UBC Centre for Migration Studies
Promoting collaborative, interdisciplinary, and transformative #migrationresearch that advances our understanding of human mobility.
Learn more at www.migration.ubc.ca
- Join us March 2 for the final CMS Speaker Series event with Dr. Margarita Mondaca (Umeå University): “Addressing Health Inequalities in Racialized and Socioeconomic Disadvantaged Areas in Sweden.” 🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM 📍 IKBLC, Dodson Room (302) / Online 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
- Reposted by UBC Centre for Migration StudiesJoin us Tues Feb 10th for our next Geography Colloquium with Dan Hiebert, Professor Emeritus, UBC Geography. Immigration Levels Planning in Canada: Balancing Complex Demographic Trade-offs Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
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- Get to know Claudia M. Serrano, Doctoral Candidate in Political Science at UBC, and learn about her research on border control, migrant safety, and critical border studies, as well as her advice for graduate students navigating critical migration studies. 🔗 Read the Q&A: shorturl.at/PM861
- February is #BlackHistoryMonth. Black history and excellence should be celebrated every day, but this month offers a dedicated opportunity to reflect, recognize and elevate Black achievements and history. Find events and resources at UBC: bit.ly/3SGImTD
- Reposted by UBC Centre for Migration StudiesWe are looking forward to an exciting conversation on how 2026 is a pivotal year for Canadian immigration, featuring insights from Bridging Divides researchers @mireillepaquet.bsky.social and Irene Bloemraad! ℹ️ Feb. 5, 2026, 12-1 p.m. EST, online Tune into the discussion, register ⤵️
- Coming up soon👉 A webinar on what 2026 could mean for Canada’s immigration policy. @cbreton.bsky.social, Irene Bloemraad & @mireillepaquet.bsky.social will explore trends to watch, the debates ahead & the choices that could have lasting impacts. Register: irpp.org/irpp-event/c... @migration.ubc.ca
- 🚨 Coming up Monday, February 2, at UBC Vancouver/online. Register now!
- The third event in our #SpeakerSeries features Prof. Delphine Nakache. Her talk examines how Canada’s temporary migration system manufactures precarity through failed regularization pathways and rights gaps. 📅 Feb 2, 2026 🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM 📍 Hybrid 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
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- 🆕 Research Brief | One year after EO 14159, the U.S. has ended asylum processing, expanded deportations, and rolled back humanitarian protections. Prof. Efrat Arbel’s research shows this undermines the U.S.’s designation as a “safe” country under Canada’s #STCA. 🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/R8wH9
- CMS Co-Director Prof. Irene Bloemraad and CMS affiliate Prof. Amanda Cheong join the latest Borders & Belonging podcast episode. Listen here: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati... 🎧
- 🎙️ 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 🧵
- As governments around the world revisit migration policies amid ongoing crises, issues of refuge, exclusion, and responsibility remain urgent. On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, we are re-sharing this CMS brief on Hong Kong’s conflicted role – offering refuge while also interning and expelling refugees.
- Reposted by UBC Centre for Migration StudiesComing up soon👉 A webinar on what 2026 could mean for Canada’s immigration policy. @cbreton.bsky.social, Irene Bloemraad & @mireillepaquet.bsky.social will explore trends to watch, the debates ahead & the choices that could have lasting impacts. Register: irpp.org/irpp-event/c... @migration.ubc.ca
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- On February 2, Prof. Delphine Nakache will present at our third Speaker Series event at UBC (IKBLC, Dodson 302). We spoke with her about asylum seekers, temporary migration, and how to better understand Canada’s migration system. 🔗 Read the Q&A: migration.ubc.ca/news/speaker...
