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Working Papers
The Working Papers Series is produced jointly by the Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement (TMCIS) and the CERC in Migration and Integration at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Working Papers present scholarly research of all disciplines on issues related to immigration and settlement. The purpose is to stimulate discussion and collect feedback. The views expressed by the author(s) do not necessarily reflect those of the TMCIS or the CERC in Migration and Integration.
Please contact us with any questions about TMCIS and CERC in Migration and Integration publications.
Working paper 2024/10
The Governance of Temporary Labour Migration in Asia
Richa Shivakoti (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2024/09
Research with Refugee Children, Youth, and Families: Ethical issues
Mehrunnisa Ahmad Ali (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2024/08
Polonization of the British Soil and Home-Making Through Deathscapes: The Far-Right’s Reluctant Transnational Adventures
Rafał Soborski, Michał P. Garapich, & Anna Jochymek (London Metropolitan University, Centre for Global Diversities and Inequalities)
Working paper no. 2024/07
Pathways to Permanence and Immigration Levels: A Critical Policy Discourse Analysis (CPDA) of Struggles and Limits to Societal Membership for Migrants Amidst and Emerging from COVID-19 (2020-2022) in Canada
John Carlaw (Toronto Metropolitan University), Kushan Azadah (York University, Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2024/06
Is Multicultural Nationalism Possible? If it is, what benefits follow?
Tariq Modood (University of Bristol)
Working paper no. 2024/05
Big Pictures: Capitalism, Imperialism, Climate Change, War, and Migration
Stephen Reyna (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology)
Working paper no. 2024/04
Ethnic Diversity, Immigrant Settlement and Integration, and Municipal Planning in a Small Canadian City: The Case of Brooks, Alberta
Ryan Lok (University of Waterloo), Dr. Zhixi Zhuang (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2024/03
Enhancing Workplace Integration of Canadian Newcomers through Social Media.
Masoud Kianpour (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2024/02
Urban sanctuary in Canadian mid-sized cities.
Jessica D. Jung, Graham Hudson & Harald Bauder (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2024/01
Exploring AI-Powered Migration Management in Canada through the Prisms of Algorithmic Governmentality, Technosolutionism, and Critical Data Studies.
Hassibullah Roshan (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2023/07
Embodying the deported spectacle in Tijuana. The lived experiences of Mexican deported men who stay in temporary male-exclusive shelters in Tijuana.
Renato de Almeida Arão Galhardi (Universidad Iberoamericana)
Working paper no. 2023/06
The role of images in migration governance. A proposed new theoretical framework and methodological approach
Alice Massari (Toronto Metropolitan University and University of Copenhagen)
Working paper no. 2023/05
Complex Migration Flows and Multiple Drivers: What Do We Know?
Anna Triandafyllidou (Toronto Metropolitan University), Luisa Veronis (University of Ottawa), Daniela Ghio (Toronto Metropolitan University), Robert McLeman (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Working paper no. 2023/04
Digital Nomads: Toward a Future Research Agenda
Nick Dreher & Anna Triandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2023/03
Decolonizing Migration Studies: The Case of Hospitality, Sanctuary, and Solidarity
Harald Bauder, Nick Dreher, Omar Lujan & Oluwafunmilayo Asolo, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2023/02
Access to Early Childhood Services by Precarious Status Families: Negotiating Multiple Borders in a Sanctuary City, Toronto Canada
Judith K. Bernhard (Toronto Metropolitan University), Julie E. E. Young (University of Lethbridge) & Luin Goldring (York University)
Working paper no. 2023/01
Online communications and service delivery in Canada’s settlement sector: The state of affairs
Stein Monteiro, Nevyn Pillai & Masoud Kianpour, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2022/14
Migrant Labour in the Agrifood Sector, Ethical Food Label and Certification Schemes: A Literature Review
Erika Borrelli (University of Windsor) & Berti Olinto (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2022/13
Immigration Policy 'on the Fly': A Critical Review of Pandemic Policymaking in Canada
Maggie Perzyna (Toronto Metropolitan University), Marshia Akbar (Toronto Metropolitan University), Claire Ellis (Toronto Metropolitan University), Stein Monteiro (Toronto Metropolitan University), Lucia Nalbandian (University of Toronto) & Craig Damian Smith (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2022/12
Migration, Decision Making and Young Families: A Literature Review
Rica Castaneda & Anna Triandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2022/11
Advanced Digital Technologies in Migration Management: A Review of Emerging Literature
Lucia Nalbandian & Nick Dreher, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2022/10
The Challenges of Settlement and Integration: Exploring Canada’s Response to Venezuelan Migration
Berti Olinto, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2022/9
Highly Skilled Migrant Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: A Literature Review
Ashika Niraula & Anna Triandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2022/8
The State of Knowledge Concerning Canada’s Irregular Population: Guesstimates, Pathways to Precarity, and Ethical Considerations for Contemporary Research
Craig Damian Smith & Julie (Ha Young) Kim, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2022/7
How does the UN talk about human mobility? A textual analysis of narratives by IOM and UNHCR on migrants and refugees
Brandon Green (London School of Economics and Political Science) & Antoine Pécoud (University Sorbonne Paris Nord)
Working paper no. 2022/6
Leave – Stay – Return: Conceptualizing the Migration Trajectories of Highly Skilled German Migrants as Ongoing Processes
Anke Patzelt, University of Ottawa
Working paper no. 2022/5
Why are Public Attitudes Towards Immigration in Canada Becoming Increasingly Positive?
