe Çağlar (@univie.ac.at) shares how her experiences living in a polarized Turkey shaped her research, using migration as an entry point to explore how societies define themselves and who belongs. 1/3 🧵
- For the past 21 years, Canada and the U.S. have maintained the #SafeThirdCountryAgreement, which determines which of the two countries a refugee must claim asylum in. Research Affiliate John Carlaw spoke to @tvotoday.bsky.social on the current state and implications. 🔗 www.tvo.org/video/whats-...
- In the Forced Migration Review, Research Fellow Yousef Khalifa Aleghfeli and PhD Student Sarah Hoyos-Hoyos explore the challenges of using satellite imagery to measure climate-induced displacement. 🔗 www.fmreview.org/climate-choi...
- New research from @jeremiemolho.bsky.social in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies explores politics surrounding the segregated housing of #migrantworkers in Doha, which made headlines during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. @tandfresearch.bsky.social 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Nepali Canadians represent a growing but understudied immigrant community in Canada. New #WorkingPaper from @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Deepa Nagari reveals that while they arrive through diverse pathways seeking better opportunities, many face challenges...
- 📢 Call for Mentors: Support Immigrant #Entrepreneurs in #Toronto. Enterprise Bridge Toronto is seeking experienced entrepreneurs, retired business owners, and professionals to mentor emerging immigrant entrepreneurs. Apply by Dec. 15, 2025 Details 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
- Call for Proposals: What is Canada? 🇨🇦 Few spots remain! Applications extended to Dec. 5, 2025. We're seeking teams of 2-3 (including at least one graduate student) to co-produce #multimedia #shortfilms celebrating their communities' stories. 🔗 : www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
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- 🎓 CERC Migration's Winter School brought together early-career researchers for an intensive week of #qualitativeresearch training in migration studies. Participants gained hands-on experience in interviewing, data analysis, and ethical research practices. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
- 🔍 Fieldwork can often be daunting for many researchers, from navigating approvals to integrating yourself within in a new place. But for Jørgen Carling (Professor, PRIO) it was something he actively sought out. 1/4 🧵
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