- Reposted by UBC Centre for Migration Studies@migration.ubc.ca invites UBC Vancouver scholars to submit abstracts for the 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference (27 April at UBC). Supported by @bridgdivides.bsky.social I attended last year. It's a winner—full of encouragement. Deadline: Fri, 30 Jan 2026, 11:59 PM PST ▶️ shorturl.at/rFvvm
- Reposted by UBC Centre for Migration Studies📊 Interested in the opportunity to focus on full-time quantitative research in one of Canada's great cities? Join Bridging Divides teams at Concordia University or at UBC as a research associate in data science & immigration. ⏰ Role open until filled www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea... #Hiring #Job
- In case you missed it: this Global Reporting Program investigation by UBC’s @globalreportingcentre.org – featuring CMS affiliate Zachary Gaouad – explores how social media is used to influence people to pursue migration through risky, and often dangerous, journeys. ⬇️
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- Reposted by UBC Centre for Migration Studies📣 #Hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher at Concordia University You will work closely with Bridging Divides researchers @mireillepaquet.bsky.social and Karine Côté-Boucher to explore how intermediaries and digital tools are reshaping immigration governance www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea... 1/2 🧵
- Reposted by UBC Centre for Migration Studies🚨 2026 is a pivotal year for Canadian immigration. Join Bridging Divides researchers @mireillepaquet.bsky.social and Irene Bloemraad for a timely discussion on what may change, what will remain contested and why 2026 policy choices matter. Hosted by @irpp.org: 🗓 Feb 5 🕛 12-1 p.m. EST 📍 Online
- 🚨 Call for Abstracts | UBC Vancouver migration scholars are invited to submit abstracts for the 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference, to be held on April 27, at UBC Vancouver. 🗓️ Submission deadline: January 30, 2026, 11:59 PM PST 🔗 Submission guidelines and full details: shorturl.at/rFvvm
- Don't miss this timely webinar featuring CMS Co-Director Irene Bloemraad and @mireillepaquet.bsky.social, moderated by @cbreton.bsky.social, to unpack the trends, policy debates, and political dynamics that could have lasting impacts on Canada’s economy, institutions, and social cohesion. ⬇️
- Reposted by UBC Centre for Migration Studies📣 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...
- Reposted by UBC Centre for Migration Studies🌎 From a nation that once shared a broadly positive consensus on immigration, Canada has experienced a notable shift in public opinion and media coverage, leading to debates and hostility that would have been difficult to imagine just a few years ago. What changed? 1/2 🧵
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- CMS affiliates Sophie Liu & Aryan Karimi examine how immigrants and refugees prepare for integration before arriving in Canada. Drawing on 80 interviews, their study shows how digital tools and transnational networks shape access to jobs, housing, and language training. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/glob...
- MA Student Zachary Gaouad contributed to a Global Reporting Program investigation with the @globalreportingcentre.org, examining how social media is used to influence people to pursue migration through risky and often dangerous journeys. 🔗 Via PBS News: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
- In May 2025, the Trump administration admitted 59 white South African Afrikaners as refugees while expanding deportations and protection rollbacks for Haitian migrants. Prof. Terri Givens examines how race has long shaped who is protected in immigration systems. 🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/VfqAa
- The third event in our #SpeakerSeries features Prof. Delphine Nakache. Her talk examines how Canada’s temporary migration system manufactures precarity through failed regularization pathways and rights gaps. 📅 Feb 2, 2026 🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM 📍 Hybrid 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
- @profterrig.bsky.social weighs in on the diverging accounts from local, state, and federal officials following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent. Via CBC/Radio-Canada 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
- Canada’s reliance on international students is under pressure as enrolment drops and policy shifts create challenges. @lisabrunner.bsky.social explains the impact on students, universities like CapU, and the future of Canada’s education-migration system. 🔗 www.capilanocourier.com/2026/01/01/w...
- @lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, will be joining a live panel on Canada’s immigration system hosted by The Vancouver Sun on January 20, 5:00–6:00 PM PST. Join the conversation! 🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74140...
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- @lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, comments on why provincial decisions regarding the international student Provincial Attestation Letter allocation process are of increasing importance.
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- 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 features Narratives of Citizenship, led by CMS-Co Director Prof. Antje Ellermann. A photo-storytelling project by @lisabrunner.bsky.social, Claudia Serrano and team brought together 20 newcomers to explore migration, citizenship, belonging and Truth and Reconciliation. 🔗 shorturl.at/d9a1S
- 📣 New data brief available! #CCIL
- In 2015, only 16% strongly agreed Canada had too much immigration. By 2024, that number doubled to 33%. This IRPP paper by @randybesco.bsky.social and @natashagoel.bsky.social reveals a striking reversal in Canadians’ views on immigration: centre.irpp.org/research-stu...
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- CMS and AMSSA hosted the 3rd CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day on Nov 12, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and community partners to exchange ideas and strengthen collaboration. Grateful to all who joined! ✨ Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/2025-cm...
