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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 2d

Ying Zhu for @ubcokanagan.bsky.social News on offering free AI workshops for immigrants ➡️ news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/09/u...

✨ Stay tuned every week for insights and expert commentary! 4/4

UBCO professors offer free AI workshops for immigrants - UBC's Okanagan News

Four in-person sessions cover AI literacy, ethics and workplace applications

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 2d

Wendy Cukier for @universityaffairs.bsky.social on Parliament reviewing EDI for research grants and witnesses testifying for and against applying diversity criteria to scientific funding ➡️ universityaffairs.ca/news/parliam... 3/4

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Parliament reviews EDI for research grants - University Affairs

Witnesses testify for and against applying diversity criteria to scientific funding.

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 2d

@richashivakoti.bsky.social and @triandafyllidou.bsky.social for @ca.theconversation.com on how the H-1B visa fee hike in the United States opens a policy window for Canada ➡️ theconversation.com/the-h-1b-vis... 2/4

The H-1B visa fee hike in the United States opens a policy window for Canada

Policymakers inside and outside of government can provide ideas on creating targeted policies and pathways to recruit talented workers to Canada in the wake of the U.S. H-1B visa fee hike.

theconversation.com

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 2d

🗞️ #InTheNews: Headlines that Bridge Divides

Each week, we highlight how Bridging Divides researchers are shaping public conversations through the media. This week: 1/4 🧵

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CERC Migration @cercmigration.bsky.social · 2d

📢 Call for papers 🌎 Rethinking Complex Migration: Flows, Frames, and Futures. April 15-17, 2026 at Toronto Metropolitan University. Deadline: November 2, 2025 (11:59 PM). Submit your proposal: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...

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CERC Migration @cercmigration.bsky.social · 3d

What is Canada? – Call for Proposals Now Open! 🇨🇦 Explore community, belonging, and identity from coast to coast to coast. Seeking teams of 2-3 to co-produce multimedia short films celebrating their communities' stories. Apply by: November 15, 2025. 🔗: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 2d

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday at the Bridging Divides Fall Retreat, researchers from across @torontomet.bsky.social spotlighted research practices centred on equitable partnership. The day featured engaging presentations and discussions. 👏 Thank you to Josephine P. Wong and her team for creating a collaborative space!

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Anna Triandafyllidou @triandafyllidou.bsky.social · 3d

Vote today! for our Borders & Belonging Podcast - bringing data and analysis on international migration to a broader audience!

Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Did you hear? @cercmigration.bsky.social's Borders & Belonging Podcast is a finalist at the fourth annual Signal Awards!

The podcast has been nominated under the Activism, Public Service & Social Impact category. Today is the last day to vote! ➡️ vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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maggieperzyna.bsky.social @maggieperzyna.bsky.social · 3d

Vote for Borders & Belonging. It only takes a sec and it goes a long way to increase visibility #migration #borders #podcast @signalawards.bsky.social @cercmigration.bsky.social

Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Did you hear? @cercmigration.bsky.social's Borders & Belonging Podcast is a finalist at the fourth annual Signal Awards!

The podcast has been nominated under the Activism, Public Service & Social Impact category. Today is the last day to vote! ➡️ vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 3d

#Podcast #Migration #Awards #SignalAwards

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Did you hear? @cercmigration.bsky.social's Borders & Belonging Podcast is a finalist at the fourth annual Signal Awards!

The podcast has been nominated under the Activism, Public Service & Social Impact category. Today is the last day to vote! ➡️ vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 3d

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 3d

✍️ Inviting established scholars and creative practitioners: The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study is accepting applications for its 2026 Writing Fellowship from April 1 - June 30, 2026. Theme: Global Blackness. Deadline to apply: Oct. 31, 2025

🔗 Learn more: www.jias.joburg/writingfello...

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UBC Centre for Migration Studies @migration.ubc.ca · 4d

📣 New #PolicyBrief: Canadian international student policy at a crossroads

CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social, examines how rapid expansion and fragmented governance have undermined Canada’s “edugration” model and calls for reform.

🔗 centre.irpp.org/research-stu...