Seyda Ece Aytac (Toronto Metropolitan University), Andrew Parkin (Environics Institute/University of Toronto) & Anna Triandafyllidou (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working paper no. 2022/4
Political Participation and Representation of South Asian and Chinese Canadians: Evidence from the Greater Toronto Area
Shuguang Wang, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2022/3
Information and Communication Technology in Migration: A Framework for Applications, Customization, and Research
Ali Arya, Luciara Nardon & Md Riyadh, Carleton University
Working paper no. 2022/2
Social media and internet usage rates on employment outcomes among newcomers in Canada
Stein Monteiro, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2022/1
Re-assessing Early Sikh Migration Histories on Turtle Island: An Anti-colonial and Critical Solidarity Perspective
Guntas Kaur, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2021/13
The Transformation of Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Ian O'Donnell (Western University) & Mikal Skuterud (University of Waterloo)
Working paper no. 2021/12
Immigration Policy in Times of Indigenous Reconciliation
Harald Bauder & Rebecca Mueller, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2021/11
Meaningful and Inclusive Engagement: Are We There Yet? A Case Study of Scarborough Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs) Participatory Processes
Kiana Côté, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2021/10
Immigrants and Cities: Conceptualizing Urban Informality Within Planetary Urbanization
Dominik T. Formanowicz, York University
Working paper no. 2021/9
Using Machine-Learning to Triage Canada’s Temporary Resident Visa Applications
Lucia Nalbandian, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2021/8
Understanding the forced repatriation of Ethiopian migrant workers from the Middle East
Girmachew Adugna, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Flight and Migration Competence Center, Addis Ababa
Working paper no. 2021/7
Implementing the UN Global Compacts by Institutionalising a New Hybrid Organisational Form
Younes Ahouga, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2021/6
Canada’s private sponsorship program: Success, shortcomings, and policy solutions
Ervis Martani, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Working paper no. 2021/5
Transforming the International Organisation for Migration: An Analysis of the IOM Strategic Vision
Younes Ahouga, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2021/4
National Models of Integration in Comparative Migration Studies: A Critical Appraisal
Aryan Karimi (University of British Columbia; Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity) & Rima Wilkes (University of British Columbia)
Working paper no. 2021/3
Iranian Migrations to Dubai: Constraints and Autonomy of a Segmented Diaspora
Amin Moghadam, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2021/2
Narratives on Returning Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Irregular Migrants
Zeynep Sahin-Mencutek, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2021/1
Unity in Diversity? Neoconservative Multiculturalism and the Conservative Party of Canada
John Carlaw, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/18
Migration Narratives from Origin and Destination Country Perspectives
Zeynep Sahin-Mencutek, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/17
Migration Narratives in Policy and Politics
Zeynep Sahin-Mencutek, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/16
Extraction, Dependence, and Responsibility-Sharing: Taking Stock of Canada's Role in Western Hemispheric Migration Governance
Craig Damian Smith, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/15
The Substance of Solidarity: What the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Says About the Global Refugee Regime
Maggie Perzyna, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/14
A Religion like No Other: Islam and the Limits of Multiculturalism in Canada
Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos & Jameela Rasheed, University of Toronto
Working paper no. 2020/13
The Evolution of EU-Africa Migration Partnerships: Lessons in Transnational Migration Governance
Oreva Olakpe,Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/12
Discourses of Exclusion and Undesirability: The Designated Countries of Origin Policy and its Impact on Hungarian Romani Refugee Claimants
Jenna Koumantaros, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/11*
Employment Services Responses to Labour Market Challenges for South Asian Women: An ACCES Employment Study
Manjeet Dhiman, Ada Wong & Jody Yvonne, ACCES Employment
*This working paper is part of a three-paper volume examining the migration, settlement, and integration experiences of women from South Asian countries in Canada. We invite you to (PDF file) read the full volume with a preface by Dr. Marshia Akbar, Senior Research Associate with the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration at Ryerson University.
