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The Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement (TMCIS) aims to be a leader in the transdisciplinary exploration of international migration, integration, and diaspora and refugee studies. In addition to supporting research in these areas, the Centre’s mission includes mentoring students and consolidating Toronto Metropolitan University’s reputation as the pre‐eminent site of knowledge development and exchange with governments, community organizations, and other academics.
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Help us understand the housing experiences, challenges, and opportunities of international and domestic students in Ontario and Alberta by participating in a brief survey!
If you are currently studying at a university or college in Ontario or Alberta and have been enrolled for at least 1 year, you are eligible to participate.
Respondents are given the chance to win a $100 honorarium.
CARFMS 2025: Canadian, Regional, and International Responses to Forced Migration
The 16th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) hosted in collaboration with the Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement (TMCIS) will take place from May 26-29, 2025 at Toronto Metropolitan University.
The conference will explore Canadian, Regional, and International Responses to Forced Migration and aims to bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and people with lived experience of displacement. Through keynotes, plenaries, presentations, panels, and other activities, the conference aims to explore comprehensive approaches to address these pressing issues, to promote innovative research, and to encourage knowledge sharing in the field of refugee and forced migration studies.
IACP-TMCIS Virtual Roundtable - Understanding Internal Migration Dynamics and Impact in Contemporary China
Date: Friday, April 25th, 2025
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM EST
Location: Online via Zoom (Meeting ID: 205 519 5515; Password: 924615)
Description:
This event will be co-hosted by the International Association for China Planning (external link) (IACP) and the Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement (TMCIS), and co-sponsored by the Urban China Research Network (external link) (UCRN).
This roundtable will examine key aspects of internal migration in China, including the socio-economic impacts of rural-to-urban migration, the hukou system and policy shifts, and the (im)mobility challenges faced by migrant families. It will also address topics such as housing inequality, social integration, and gender and intergenerational dynamics.
Moderators:
Dr. Zhixi Zhuang - Associate Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University
Dr. Xiaomeng Wang - Assistant Professor at Zhejiang University
Panellists:
Dr. Cindy Fan - Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Youqin Huang - Professor at the University of Albany, State University of New York
Dr. Sainan Lin - Associate Professor at Wuhan University
Dr. Zhilin Liu - Professor at Tsinghua University
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hestitate to contact tmcis@torontomu.ca
Latest Publications
Working Paper No. 2025/04
Does Crisis Narrative Tell a Different Story? South Asian Women Working from Home Post-Pandemic in Toronto
Sutama Ghosh & Manum Shahid (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Working Paper No. 2025/03
Reflections of Home ‘Here’ and ‘There’: Ghanaian-Canadians’ Return Visits to the Homeland through Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) Tourism
Vivien Jessica Bediako (York University)
Working Paper No. 2025/02
Sanctuary Cities in Andean Countries: A Literature Review (2000-2022)
Marcela Tapia Ladino & Victoria de la Vega (Arturo Prat University)
Working Paper No. 2025/01
The Association Nationale des Villes et Territoires Accueillants: The Becoming of an Activist City Network
Anouk Flamant (Institut National Supérieur de Formation et de Recherche pour L’éducation Inclusive [INSEI], Institut Convergences Migrations) & Thomas Lacroix (Sciences Po Paris, Centre de Recherches Internationales [CERI], Institut Convergences Migrations)
Research Brief No. 2025/03
Examining the Role of Non-profit Organizations for Immigrant Settlement in a Neoliberal Age
John Shields & Ted Richmond
Research Brief No. 2025/02
Food diversity and aging well in a multicultural city: Japanese Canadian (Nikkei) seniors and community congregate dining
Dr. Yukari Seko, Dr. James Tiessen, Rayna Adachi, & Veen Wong, Toronto Metropolitan University
Research Brief No. 2025/01
Innovative approaches to community-based housing for precarious migrants and refugees: A policy report
Bridget Collrin & Nick Dreher, Toronto Metropolitan University
Affiliate Highlight No. 2024/03
Dr. Yukari Seko, Associate Professor, School of Professional Communication; Director, Centre for Studies in Food Security; Chair, Course-Based Research Ethics Committee, The Creative School)
Affiliate Highlight No. 2024/02
Dr. Areej Al-Hamad, Assistant Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing; Research Ethics Board Member, Toronto Metropolitan University
Affiliate Highlight No. 2024/01
Dr. Kateryna Metersky, Assistant Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
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.
