Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 3hToday is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Researching migration and the settlement of newcomers on Indigenous lands requires us to reflect critically on our own position and responsibilities as a research community. 101
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 23hAn insightful workshop today on migration governance and migrant masculinities! Researchers from Germany, Turkey, Chile, Thailand, and Canada came together to explore how migration governance shapes migrant belonging, with a focus on gender relations and migrant masculinities. 110
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Against all odds, he turns his tragedy into a global campaign to eradicate hate. 🎬 Join us for a special screening of Izzeldin Abuelaish's I Shall Not Hate, followed by a Q&A facilitated by Anver Saloojee (@torontomet.bsky.social). Reserve your seat: www.torontomu.ca/global-migra... 010
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 28/09/2026📢 @torontomet.bsky.social researchers! Funding opportunity: Bridging Divides Emerging Research Grants. Deadline: Oct. 25, 2026. Applicants are invited to propose interdisciplinary, cross-themed research in new/emerging areas that complement existing projects. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...torontomu.caBridging Divides Emerging Research Grants 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Happening tomorrow! Did you know that although migrant men make up the largest group within global migration flows, they often face significant barriers to integration and belonging? Join us for an international workshop on Sept. 29 at the @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/4iF5LCp 011
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 25/09/2026📢 Calling students at @torontomet.bsky.social, @concordia.ca, @ualberta.bsky.social, and the University of British Columbia: Apply to the Build a Bridge Innovation Challenge for a chance to win up to $4,000 per team. Application deadline: Oct. 15, 2026. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/buildabridge2026 000
Reposted by Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging DividesGlobal Migration Institute @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026📚 New publication alert! How do economic conditions, migration policies and personal circumstances shape the future mobility of South Asian migrants in Saudi Arabia? By our Research Area Lead, Migration Governance, Richa Shivakoti, and colleagues Areej Jamal and Nasra Shah: bit.ly/4dODPsdonlinelibrary.wiley.comFactors Affecting Future Mobility of South Asian Migrants in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia hosts numerous South Asian families facing uncertainty under the transient residency regime. This article examines how planned length of stay, willingness to settle permanently, and desi... 011
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Did you know that although migrant men make up the largest group within global migration flows, they often face significant barriers to integration and belonging? Join us for an international workshop on Sept. 29 at the @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social ➡️ Register: bit.ly/4iF5LCp 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Calling journalists! Apply to the @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social and @bridgdivides.bsky.social Journalism Fellowship at @torontomet.bsky.social by Nov. 1, 2026. $5,000 CAD stipend, collaborative environment, dedicated academic host, networking opportunities, and more. Info ➡️ bit.ly/jrn-fellowsh... 021
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Our 2026 Impact Report is live! From new thematic clusters and expanded partnerships to new phases of research, Bridging Divides continues to connect research, policy, and practice while laying the groundwork for lasting contributions to migrant integration in Canada. 🔗 bit.ly/impact-bd-2026 011
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Did you know that although migrant men constitute the largest group within global migration flows, they often encounter significant barriers to integration and belonging?Join us for an international workshop on Sept. 29 at the @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social. ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div... 022
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 08/09/2026📢 Calling students at @torontomet.bsky.social, @concordia.ca, @ualberta.bsky.social, and the University of British Columbia: Apply to the Build a Bridge Innovation Challenge for a chance to win up to $4,000 per team. Application deadline: Oct. 15, 2026. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/buildabridge2026 023
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 04/09/2026📖 Take a look at what the most recent round of Build A Bridge was like in the latest issue of our Bridges magazine. Grab your digital copy: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div... 010
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Calling journalists! Apply to the @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social and @bridgdivides.bsky.social Journalism Fellowship at @torontomet.bsky.social by Nov. 1, 2026. $5,000 CAD stipend, collaborative environment, dedicated academic host, networking opportunities, and more. Info ➡️ bit.ly/jrn-fellowsh... 021
Reposted by Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging DividesGlobal Migration Institute @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Calling journalists! Apply to the @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social and @bridgdivides.bsky.social Journalism Fellowship at @torontomet.bsky.social by Nov. 1, 2026. $5,000 CAD stipend, collaborative environment, dedicated academic host, networking opportunities, and more. Info ➡️ bit.ly/jrn-fellowsh... 011