Working paper no. 2020/10*
Labour Market Challenges and Entrepreneurial Activities of Bangladeshi Immigrant Women in Toronto: A Family Perspective
Marshia Akbar (Toronto Metropolitan University) & Valerie Preston (York University)
*This working paper is part of a three-paper volume examining the migration, settlement, and integration experiences of women from South Asian countries in Canada. We invite you to (PDF file) read the full volume with a preface by Dr. Marshia Akbar, Senior Research Associate with the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration at Ryerson University.
Working paper no. 2020/9*
Express Entry and Economic Migration Pathways to Canada: Opportunities and Barriers for South Asian Women
Vathsala Illesinghe (Toronto Metropolitan Universityy), Nishi Mitra vom Berg (TATA Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India) & Khalid Iftekhar (Open University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
*This working paper is part of a three-paper volume examining the migration, settlement, and integration experiences of women from South Asian countries in Canada. We invite you to (PDF file) read the full volume with a preface by Dr. Marshia Akbar, Senior Research Associate with the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration at Ryerson University.
Working paper no. 2020/8
Why Migrants Stay in Small and Mid-Sized Canadian Cities: Towards a New Analytical Framework Using a Life Course Approach
Michelle Nguyen, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/7
Exploring Innovative Migrant Integration Practices in Small and Mid-Sized Cities across Canada
Jenna Blower, York University
Working paper no. 2020/6
Exploring Indigenous Newcomer Relations in the City of Toronto: Changing Demographics Reconciliation and Potential of City Planning
Niko Casuncad, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/5
A history of the memories of the ‘sanctuary city’ in Toronto, Canada
Rachel Humphris, Queen Mary, University of London
Working paper no. 2020/4
The Kinship between Refugee and Family Sponsorship
Audrey Macklin, Luin Goldring (York University), Jennifer Hyndman (York University), Anna Korteweg, Kathryn Barber (York University) & Jona Zyfi (University of Toronto)
Working paper no. 2020/3
Inclusive City Building: Public Engagement Processes in the GTA
Taranjeet Kaur Grewal, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/2
Undocumented Migrant Communities in Cities: Negotiating Legal and Legitimate Status from Below
Oreva Olakpe, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2020/1
Mapping Migrancies: A discursive mapping approach to analyse lived experiences of skilled migration infrastructures
Marina Khan, Western Sydney University
Working paper no. 2019/5
Barriers vs. bridges: Undocumented immigrants' access to post-secondary education in Ontario
Marietta Armanyous & Graham Hudson, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2019/4
Syrian brides and the Global Compact on Refugees: How Canada's FIAP can reimagine refugee women's empowerment
Dina Taha, York University
Working paper no. 2019/3
Rescaling the Sanctuary City: Police and Non-Status Migrants in Ontario, Canada
Mia Hershkowitz, Graham Hudson & Harald Bauder, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2019/2
Promoting and Challenging Immigration Detention in Canada: Understanding the Role of Advocacy Coalition Groups in Canada’s Immigration Detention Policy Subsystem
Vanessa Chidi Wachuku, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2019/1
Influence of Immigration Policies on Supply of Ethnic Business Entrepreneurs in Canada
Shuguang Wang & Rebecca Hii, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2018/2
Assessing Canada's Support of International Students: A Comprehensive Review of Canada's Retention and Settlement of its "Model Immigrants"
Zaheer A. Dauwer, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2018/1
Serving Immigrant Families: Using Knowledge Translation to Inform a Family Approach in the Settlement Sector
Tania Dargy, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2017/3
The Syrian Refugee Crisis in Canadian Media
Vappu Tyyskä, Jenna Blower, Samantha DeBoer, Shunya Kawai & Ashley Walcott, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2017/2
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Short Orientation
Vappu Tyyskä, Jenna Blower, Samantha DeBoer, Shunya Kawai & Ashley Walcott, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2017/1
(No) Access T.O.: A Pilot Study on Sanctuary City Policy in Toronto, Canada
Graham Hudson, Idil Atak, Michele Manocchi & Charity-Ann Hannan, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2016/3