- 🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Benjamin Bryce shows how fisheries policies in B.C. in the early 20th century became tools for racial exclusion of Japanese Canadian fishermen under the banner of protection, and what their experiences can teach us today. 🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
- 🎨 CMS invites artists to submit for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Explore how migrants navigate physical, social, political, and identity borders, revealing journeys of exclusion, hope, pain, and resilience. Prizes: 🥇$1,250 🥈$250 Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/interna...
- Prof. Irene Bloemraad, Professor of Political Science and Sociology and CMS Co-Director, explains misconceptions about the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) and urges for fairer, long-term migration pathways for migrants in Canada. 🔗 toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/01/n...
- Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, comments on how past government policies encouraged international students to come to Canada to settle permanently, and how recent policy changes have disrupted their expectations and pathways to permanent residency.
- 📣 Happening tomorrow: an important discussion on #ClimateMigration and the right to a healthy environment. Join us at 11:00 AM at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC Vancouver.
- Nov 28, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Liu Institute: Mojan Farshchi will examine how the right to a healthy environment, rooted in international human rights and environmental law, can help fill protection gaps for climate and environmental migrants. 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
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- Explore careers in migration! 🔍💼 Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301). Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
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- 🚨 UBC Migration doctoral students: this is your last chance to apply! Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong. 🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
- As part of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies, Róisín Cahill and Carlos M-Castro contributed to a Global Reporting Program investigation into the dangers and deportations facing Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic. 🔗 Via @pbsnews.org : www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
- 🆕 Research Brief | Dr. Sofia Noori’s research explores how young people use storytelling, music, and creative expression to navigate these challenges, heal from trauma, and rebuild a sense of belonging within Canadian classrooms and society. 🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
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- Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, comments on how recent policy changes and rhetoric are affecting Canada’s reputation and international student recruitment. 🔗 vancouversun.com/news/bc-allo...
- 📣 One week left to register for our next hybrid #SpeakerSeries event!
- [Hybrid] How does U.S. immigration law create racial hierarchies through temporary visas? Find out during our second #SpeakerSeries event with Dr. Ming Chen on Nov 24, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302. 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
- Meet the 2025–2026 students of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies! 🎓 From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues. Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
- Nov 28, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Liu Institute: Mojan Farshchi will examine how the right to a healthy environment, rooted in international human rights and environmental law, can help fill protection gaps for climate and environmental migrants. 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
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- 🚨 Happening today! #ResearchDay2025
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- CMS affiliate Dr. Kashif Raza, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in @edstubc.bsky.social, discusses Zohran Mamdani’s multilingual campaign and how language can foster connection and belonging in diverse democracies. 🔗 Read more: theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...
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- Canada’s 2026–2028 #ImmigrationPlan: Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social warns that the plan relies on the controversial proposed Bill C-12 to encourage ‘self-deportation’ of temporary residents and flags missing data on undocumented residents. 🔗 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
- [Hybrid] How does U.S. immigration law create racial hierarchies through temporary visas? Find out during our second #SpeakerSeries event with Dr. Ming Chen on Nov 24, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302. 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
- 📚 New Book | 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging. 🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
- Join us on Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) to examine how #data connects research and practice through insights on community programs, migrant work experiences, and youth mental health trends. 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event... @bridgdivides.bsky.social
- 🔎 Affiliate in Focus: We spoke with Dr. María Cervantes-Macías, CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, about her academic background, her role, and key insights from the @bridgdivides.bsky.social project, "Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work". 🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
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- 📚 New from CMS affiliate Prof. Terri Givens: 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 shows how radical empathy can inspire action, hope, and lasting change in the fight against structural racism. 🔗 www.terrigivens.com/reckoning/
- How does data shape the lives—and safety—of undocumented migrants? Join us Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) for a conversation bridging research, advocacy & health care to support undocumented people in BC and beyond. 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
- CMS affiliate and @bridgdivides.bsky.social researcher, Dr. Anusha Kassan, shares insights on how classmates and educators can create inclusive spaces where newcomer students thrive — fostering belonging, equity, and wellbeing. Read more: news.ubc.ca/2025/10/how-...
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- On October 9, CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, @lisabrunner.bsky.social, testified before the House of Commons on Canada’s international student program, urging renewed public investment and transparency in Canada’s international education and immigration systems. 🔗 thepienews.com/canadas-edug...
- 🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Gaoheng Zhang’s research examines how food mobilities between China and Italy have shaped identities, challenged stereotypes, and highlighted both the tensions and possibilities of cross-cultural understanding in today’s globalized world. 🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/9x33i
