Project Summaries
Major externally funded projects
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GAPs: Decentring the study of migrant returns and readmission policies in Europe and beyond (externally funded)
Younes Ahouga, Oreva Olakpe, Anna Triandafyllidou
![A small child, mother and father stand in nature looking at a sunset together](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/Demiknow_Thumbnail.jpg)
International coalition for de-centred migration knowledge (DEMIKNOW) (externally funded)
Mehrunnisa Ali, Anna Triandafyllidou
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MEMO: Rethinking migration systems through a multi-dimensional approach (externally funded)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Luisa Veronis, Ashika Niraula
![Man walking with a suitcase in the snow at Roxham road](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/research-projects/mirrem/mirrem-thumbnail.jpg)
MIrreM: Measuring irregular migration and related policies in the Canadian context
Anna Triandafyllidou, Shiva Mohan, Claire Ellis
![Migrant workers in West Bay Doha Migrant workers in West Bay Doha](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/richa-pandemic-returns-2_Thumbnail.jpg)
PANDEMIC RETURNS: Part 2 (externally funded)
Richa Shivakoti, Anna Triandafyllidou
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EX POLICY: Externalization and freedom of movement in West Africa
Oreva Olakpe, Anna Triandafyllidou
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Zeynep Sahin Mencutek, Younes Ahouga, Irmak Kurtulmus, Anna Triandafyllidou
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MIGRATION MILESTONES: Documenting West African migrants' perspectives in the city of Lagos
Anna Triandafyllidou, Oreva Olakpe
![People in a line outside a forested area at Gauriphanta checkpoint in Kailali district returning to work in India](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/Richa_Thumbnail.jpg)
Richa Shivakoti, Anna Triandafyllidou
Major externally funded projects
![People walking in downtown Sydney, Australia](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/research-projects/bmo-newcomer-workforce-integration-lab/bmo-newcomer-lab-thumbnail.jpg)
BMO Newcomer Workforce Integration Lab (externally funded)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Marshia Akbar
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FAIR FARM WORK: An initiative to improve employment conditions in agriculture (externally funded)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Berti Olinto, Tanya Basok, Erika Borrelli
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International students’ lived experiences in Canada (ISX) (externally funded)
Marshia Akbar, Anna Triandafyllidou, Jill Hanley
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Link4Skills (externally funded)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Stein Monteiro
![Two migrant workers carrying produce in a field](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/mig-pro-image_Thumbnail.jpg)
Migrants' Protests (Mig. Pro): The impact of migrant farm workers' protests on borders of citizenship (externally funded)
Eriselda Shkopi
![Trajectories of French students in Canada cover](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/french-students_Thumbnail.jpg)
Trajectories of French students in Canada (externally funded)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Amin Moghadam, Jérémie Molho
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Skilled migrant decision making under uncertainty (DEMA) (externally funded)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Ashika Niraula, Luisa Veronis, Igor Grossmann, Souhail Al-Alaoui, Rica Agnes Castaneda, Daphné Nguyen-Tymoczko
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Virtual Bridge: Delivering settlement services through social media (externally funded)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Stein Monteiro, Nevyn Pillai, Berti Olinto, Marshia Akbar, Priya Kumar, Masoud Kianpour
![Man on a beach working on his laptop](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/digital-nomads-Thumbnail.jpg)
Digital Nomads: The changing world of migration, mobility and work
Anna Triandafyllidou, Hari KC
![Food courier riding a bike with a delivery bag on their back](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/Laura_Thumbnail.jpg)
PLATFORM PATHWAYS: Exploring migrant pathways in platform work in Canada
Laura Lam, Anna Triandafyllidou
Major externally funded projects
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BEYOND THE METROPOLIS: Immigration to small and mid-sized cities in comparative perspective (externally funded)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Melissa Kelly, Jessica Jung
![Two women writing in a Farsi calligraphy workshop](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/fit-art_Thumbnail.jpg)
FIT-ART: Fostering integration through the arts
Jérémie Molho, Anna Triandafyllidou, Alice Massari and Tomée Tzatzanis
Toronto Arts Council: Shawn Newman, Kadija De Paula
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MIGRATION MILESTONES: Documenting West African migrants' perspectives in the city of Lagos
Anna Triandafyllidou, Oreva Olakpe
![Three people on a city street holding protest signs](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/John_Thumbnail.jpg)
CONTESTATIONS of migration and belonging in Canada amidst COVID-19
John Carlaw, Kushan Azadah
![Status for all protest in Toronto, Canada](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/paradoxes_thumbnail.jpg)
Contemporary Paradoxes and Struggles of Migration and Belonging in Canada
John Carlaw, Ethel Tungohan, Kushan Azadah, Ji Yon Amy Choi, Alireza Gorgani, Yousef Aleghfeli
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POST-SOVIET GEMs: Global elite migration of musicians and athletes from the former Soviet countries
Irina Isaakyan, Anna Triandafyllidou
![Person holding a cell phone with social media applications on the screen](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/social-media-public-discourse-thumbnail.jpg)
Social media and public discourse on immigration
Nicholas A.R. Fraser
![Woman taking a photo on a cell phone in downtown Toronto](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/cultural-identity-adt-thumbnail.jpg)
Understanding cultural and identity narratives in the age of advanced digital technologies
Masoud Kianpour, Anna Triandafyllidou and Thomas Allen
Completed projects
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A2J REFUGEES: Measuring the impacts of refugee legal aid funding in Canada
Craig Damian Smith, Sean Rehaag, Trevor Farrow
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Lucia Nalbandian, Anna Triandafyllidou
![Crowd carrying a large flag of Venezuela down a street](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/Berti-thumbnail.jpg)
Canada’s response to Venezuelan arrivals (CANVAS)
Berti Olinto, Anna Triandafyllidou
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Exploring Canada’s changing public attitudes towards immigration (IMMIGRATEFUL)
Seyda Aytac, Anna Triandafyllidou, Andrew Parkin
![i am social posts](/content/dam/cerc-migration/news-events/events/2021/June/i-am_Thumbnail-(nugget).jpg)
i am: Digital storytelling research project (external link)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Cyrus Sundar Singh
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Migrant Lives in Pandemic Times
Anna Triandafyllidou, Maggie Perzyna
![Welder welding in a warehouse](/content/dam/cerc-migration/Research/projectbriefs/Claire_Thumbnail.jpg)
Navigating the Canadian labour market (NAVCAN)
Anna Triandafyllidou, Claire Ellis
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Maggie Perzyna
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StOries Project: Strangers to Ourselves
Alka Kumar, Anna Triandafyllidou
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Why migrants stay in small and mid-sized Canadian cities (WHYMS)
Michelle Nguyen, Melissa Kelly