The Immigrant's Journey: Race and Trauma in the Sopranos
Pouyan Tabasinejad, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2016/2
Transnational Social Resilience in La Costa Region of Chiapas, Mexico
Ana Vila Freyer, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2016/1
Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services and the Role of Nonprofit Service Providers: A Cross-National Perspective on Trends, Issues and Evidence
John Shields, Julie Drolet & Karla Valenzuela, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2015/6
On Adenauer, Hegel, and... Migration (or, How to Interpret Europe's Migrant "Crisis")
Harald Bauder, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2015/5
The Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program Reforms: The Consequence of a Neoliberal Shift
Devon Franklin, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2015/4
From Enforced Closure to Regulated Mobility: The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Migration Policies
François Crépeau, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2015/3
Towards a Sanctuary Province: Policies, Programs, and Services for Illegalized Immigrants' Equitable Employment, Social Participation, and Economic Development
Charity-Ann Hannan & Harald Bauder, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2015/2
Intergenerational Violence: The Post-Migration Context in Canada
Tanja Petosic, Sepali Guruge, Karline Wilson-Mitchell, Reena Tandon, Andrea Gunraj, Andrea Robertson, Brenda Roche, Josie Di Zio, Krittika Ghosh & Harald Bauder, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2015/1
Community Support for Newcomer Families: A Literature Review
Skylar Maharaj & Shuguang Wang
Working paper no. 2014/7
Discounting Immigrant Families: Neoliberalism and the Framing of Canadian Immigration Policy Change
Jesse Root, Erika Gates-Gasse, John Shields & Harald Bauder, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2014/6
Welcome to Canada? A Critical Review and Assessment of Canada's Fast-Changing Immigration Policies
Loft Ali Jan Ali, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2014/5
The Impact of Changes to the CEC Program on International Students
GOVision
Working paper no. 2014/4
Ethnic Media Election Coverage A Content Analysis Methodology
April Lindgren, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2014/3
Niche Employment or Occupational Segmentation? Immigrant Women Working in the Settlement Sector in Germany and Canada
Sita Jayaraman & Harald Bauder, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2014/2
Steps toward Universalism in Immigration Policies: Canada and Germany
Dietrich Thränhardt
Working paper no. 2014/1
Exclusion, Failure, and the Politics of Citizenship
Bridget Anderson, Oxford University
Working paper no. 2013/9
The Private Sector, Institutions of Higher Education, and Immigrant Settlement in Canada
Emma Flynn & Harald Bauder, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2013/8
Family Reunification? A Critical Analysis of Citizenship and Immigration Canada's 2013 Reforms to the Family Class
Jacklyn Neborak, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2013/7
Discrimination Experienced by Landed Immigrants in Canada
Parveen Nangia, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2013/6
Tracking Immigrant Professionals' Experience in Manitoba's Labour Market
Stephanie Stobbe & Judith Harris, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2013/5
Settlement and Social Capital: Strengthening Futures for Newcomer Children and Society
Judith Colbert, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2013/4
What Are Chinese Immigrant Parents' Concerns With Their Children's Education?
George Zhou, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2013/3
A Journey of Her Own: A Critical Analysis of Learning Experiences Among Immigrant Women
Julia Fursova, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2013/2
The Construction of National Identity in Germany: "Migration Background" as a Political and Scientific Category
Albert Scherr, Toronto Metropolitan University
Working paper no. 2013/1
Employment Equity and Access to Social Welfare for Illegalized Immigrants: An Inclusive Approach that Also Makes Economic Sense
Charity-Ann Hannan, Toronto Metropolitan University
TMCIS occupies space in the traditional and unceded territory of nations including the Anishnaabeg, the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and territory which is also now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. This territory is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas.