Emile Baril
@emilebaril.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Concordia University's Department of Geography @irms-concordia.bsky.social and @bridgdivides.bsky.social, technologies, platform labour, food delivery, trucking and migration. York University PhD alum www.emilebaril.com
📢 #CFP: Bridging Divides colleagues Kris Lee, @emilebaril.bsky.social, and María Cervantes are guest editing a special issue on Migration, Work, and Digital Transformation in Canada. 🚨 The Call for Papers is open until July 29, 2026. 🔗 Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
I was on CBC radio yesterday to talk about working conditions for food delivery couriers in Canada! Interview here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Constructive. Insightful. Creative. Truly interdisciplinary. Just some of the words participants used to describe the 2026 Bridging Divides Annual Conference, and there is so much to bring back with us from these past two and a half days. 1/4 🧵
Ça a commencé! We are thrilled to be at @concordia.ca for the third annual Bridging Divides Annual Conference 2026, hosted in Montreal for the first time by @irms-concordia.bsky.social. 1/2 🧵
Our Annual Conference is just around the corner and we couldn’t be more excited! In-person registration is full, but there’s still time to join us online. We are kicking off Day 2 with a panel on digital transformation in migration governance. Register 👉 sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/concor...
I am very (very) happy to share that in a couple of months I'll be joining Concordia's Department of Geography as an Assistant Professor! I am looking forward to continuing my research with the @irms-concordia.bsky.social and @bridgdivides.bsky.social and teaching social and labour geography.
We are looking forward to Bridging Divides Annual Conference: From Departure to Belonging: Advanced digital technologies between empowerment, control and exclusion in migration journeys, hosted by the @irms-concordia.bsky.social. 🗓️ May 18-20, 2026 📍 Concordia University, Montreal
Amazing article in @spacing.bsky.social magazine on food delivery workers in Toronto. Thank you for the interview! @irms-concordia.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social
Our article for ÉRIQA about the Temporary foreign worker program in trucking is out! Available in English and French: eriqa.org/dossiers-de-... @irms-concordia.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social
Dossiers de l’ÉRIQA – ÉRIQA
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J'étais à @info.radio-canada.ca Toronto à l'émission "Y’a pas deux matins pareils" pour parler de livraison durant les tempêtes de neige: ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
Les tempêtes de neige sont un dilemme pour les livreurs | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Y a pas deux matins pareils : Les tempêtes de neige sont un dilemme pour les livreurs
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According to a report from Zohran Mamdani's administration, delivery apps stole $550 million from workers by hiding the option to give a tip. The administration now says they'll be cracking down on DoorDash and Uber. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/13/d...
Delivery Apps Have Stolen $550M From Workers By Changing How Customers Tip: Mamdani Admin. Report - Streetsblog New York City
Uber and DoorDash have cost workers half a million dollars in lost tips, the Mamdani administration charged.
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J'étais au @fm93.com ce matin pour parler des plateformes de livraison. L'entrevue ici: www.fm93.com/audio/747965... @irms-concordia.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social
Les nouveaux arrivants sont les plus touchés | Les entreprises de livraison de nourriture profitent de la précarité économique
Écoutez l'entrevue avec Émile Baril, chercheur postdoctoral à l'Institut de recherche sur les migrations et la société à l'Université Concordia.
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Mon passage en studio hier @info.radio-canada.ca pour l'émission le 15-18 ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
La précarité économique des personnes qui travaillent en livraison : Émile Baril | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Le 15-18 : La précarité économique des personnes qui travaillent en livraison : Émile Baril
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Merci à Sarah Collardey de mettre en lumière notre recherche sur les plateformes de livraison avec Mircea Vultur dans @ledevoir.com ce matin! www.ledevoir.com/economie/945... @irms-concordia.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social
Une main-d’œuvre immigrante au cœur des applications de livraison de repas
Ces applications sont basées sur «une précarité algorithmique», selon une étude de l’Université Concordia.