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 31/08/2026From a mobile tea and snacks stall to online tutoring and organic candles, Toronto entrepreneurs are turning their ideas into businesses through Enterprise Bridge. ⬇️ Explore the full story, and more, in Bridges: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-divides/p… 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 26/08/2026📕 #NewPublication: Migrant Workers and the Ambiguities of Digitally Mediated Work in Canada, by Bridging Divides researcher Suzanne Huot and postdoc María Cervantes Macías. Drawing on interviews with 50 migrants on their experiences with gig and remote work in Canada. Learn more ⬇️ 021
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 24/08/2026👏 Congrats to Bridging Divides researcher Mireille Paquet and Jennifer Elrick on the pre-order release of Immigration and Canada: Sixteen Questions. Drawing on the latest research, the book offers an accessible, evidence-based look at immigration in Canada. 🔗 mqup.ca/Books/I/Immigration-and-Canada 041
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 21/08/2026While gig work is appreciated for its flexibility and accessibility, new Bridging Divides research shows that immigration policies and digital platforms deny newcomer gig workers basic social protection, trapping them in long-term precarity. 📕 #NewPublication by postdoc María Cervantes Macías ⤵️ 021
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 19/08/2026🔎 The latest issue of Bridges showcases how partnership-driven research can make a real impact. It features a story on an AI workshop helping newcomers build skills, confidence and connections in a rapidly evolving digital world: torontomu.ca/bridging-divides/publications/magazine/issue-3/ 010
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED #CFP: Submit a manuscript to the Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques for a special issue, "Foreign Qualification Recognition at Twenty: Legislative Evolution, Regulatory Change, and Pathways Forward." 🗓️ Apply by: Sept. 30, 2026 🔗 www.cpp-adp.ca/english-menucpp-adp.caEnglish MenuThe June issue is available in Open Access. o 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 12/08/2026🩺 Did you know Bridging Divides has an entire research cluster focused on immigrant adolescent and youth health? 1/3 🧵 100
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 12/08/2026We are looking forward to the Narratives of Citizenship exhibition, featuring experiences of citizenship, belonging, and Truth and Reconciliation at the MOSAIC Moves Walkathon. Join us at the Walkathon and explore the exhibition. Learn more and register ⬇️ 021
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 10/08/2026🎉 We are incredibly proud of Bridging Divides researchers for receiving funding as part of the @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca's latest $289 million investment in research, excellence, and innovation. 🔗 Learn more about the funded projects: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div... 041
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 07/08/2026New research always brings exciting insights, even into existing projects. Big congratulations to our Bridging Divides colleagues at UBC, Annamma Joy and Xiaojun Li! 👏 011
Reposted by Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging DividesResearch – Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) @researchtmu.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Who 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:policyoptions.irpp.orgCanada must face the Global South cost of skilled immigrationCanada relies on skilled immigrants trained elsewhere. A fairer approach would invest at home and share gains with countries of origin. 043
Reposted by Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging DividesGlobal Migration Institute @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social · 24/07/2026🎙️🍁 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. 🔗 bit.ly/4vLVZkMimiscoe.org“Micro-Influencers” in Canada's Immigration Ecosystem - IMISCOEIMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects. 011
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 31/07/2026📢 DEADLINE APPROACHING: We are hiring a Senior Research Associate to support research development, fundraising, knowledge mobilization, and cross-theme collaboration. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/careers/research-s… 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 28/07/2026📢 DEADLINE TOMORROW #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: bit.ly/cdn-geo-cfp 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Bridging Divides Journalism Fellow Pradipta Mukherjee explores what Prime Minister Carney’s message to Modi reveals about the future of India–Canada relations. 🔗 Read the full article: groundlens.org/articles/carney-modi… #CanadaIndiaRelations #Research #Policy #GlobalAffairsgroundlens.orgCarney's message to Modi signals new chapter in India-Canada relations | GroundLens 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 23/07/2026📢 #JobOpportunity: We are hiring a Senior Research Associate to support with research development, fundraising, knowledge mobilization, and cross-theme collaboration. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/careers/research-s… 021
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 22/07/2026📢 #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: bit.ly/cdn-geo-cfp 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 20/07/2026As 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 ⬇️theconversation.comAre 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. 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 17/07/2026🏙️ #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. 🔗 bit.ly/3RgTlVYeurocities.euFrom ad hoc response to strategic resilience: how cities prepare for migration and population changeEuropean 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... 011
