Canada Excellence Research Chairs
Toronto Metropolitan University has successfully nominated Professor Anna Triandafyllidou to be the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration. Read more on the CERC in Migration and Integration website.
Toronto Metropolitan University has been selected to nominate a prestigious Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration with $10 million in funding to bring a world-renowned researcher to Canada to lead an internationally recognized research program.
The global movement of people – whether permanent or temporary, within a country or cross-border, forced or voluntary – is increasingly shaping the political, economic and social processes of the 21st century. Toronto Metropolitan University is well-positioned to support the program of a talented researcher who will make important contributions to this ongoing conversation and create solutions that will positively impact the lives of migrants in Canada and abroad.
Contact
Anna Triandafyllidou
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration
Toronto Metropolitan University
anna.triandafyllidou@torontomu.ca
+1 416 979-5000 x544446
About Toronto Metropolitan University's CERC in Migration and Integration
The CERC in Migration and Integration at Toronto Metropolitan University will form a multi-faceted and internationally recognized research program to transform knowledge creation fundamentally, foster global collaborations and impact policy and practice. The CERC will develop outcomes aligned with key elements of the priorities of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
The program will:
- Examine the structural, historical and contemporary factors influencing migration decisions and trends.
- Compare the relative strengths and advantages of different immigration and refugee policies and practices around the globe.
- Generate research outcomes that address the challenges of contemporary migration and integration.
- Inform the development of more relevant programs and practices in areas such as: skills shortages in labour markets, social cohesion through an integrated society and Canada's global competitiveness in an evolving knowledge economy.
- Lead engaged research with immigrant and refugee communities, government and policy actors, immigrant serving agencies, settlement organizations, cultural centres and citizen groups.
Why Toronto Metropolitan University?
Toronto Metropolitan University is Canada's leader in innovative, career-oriented education. Urban, culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to more than 44,500 students, including 2,400 master's and PhD students, 3,200 faculty and staff and nearly 170,000 alumni worldwide.
The university includes a number of faculties, programs and institutes that support immigration and settlement studies, including the following:
- Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement (TMCIS)
- Diversity Institute
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Community Services
- Ted Rogers School of Management
- Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Toronto Metropolitan University has made it a mission to integrate equity, diversity and inclusion into our practices and policies across the university. Our Office of Equity and Community Inclusion (ECI) is committed to making the university a truly inclusive place to learn and work.
Why Toronto?
Toronto is considered one of the world's most multicultural urban centres. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) (external link, opens in new window) , with a population of 6.2 million, continues to be the number one choice for immigrants worldwide who want to make Canada their home.
Between 2011 and 2016, more than 350,000 immigrants arrived in Toronto. Currently, almost half of the people in Toronto (46.1%) are born outside of Canada (external link, opens in new window) , the highest proportion of any major urban centre in the country.
Toronto is consistently ranked as one of the most livable global cities (external link, opens in new window) in terms of social and economic benefits and is also known as one of the safest urban centres in the world.
For more information about moving to Toronto, please review these resources (external link, opens in new window) .