Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides

We are Accepting Applications for this Year’s Bridging Divides Migration Data Challenge. Uncover Insights. Tell Stories with Data. Drive Impact. Up to $10,000 in prizes Open to students at TMU, UofA, UBC and Concordia University Apply by: April 1, 2026

🎓 Students at UBC looking to tackle the intersection of immigration and housing in Canada? Apply to the @bridgdivides.bsky.social Migration Data Challenge 2026! Access exclusive data from the CMHC. Win up to $10,000.

👉 Deadline: April 1, 2026
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/bridgin...

We are accepting applications for this year’s Bridging Divides Migration Data Challenge Uncover Insights. Tell Stories with Data. Drive Impact. Up to $10,000 in prizes Apply by: April 1, 2026 Open to students at TMU, UofA, UBC and Concordia University

🎓 Students at TMU, Concordia University, UofA and UBC: looking to tackle the intersection of immigration and housing in Canada? Apply to the the Bridging Divides Migration Data Challenge 2026! Access exclusive data from the CMHC. Win up to $10,000.

👉 Deadline: April 1, 2026

#StudentOpportunity

🌟 Meet your Moderator! We are thrilled to announce award-winning broadcast journalist Ginella Massa will lead our conference opening event, The State (and Future) of Migration in Canada.

📅 April 15–17, 2026
📍 Toronto Metropolitan University
👥 In-Person

🔗 Register: www.torontomu.ca/rethinking-c...

Registrations are now open for the 2026 CMS Migration & Inclusion Conference!

📅 April 27, 2026, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM PST
📍 Liu Institute for Global Issues, xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of Many Trees), UBC Vancouver, Canada

🔗 Full details and registration: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...

What can Canadian-produced series Heated Rivalry reveal about Canada’s image as a “queer utopia,” especially for newcomers and refugees? Join @lisabrunner.bsky.social, Bridging Divides Research Associate, for on online discussion on March 4, 2026: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...

@migration.ubc.ca

Bill C-12

Bill C-12 is heading back to Senate debate in March and serious concerns remain. This week we
hosted a panel to examine the Bill and one message was abundantly clear: this bill demands serious, careful scrutiny before it goes any further. Learn how to act now: https://ow.ly/sfvL50YncZi

@irms-concordia.bsky.social #Migration #Immigration #MigrationResearch #ResearchInsights

Debates over immigration are grabbing the spotlight across the world. How are Canadian societies responding, especially with increasing rhetoric against immigrants and refugees? Join the conversation with our researcher @mireillepaquet.bsky.social on March 4: courses.thomasmore.qc.ca/product/enco...

Call for Papers Trust to Impact: Trustworthy and Responsible AI for Citizenship, Migration and Social Good (TIAI) Submission Deadline: April 17, 2026

📣 #CFP: Bridging Divides researchers Reza Samavi and Naimul Khan will be hosting a workshop on May 25, 2026, focusing on responsible and trustworthy AI at the intersection of technology, society and policy. Deadline to submit abstracts: April 1, 2026.

Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

How to Design Exceptional Conference Posters

Learn more about the workshop: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

Learn more about the poster competition: www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea...

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Learn how to design exceptional conference posters 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST March 11, 2026 Online event Open to Bridging Divides affiliates and all Concordia University graduate students

Are you a Bridging Divides affiliate or a Concordia University graduate student? Join us for a workshop on how to create exceptional conference posters. We especially invite those who want to apply to the Bridging Divides Annual Conference Poster Competition to join this workshop! 1/2 🧵

Last week, I had the privilege of attending a research retreat with @bridgdivides.bsky.social, learning about fascinating work being done by colleagues on migration. A colleague and I presented on epistemic injustices from algorithmic bias in migration management in Canada. Paper coming soon!

We gathered for an important panel discussion on #BillC12 and we're grateful to everyone who showed up. The stakes could not be higher for some of the most vulnerable people in Canada. Key takeaways coming soon. #RefugeeRights #ImmigrationLaw #Canada #HumanRights

With the bill in the final stages of debate in the Senate, now is the time to act:

🔹 Contact your local senators directly
🔹 Speak up publicly: social media, op-eds, letters to editors, connect with journalists

Huge thanks to the organizers for this timely discussion and to those who joined.

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Online meeting. An individual wearing a printed top speaking. Icons on the right of other participants.

A vital conversation on Bill C-12, hosted by @cercmigration.bsky.social. Key concerns:

🔹 Erodes refugee protections
🔹 Shifts burdens, doesn’t solve backlogs: from the IRB to the CBSA; both under-resourced
🔹 Lacks evidence & oversight: CBSA powers risk misuse & human rights violations

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@socialmedialab.ca

Security in a Turbulent World: Canada, Eurasia, and the Arctic - Eastern European and Transatlantic Network Security and defence issues are increasingly central in an era of heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Eurasia—from Greenland to China—has emerged as a critical pivot of global security dynamics. This...