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 17/07/2026📢 #JobOpportunity: We are hiring a Senior Research Associate to support with research development, fundraising, knowledge mobilization, and cross-theme collaboration. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/careers/research-s… 011
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 16/07/2026A new op-ed by Bridging Divides researcher Daniel Hiebert explores why Canada needs a population balancing strategy. Give it a read ⤵️ #MigrationResearch #PopulationStrategy 032
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 16/07/2026👏 Congratulations to Bridging Divides researchers Atty Mashatan, Bilal Farooq, Lixia Yang, and Sharareh Taghipour on receiving funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)! 🔗 Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/research/new... #ResearchExcellencetorontomu.caTMU researchers awarded $9.5M in NSERC discovery research grants 010
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 15/07/2026📢 #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... 032
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 15/07/2026👏 Congratulations to Bridging Divides colleagues Capucine Coustere, Gwénaëlle André, Charles-Olivier L'Homme, Alicia Fortier-Leblanc, Brianna Losinger-Ross, and Isabella Fiore on receiving funding from @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca. We are thrilled to celebrate this achievement! #MigrationResearch 010
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 13/07/2026📢 Deadline extended and approaching: The 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference hosted by Bridging Divides and @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social will take place March 10-12, 2027. The Call for Papers is open. Deadline to submit: July 15, 2026 🔗 www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc... 1/2 🧵 121
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 10/07/2026"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 ⬇️policyoptions.irpp.orgCanada must face the Global South cost of skilled immigrationCanada relies on skilled immigrants trained elsewhere. A fairer approach would invest at home and share gains with countries of origin. 020
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 10/07/2026From Toronto to Oxford: Bridging Divides researcher Zhixi Zhuang recently joined the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford as a visiting academic. Learn more about her experience ➡️ www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/meet-ou…compas.ox.ac.ukMeet our Visiting Academic: Dr Zhixi Zhuang | COMPAS 011
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 09/07/2026As 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 ⬇️theconversation.comHow AI and digital data shape our understanding of migrationAs Canada advances its national AI strategy, we must ask what digital migration data reveal, and what they leave unseen. 000
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It was great to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of Bridging Divides by bringing together researchers across research themes at Monday's Summer Social at the University of Alberta. 🤝 Thank you to the organizers, presenters, and attendees! 1/2 🧵 120
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 07/07/2026🇨🇦 We are excited to share The Canadian Diversity Study 2026, a comprehensive look at Canadian attitudes and experiences relating to immigration, multiculturalism, and diversity. 1/4 🧵 154
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 06/07/2026As 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:toronto.citynews.caAI could screen out newcomers’ job applications, study warnsAs more employers use AI to screen job applications, concerns are growing that it could amplify biases and limit newcomers’ chances of getting hired. 021
Reposted by Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging DividesAndrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 06/07/2026ICYMI: Canada’s mosaic is holding strong From @bridgdivides.bsky.social & @environicsinst.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Canada’s mosaic is holding strongPolling shows that Canadians feel their other identities co-exist with being Canadian 243
Reposted by Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging DividesGlobal Migration Institute @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social · 02/07/2026📢 Are you a grad student carrying a story worth telling? ✍️ Apply for the StOries Project 2.0 today! Use creative writing, photography, and storytelling to explore migration, identity, and belonging. ⏰ Expressions of interest due: July 10, 2026 Details: bit.ly/3QvySfF 022
Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 02/07/2026📢 #JobOpportunity: We are hiring a Senior Research Associate to support with research development, fundraising, knowledge mobilization, and cross-theme collaboration. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/careers/research-s… 021
Reposted by Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging DividesAndrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 01/07/2026New report (for Canada Day)! Canadian Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Diversity environicsinstitute.org/canadian-per... From @environicsinst.bsky.social & @bridgdivides.bsky.socialenvironicsinstitute.orgCanadian Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Diversity | Environics Institute for Survey ResearchThe 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 ... 033