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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides

@bridgdivides.bsky.social

Expanding knowledge about migrant integration at a time of rapid transformation. Funded by CFREF_APOGEE 📍Toronto Metropolitan University/Concordia/UofA/UBC. Visit: https://www.torontomu.ca/bridging-divides/

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides@bridgdivides.bsky.social · 4d ago

New research always brings exciting insights, even into existing projects. Big congratulations to our Bridging Divides colleagues at UBC, Annamma Joy and Xiaojun Li! 👏

UBC Centre for Migration Studies@migration.ubc.ca · 2w ago

Congratulations to the seven CMS affiliates at UBC awarded funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), reflecting the breadth of expertise across the centre! 👏 🔗 Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/seven-c...

Grid of seven CMS affiliates' headshots on a purple background decorated with line-art illustrations of trophies, stars, and award ribbons.
Research – Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)@researchtmu.bsky.social · 3w ago

Who really pays to train skilled workers? Across the OECD, immigrants account for up to 35% of the highly skilled workforce. @bridgdivides.bsky.social researcher Hari KC looks at where these workers come from, and the cost of their training on global equality. Read more in @policyoptions.irpp.org:

Canada must face the Global South cost of skilled immigration

Canada relies on skilled immigrants trained elsewhere. A fairer approach would invest at home and share gains with countries of origin.

policyoptions.irpp.org

Global Migration Institute@globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social · 3w ago

🎙️🍁 Ever turned to social media for advice on immigrating to 🇨🇦? Silindile Mlilo @bridgdivides.bsky.social talks to Masoud Kianpour @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social about "migrant micro influencers," who guide newcomers through cultural adjustment, immigration law, and more. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4vLVZkM

“Micro-Influencers” in Canada's Immigration Ecosystem - IMISCOE

IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.

imiscoe.org

Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides@bridgdivides.bsky.social · 3w ago

As AI becomes more embedded in hiring, it's also reshaping how skilled immigrants access employment opportunities in Canada. A new article in @ca.theconversation.com by Bridging Divides researcher Rupa Banerjee and Hari KC, postdoctoral researcher, explores what this shift means. Learn more ⬇️

Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?

As AI becomes increasingly embedded in hiring, Canada needs to consider how opportunity is distributed once immigrants enter the labour market.

theconversation.com

Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides@bridgdivides.bsky.social · 4w ago

🏙️ #Migration isn't an emergency. It's a permanent part of city life. Nick Dreher, Graduate Stipend Student, shares: "moving past political will alone is key." Real change happens when that will gets embedded in structures and civic identity alongside civil society. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3RgTlVY

From ad hoc response to strategic resilience: how cities prepare for migration and population change

European cities have spent the past decade building inclusion and integration. From the arrivals of refugees from Syria and the Middle East in 2015 to the displacement caused by Russia's war against Ukraine, and from ongoing economic migration to changi...

eurocities.eu

Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides@bridgdivides.bsky.social · 4w ago

A new op-ed by Bridging Divides researcher Daniel Hiebert explores why Canada needs a population balancing strategy. Give it a read ⤵️ #MigrationResearch #PopulationStrategy

UBC Centre for Migration Studies@migration.ubc.ca · 4w ago

Very soon, immigration will be responsible for all of Canada's population growth. In this op-ed, Prof. Emer. Daniel Hiebert (@ubcgeography.bsky.social) lays out what a coherent, long-term strategy for balancing immigration, aging, and growth should look like. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/FztYX

Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides@bridgdivides.bsky.social · last mo.

"When a physician educated in Nigeria or a researcher from Nepal immigrates, Canada gains more than a worker." A new article by Bridging Divides postdoc Hari KC discusses how the Global South finances the educated workforce in Canada (and other wealthy countries) and how it often bears the cost ⬇️

Canada must face the Global South cost of skilled immigration

Canada relies on skilled immigrants trained elsewhere. A fairer approach would invest at home and share gains with countries of origin.

policyoptions.irpp.org

Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides@bridgdivides.bsky.social · last mo.

As governments invest more in AI and data-driven governance, it is important to consider not only what these technologies can reveal, but also what they leave out. Read the article by Bridging Divides Scientific Director @triandafyllidou.bsky.social and colleague @bircantuba.bsky.social ⬇️

How AI and digital data shape our understanding of migration

As Canada advances its national AI strategy, we must ask what digital migration data reveal, and what they leave unseen.

theconversation.com

Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides@bridgdivides.bsky.social · last mo.

As more employers use AI for hiring, there is growing concern that it could amplify biases and limit newcomers’ chances of getting hired. For OMNI News, our researcher, Rupa Banerjee, shares that employers and job seekers are concerned that the lack of humanity in the process is fueling mistrust:

AI could screen out newcomers’ job applications, study warns

As more employers use AI to screen job applications, concerns are growing that it could amplify biases and limit newcomers’ chances of getting hired.

toronto.citynews.ca

Andrew Parkin@parkinac.bsky.social · last mo.

New report (for Canada Day)! Canadian Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Diversity environicsinstitute.org/canadian-per... From @environicsinst.bsky.social & @bridgdivides.bsky.social

Canadian Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Diversity | Environics Institute for Survey Research

The survey results support the conclusion that ongoing concern about the current level of immigration does not in itself imply public opposition to the broader idea of Canada accepting immigrants, or ...

environicsinstitute.org