What key developments across Eurasia are shaping Canada’s strategic interests in 2026? Join Bridging Divides researcher @gruzd.ca and affiliated researcher @philipmai.com for a panel examining disinformation and strategic narratives in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Learn more: carleton.ca/eetn/event/s...

👏 Congratulations to Bridging Divides Canadian Advisory Board member Zabeen Hirji for being appointed to the Order of Ontario. We are proud to celebrate this honour!

"We need to address public concerns by clearly articulating how a balanced, skilled immigration system benefits the nation as a whole.” Latest research from Bridging Divides researcher Vince Hopkins shows how policy communication can shift support for low-skilled immigration in Canada. Learn more ⬇️

Bridging Divides Researchers Recognized with TMU Awards

🎉 Exciting news! Several Bridging Divides researchers have been recognized in the 2026 @torontomet.bsky.social Employee Awards for their unwavering dedication and leadership across research, education and communities.

Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

#ResearchImpact

We are looking forward to an important conversation on what the passing of Bill C-12 could mean for refugees in Canada. Leading experts, including our Scientific Director @triandafyllidou.bsky.social, will unpack what the bill proposes and what actions can still be taken. Learn more and register ⤵️

Alberta government accused of ‘weaponizing immigration’ to win votes | Globalnews.ca Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said immigration is one of the issues she plans to discuss during a province-wide television address on Thursday, Feb. 19.

@triandafyllidou.bsky.social for @globalnews.ca on how the Alberta government has been accused of ‘weaponizing immigration’ to win votes ➡️ globalnews.ca/news/1167468...

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Canada’s Immigration Backlash: What’s Really Happening? - IRPP In this episode of Futureproofing Canada, host Jennifer Ditchburn speaks with Mireille Paquet, director of the Institute for Research on Migration and Society and research chair on the politics of imm...

@mireillepaquet.bsky.social for @irpp.org on the backlash towards Canada's immigration policy ➡️ irpp.org/podcast/cana... 2/3

#InTheNews from Bridging Divides

🗞️ #InTheNews: Headlines that Bridge Divides. Each week, we highlight how Bridging Divides researchers are shaping public conversations through the media: 1/3 🧵

Alberta government accused of ‘weaponizing immigration’ to win votes | Globalnews.ca Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said immigration is one of the issues she plans to discuss during a province-wide television address on Thursday, Feb. 19.

Concerns are mounting over Alberta's increasingly divisive immigration rhetoric. @cercmigration.bsky.social Chair @triandafyllidou.bsky.social spoke with @globalnews.ca, cautioning that the province may be "weaponizing immigration" for political gain.

🔗 globalnews.ca/news/1167468...

@irms-concordia.bsky.social #JobOpportunity #MigrationResearch #ResearchAssistant

Hiring: Research Assistant Migration Communication and Social Media Apply by March 1, 2026

📣 #Hiring: Research Assistant: Migration Communication and Social Media (Qualitative Methods). Apply by: March 1, 2026
📍 Toronto or Montreal (hybrid possible)

We are seeking an experienced qualitative researcher fluent in English and French, learn more: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

Call for Papers – Complex Migration Pathways: Insights from Asia

Inviting migration researchers! #CFP - Complex Migration Pathways: Insights from Asia

❗Deadline: Feb. 25, 2026

For more details on submission topics and how to submit, visit: www.torontomu.ca/global-migra...

#CallforPapers #MigrationResearch #Migration

Transnational Healthcare: Conceptual Understanding and Sharing of Lived Experiences of Migrants in the Greater Toronto Area Thank you for your interest in attending the upcoming DCSN Wellesley Nursing Forum: Monday March 2, 2026, 12:00 pm -1:00 pm. This is a hybrid event. Please join us in-person or by Zoom for this tim...

What can the lived experiences of migrants and refugees in the GTA, including those displaced from Ukraine, teach us about transnational healthcare practices?

Join Bridging Divides affiliated researcher Kateryna Metersky as she unpacks the discussion:

🗓️ March 5, 2026
🕛 12-1 p.m.
📍 Hybrid

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YouTube video by Bridging Divides TMU Sharing What You Did: Documenting Text Analysis Research with Voyant and Spyral - Session 1

Are you looking to build your text analysis skills with Voyant and Spyral?

Watch our beginner-friendly training workshops led by Bridging Divides researcher @grockwel.bsky.social. No coding experience required:

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf0J...