Canadian international student policy at a crossroads - Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation

Once recognized as a global leader for its successful combination of higher education and immigration, or “edugration,” Canada’s international education policy has come under increasing public scrutin...

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 5d

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 5d

The U.S. government recently announced a $100,000 H-1B visa fee. For @ca.theconversation.com, Researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Scientific Director @triandafyllidou.bsky.social explain how this could have ripple effects on Canada: theconversation.com/the-h-1b-vis...

The H-1B visa fee hike in the United States opens a policy window for Canada

Policymakers inside and outside of government can provide ideas on creating targeted policies and pathways to recruit talented workers to Canada in the wake of the U.S. H-1B visa fee hike.

theconversation.com

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Anna Triandafyllidou @triandafyllidou.bsky.social · 6d

The H-1B visa fee hike in the United States opens a policy window for Canada
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The H-1B visa fee hike in the United States opens a policy window for Canada

Policymakers inside and outside of government can provide ideas on creating targeted policies and pathways to recruit talented workers to Canada in the wake of the U.S. H-1B visa fee hike.

theconversation.com

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CERC Migration @cercmigration.bsky.social · 6d

🎉 Excited to share that our Borders & Belonging Podcast is a finalist for the 4th annual Signal Awards, including the Listener’s Choice Award! Vote for us until Oct. 9, 2025 under the Activism, Public Service & Social Impact category:
vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting... Stay tuned for season four!

Listener's Choice Sept 23-Oct 9

Borders & Belonging
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Signal Awards 2025 Finalist
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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 10d

🏥 A recent CBC Investigates story has revealed Ontario has spent over $200 million sending patients to foreign clinics for treatment, most of them in the U.S.

Bridging Divides researcher Arthur Sweetman shares why this is the case: www.cbc.ca/news/investi...

Ontario's multimillion-dollar deal with American health clinics | CBC News

An exclusive CBC data analysis has found that since 2018, Ontario has spent over $200 million sending patients to U.S. clinics for procedures unavailable in Canada. The biggest expenditure under the p...

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 10d

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 10d

🎧 Enjoy listening to timely research? Bridging Divides postdoc @emilebaril.bsky.social unpacks his latest research on how delivery apps in Toronto and Montreal rely on cheap immigrant labour to survive.

Tune into the podcast with David Cooper on The Last Show: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

To Fake Your Own Demise - September 30, 2025

Podcast Episode · The Last Show with David Cooper · 2025-10-01 · 1h 28m

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CERC Migration @cercmigration.bsky.social · 11d

Today, we wrapped up the Global Skills Partnership event, hosted with @bridgdivides.bsky.social. Together, we explored equitable ways to tackle skill shortages and strengthen health systems within global partnership initiatives.

🤝 A huge thank you to all participants for your insights!

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 11d

Today is #NationalSeniorsDay, a moment to celebrate older adults in Canada. As migration continues shaping our communities, we are urged to consider how our systems could better support older migrants and seniors. Learn more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#Research #EquitableAging

By 2050, nearly 2 billion people will be 60 years or older. With migration on the rise, the question is:

Are we ready to support equitable aging for older migrants?

But first, what is equitable aging?

“The ability of older migrants to age with dignity, access to culturally appropriate care and the opportunity to thrive regardless of their migration history, language or socioeconomic status.”

Aging migrants often face intersecting barriers:

- Language difficulties
- Limited healthcare access
- Cultural misunderstandings
- Systemic discrimination

For those with precarious legal status or from marginalized groups, the situation is more complex:

- Limited access to culturally appropriate care
- Economic insecurity
- Social exclusion

There is still much to learn about equitable aging in the context of migration. Researchers, however, have found four components that can help achieve health equity:

Accessible and inclusive services
Example: addressing key aging needs such as cognitive and mental health.

Supportive aging policies
Example: legal protection in the form of citizenship status.

Familiarity with the host country’s healthcare system
Example: culturally tailored education on disease prevention.

Community engagement initiatives
Example: mentorship from community leaders.

Interested in diving deeper into how equitable aging can support aging migrants?

Read the new Open Access article!

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Migrant Integration in the Mid 21st Century: Bridging Divides @bridgdivides.bsky.social · 13d

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