Migration Working Group
- Date
- May 27, 2020
- Time
- 12:30 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT
- Location
- To be held online.
Please join the Ryerson Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration for a series of monthly sessions to discuss the innovative research being done on migration and integration by emerging and established scholars.
Our May meeting will be held online. Please register to receive updates of our plans.
The Migration Working Group offers the opportunity for researchers to present their ongoing projects, learn about each other’s work and share feedback. Discussions will be moderated by Anna Triandafyllidou, the Ryerson Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration and a professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University.
May Presentations
Exploring Indigenous-newcomer relations in the City of Toronto
Niko Casuncad, Ryerson University
Engaging immigrants and racialized groups in the public planning process
Taranjeet Grewal, Ryerson University
The use of artificial intelligence in refugee and asylum seeker immigration processes in Canada
Lucia Nalbandian, Ryerson University
The contested access of immigrants to public parks in Toronto
Ibrahim Ghanem, Ryerson University
Surviving, but not thriving? Lives of immigrants in the platform economy
Laura Lam, Ryerson University
Exploring the experiences of African-Caribbean migrants in the GTA
Andrew Greaves, Ryerson University
Refugee claimants and access to permanent housing in the City of Toronto
Elaha Safi, Ryerson University
Refreshments will be served. Please let us know of any accessibility or dietary accommodations to ensure your inclusion at this event.
For additional information, please contact cerc-migration@torontomu.ca.
The Migration Working Group meets monthly.
Stay tuned for Fall 2020 series.