Working Papers

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