... reconciling their expectations of Canada as a "dream country" with the difficult realities of settling as newcomers.
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@cercmigration.bsky.social
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/
... reconciling their expectations of Canada as a "dream country" with the difficult realities of settling as newcomers.
๐ www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
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...
03.12.2025 17:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0๐ข 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 ๐ www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
Call for Proposals: What is Canada? ๐จ๐ฆ 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. ๐ : www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
#NewPublication Deepa Nagari and I have published a new Working Paper "Nepali immigrants in Canada: Complex pathways and experiences". It's a part of the large MEMO Partnership Grant. Thanks to all who agreed to be interviewed. @cercmigration.bsky.social
www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
๐ 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.
๐ www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
#Podcast #Migration #Mobility #Immobility #Research
26.11.2025 20:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ง Tune into the episode wherever you get your podcasts or visit: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati... 4/4
26.11.2025 20:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0He is joined by Kerilyn Schewel (Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina) who examines the other side of mobility and why people stay. Her research shows how life goals, family ties and social constraints influence decisions not to migrate. 3/4
26.11.2025 20:23 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0In the latest Borders & Belonging Podcast episode, Jรธrgen shares how spending a semester in Cape Verde, learning the language and building relationships, shaped his approach to studying migration aspirations and why people move. 2/4
26.11.2025 20:23 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0๐ Fieldwork can often be daunting for many researchers, from navigating approvals to integrating yourself within in a new place. But for Jรธrgen Carling (Professor, PRIO) it was something he actively sought out. 1/4 ๐งต
26.11.2025 20:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0๐ฅ Subscribe to CERC Connections monthly newsletter to stay up to date on announcements, news, events and research training opportunities.
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The disconnect: welcoming top researchers while closing doors on students building academic futures.
๐ ontherecordnews.ca/u-of-t-welco...
U of T is recruiting 100+ international scholars as part of a $1.7B federal push to make Canada a research hub. Three U.S. academics have already signed on. Yet Canada is cutting international student permits by 49%.
19.11.2025 16:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Fund Your Graduate Studies at TMU with the Bridging Divides Graduate Student Stipend Deadline to apply - PhD: Feb. 2, 2026; Master's: April 1, 2026
๐ Graduate students, are you interested in improving the lives of newcomers? The Bridging Divides Graduate Student Stipend offers financial support to students applying to/studying at
@torontomet.bsky.social in multiple fields. Deadline:
๐ PhD: Feb 1, 2026
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New #WorkingPaper by Irmak Kurtulmuล highlights a critical gap: while 50M-1B people could be displaced by climate impacts by 2050, no international body exists to protect climate refugees' rights. #ClimateChange #Migration #GlobalGovernance ๐ www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
18.11.2025 17:05 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1Sara Hormozinejad, @cercmigration.bsky.social Researcher, shares her insights on #migration and #citizenship with Milรฉnio Stadium. In the interview she explores the motivations, barriers, and transformations shaping modern citizenship.
๐ mileniostadium.com/7-de-novembro/
#migrationresearch
Yesterdayโs Scholars of Excellence workshop explored the multitude of questions surrounding the profession of migration researcher. Thank you to our packed audience and our presenters for their invaluable contributions to this enriching dialogue. #migration #migrationstudies #autoethnography
14.11.2025 19:13 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0"City Makers and the Politics of Urban Diversity Governance" edited by Jรฉrรฉmie Molho, Marie Gibert-Flutre, and Kong Chong Ho available now. In this volume scholars examine how cities across Europe and Asia are managing increasing diversity. ๐ link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
13.11.2025 19:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ค Are you interested in #immigration and settlement issues and trends? Apply for a unique interdisciplinary MA program in Immigration and Settlement Studies. Applications for the 2026-27 academic year are now open.
More information and admission requirements:ย www.torontomu.ca/graduate/pro...
In @ersjournal.com,ย Rupa Banerjee, Associate Professor, @trsmtorontomet.bsky.social, explores the variation in education and earnings outcomes for second generation racialized Canadians.
๐ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Research #Diversity #Canada #Economics
๐ Donโt miss tomorrowโs Scholars of Excellence Workshop at @cercmigration.bsky.social. Co-convened by Andreas Pott and @triandafyllidou.bsky.social.
๐
Becoming A Migration Researcher
โฐ Nov. 13, 2025, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EDT.
Details and free registration: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
In the latest Borders & Belonging Podcast, Steven is joined by Maria Schiller, who explores how governments interpret and manage diversity, and why policy often struggles to keep pace with changing societies.
๐๏ธ Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or visit: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati... 2/2
From growing up in suburban Chicago to studying cultural encounters in Trinidad, one of the most influential scholars in migration studies, Steven Vertovec shares how those early experiences ultimately inspired the concept of superdiversity, now one of the most cited ideas in the field. 1/2 ๐งต
11.11.2025 21:59 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Senior Research Associate Jรฉrรฉmie Molho explains that institutional factors, as well as cultural ones, help account for why far more French students study in Quebec than Quebec students in France.
๐ www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...
New Working Paper out now
10.11.2025 02:59 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0#WorkingPaper from Usha George and Tearney McDermott offers valuable insights into how social capital impacts Syrian refugee settlement in the Greater Toronto Area. ๐: www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/... #RefugeeResettlement #SocialCapital #Integration #Settlement
07.11.2025 21:02 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1Join CERC Migration Scholar of Excellence Stephen Reyna for a presentation in the Harney Lecture Series: "Studying War and Migration: A Knotting Causality Approach. The Case of Ukraine." Nov. 12, 2025, 5-7 PM EST, Room 208, North House, 1 Devonshire Place. ๐: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/harney...
07.11.2025 15:13 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Online Webinar Bridging Divides Graduate Student Stipend Info and Q&A Session The Bridging Divides Graduate Student Stipend offers financial support to full-time Masterโs and PhD students studying at/applying to TMU in a field related to migration and integration. Immigrant Health and Well-Being 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. EST Nov. 12, 2025 Online event Citizenship and Participation 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. EST Nov. 12, 2025 Online event Visit bit.ly/GSS-26 to learn more
#PhD and #Master's students studying at/applying to @torontomet.bsky.social: learn about how you can fund your education at our Open House on Nov. 12!
Especially relevant to those interested in/ studying: #urbanhealth, #psychology, #biomed, #sociology, #media, #criminology, #law, or #immigration