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❓ What is the current state of migrant food delivery workers in Toronto, Montreal and Milan? Unpack the discussion with @irms-concordia.bsky.social, featuring research insights from Bridging Divides postdoc @emilebaril.bsky.social. 🗓️ Nov. 7, 12 - 1 p.m. 🔗 www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...
On the Move: Migrant Workers and Food-Delivery Platforms in Italy and Canada | Institute for Research on Migration and Society - Concordia University
Join Maristella Cacciapaglia and Émile Baril for a conversation on migrant food-delivery work in Italy and Canada, exploring precarity, platform economies, and everyday strategies of agency.
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Thanks to Laura Brehaut for featuring our research in the @nationalpost.bsky.social @irms-concordia.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social Read the article here: nationalpost.com/life/food/fo...
Growth of food delivery platforms based on cheap, often immigrant, labour: Canadian study
Food delivery apps have grown exponentially. As researchers show, this growth depends on the cheap labour of young and immigrant workers.
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🎉 Excited to share that our Borders & Belonging Podcast is a finalist for the 4th annual Signal Awards, including the Listener’s Choice Award! Vote for us until Oct. 9, 2025 under the Activism, Public Service & Social Impact category: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting... Stay tuned for season four!
I spoke with David Cooper on @globalnews.ca's 'The Last Show' about the working conditions of food delivery couriers in Montreal and Toronto. Find the interview here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
To Fake Your Own Demise - September 30, 2025
Podcast Episode · The Last Show with David Cooper · 2025-10-01 · 1h 28m
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Mariana Stefaniuk and I just published an article in @policyoptions.irpp.org on Driver Inc. as part of my postdoctoral research with @irms-concordia.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/08/driv...
Four ways Ottawa can throttle 'Driver Inc.'
The trucking industry contributes significantly to the Canadian economy. In 2024, transportation accounted for 4.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), with 46 per cent of goods moved by trucks. ...
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On Aug 15, the panel “The Digital Im/migrant: IS in Migration Governance, Work, and Life” explored how digital technologies shape immigrant experiences. Thanks to Pedro Seguel and IRMS researchers Mireille Paquet, Mylène Coderre & Émile Baril, and Ashika Niraula, PhD, and Stein Monteiro.
In the mail today, our article w/ Mircea Vultur "Navigating streets, restaurants, and algorithms: a study of young immigrant food delivery couriers in Montreal and Toronto" for Labour/Le Travail @irms-concordia.bsky.social
My latest publication: the book chapter "The changing composition of app-based food delivery couriers and the consequences for collectivism", written with Kristin Jesnes. Thank you, @kurtvandaele.bsky.social and @silviarainone.bsky.social for the invitation! www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
Silicon Valley's plan to Uberize nursing only worsens our healthcare crisis, we argue. New piece from @fundaustek.bsky.social and myself w/ the support of @geoplace.bsky.social and @veenadubal.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2025/03/31/u...
Uber for nursing is here — and it’s not good for patients or nurses
“I just feel like I am on an island by myself a lot”: How gig working leaves nurses less equipped to care for patients.
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World-class investigative journalism by Ghada al Sharif for @torontostar.bsky.social: 6 weeks undercover as an UberEats worker. Exposes the reality of this sub-minimum-wage ($1.74/hr) exploitation: thestar.com/business/i-w.... City & labour regulators can't pretend this isn't happening. #canlab
I went undercover as an Uber Eats courier and made just $1.74 per hour online. Here’s what I learned about the troubling cost of convenience
For six weeks, I hustled for orders and made a shockingly low wage. Uber says my experience was 'atypical' — but workers I spoke to say differently.
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A small starter pack for anyone interested in digital/platform capitalism, with a focus on social sciences (sociology geography, STS, econ etc.). Let me know if you want to be added!
w/ @antipodeonline.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Citizen‐rentier‐ship: Delivering the Undocumented to Labour Platforms in Paris
Platform food delivery workers have been under much scrutiny over the last couple of years. Undocumented riders, and their recent strikes and protests in France, have not received as much attention a...
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