UBC Centre for Migration Studies
@migration.ubc.ca
Promoting collaborative, interdisciplinary, and transformative #migrationresearch that advances our understanding of human mobility.
Learn more at www.migration.ubc.ca
Learn more at www.migration.ubc.ca
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The third event in our #SpeakerSeries features Prof. Delphine Nakache. Her talk examines how Canada’s temporary migration system manufactures precarity through failed regularization pathways and rights gaps.
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
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❗ Join a timely discussion on Canada's immigration system today and the next steps ahead. Featuring Bridging Divides postdoc @lisabrunner.bsky.social, who draws on her research into immigration pathways, international students, refugee resettlement, and more to inform real-world policy. 1/2 🧵
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January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
❗ Join a timely discussion on Canada's immigration system today and the next steps ahead. Featuring Bridging Divides postdoc @lisabrunner.bsky.social, who draws on her research into immigration pathways, international students, refugee resettlement, and more to inform real-world policy. 1/2 🧵
CMS affiliates Sophie Liu & Aryan Karimi examine how immigrants and refugees prepare for integration before arriving in Canada.
Drawing on 80 interviews, their study shows how digital tools and transnational networks shape access to jobs, housing, and language training.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/glob...
Drawing on 80 interviews, their study shows how digital tools and transnational networks shape access to jobs, housing, and language training.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/glob...
January 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
CMS affiliates Sophie Liu & Aryan Karimi examine how immigrants and refugees prepare for integration before arriving in Canada.
Drawing on 80 interviews, their study shows how digital tools and transnational networks shape access to jobs, housing, and language training.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/glob...
Drawing on 80 interviews, their study shows how digital tools and transnational networks shape access to jobs, housing, and language training.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/glob...
MA Student Zachary Gaouad contributed to a Global Reporting Program investigation with the @globalreportingcentre.org, examining how social media is used to influence people to pursue migration through risky and often dangerous journeys.
🔗 Via PBS News: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
🔗 Via PBS News: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
How social media lures migrants into undertaking treacherous journeys
Many people use social media to document the things we enjoy most in our lives, like vacations, meals or the latest TikTok dance. But it can also be used to influence people to seek better lives, ofte...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
MA Student Zachary Gaouad contributed to a Global Reporting Program investigation with the @globalreportingcentre.org, examining how social media is used to influence people to pursue migration through risky and often dangerous journeys.
🔗 Via PBS News: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
🔗 Via PBS News: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
In May 2025, the Trump administration admitted 59 white South African Afrikaners as refugees while expanding deportations and protection rollbacks for Haitian migrants.
Prof. Terri Givens examines how race has long shaped who is protected in immigration systems.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/VfqAa
Prof. Terri Givens examines how race has long shaped who is protected in immigration systems.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/VfqAa
January 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
In May 2025, the Trump administration admitted 59 white South African Afrikaners as refugees while expanding deportations and protection rollbacks for Haitian migrants.
Prof. Terri Givens examines how race has long shaped who is protected in immigration systems.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/VfqAa
Prof. Terri Givens examines how race has long shaped who is protected in immigration systems.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/VfqAa
The third event in our #SpeakerSeries features Prof. Delphine Nakache. Her talk examines how Canada’s temporary migration system manufactures precarity through failed regularization pathways and rights gaps.
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The third event in our #SpeakerSeries features Prof. Delphine Nakache. Her talk examines how Canada’s temporary migration system manufactures precarity through failed regularization pathways and rights gaps.
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@profterrig.bsky.social weighs in on the diverging accounts from local, state, and federal officials following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent.
Via CBC/Radio-Canada 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Via CBC/Radio-Canada 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
@profterrig.bsky.social weighs in on the diverging accounts from local, state, and federal officials following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent.
Via CBC/Radio-Canada 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Via CBC/Radio-Canada 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Canada’s reliance on international students is under pressure as enrolment drops and policy shifts create challenges. @lisabrunner.bsky.social explains the impact on students, universities like CapU, and the future of Canada’s education-migration system.
🔗 www.capilanocourier.com/2026/01/01/w...
🔗 www.capilanocourier.com/2026/01/01/w...
Who will fund Canadian colleges and universities if not lower-middle income countries? | Capilano Courier
Post-secondary education at the intersection of austerity and greed Laura Morales P. (she/her) // Writer & Data Visualization Andrei Guecco (he/him) // Illustrator Five years ago, former Minister of I...
www.capilanocourier.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Canada’s reliance on international students is under pressure as enrolment drops and policy shifts create challenges. @lisabrunner.bsky.social explains the impact on students, universities like CapU, and the future of Canada’s education-migration system.
🔗 www.capilanocourier.com/2026/01/01/w...
🔗 www.capilanocourier.com/2026/01/01/w...
@lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, will be joining a live panel on Canada’s immigration system hosted by The Vancouver Sun on January 20, 5:00–6:00 PM PST.
Join the conversation!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74140...
Join the conversation!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74140...
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
@lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, will be joining a live panel on Canada’s immigration system hosted by The Vancouver Sun on January 20, 5:00–6:00 PM PST.
Join the conversation!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74140...
Join the conversation!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74140...
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🚨 #CFP: Researchers are invited to submit manuscripts to the Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques for a special issue: Foreign Qualification Recognition at Twenty: Legislative Evolution, Regulatory Change, and Pathways Forward. 🗓️ Apply by: July 15, 2026 🔗 www.cpp-adp.ca/english-menu 1/2 🧵
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The September issue is available. o
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December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🚨 #CFP: Researchers are invited to submit manuscripts to the Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques for a special issue: Foreign Qualification Recognition at Twenty: Legislative Evolution, Regulatory Change, and Pathways Forward. 🗓️ Apply by: July 15, 2026 🔗 www.cpp-adp.ca/english-menu 1/2 🧵
@lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, comments on why provincial decisions regarding the international student Provincial Attestation Letter allocation process are of increasing importance.
International student spots in Ontario will go mostly to public colleges, universities
International student spots in Ontario will go mostly to public colleges, universities
The number of applications given to the province for 2026 have been drastically reduced by the Canadian government.
www.thestar.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
@lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, comments on why provincial decisions regarding the international student Provincial Attestation Letter allocation process are of increasing importance.
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🌏 Every migration journey is unique. This #InternationalMigrantsDay, we asked our researchers: What’s your migration story? From the Middle East to Nepal to the Dominican Republic, here’s a glimpse into their stories and how these experiences shaped their research and work. 1/2 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🌏 Every migration journey is unique. This #InternationalMigrantsDay, we asked our researchers: What’s your migration story? From the Middle East to Nepal to the Dominican Republic, here’s a glimpse into their stories and how these experiences shaped their research and work. 1/2 🧵
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🌉 The second issue of Bridges Magazine is out now!
In this edition, we learn about collaborations improving healthcare and housing services, exploring new approaches to citizenship and belonging, and how mentorship across sectors fuels student innovation. 1/3
In this edition, we learn about collaborations improving healthcare and housing services, exploring new approaches to citizenship and belonging, and how mentorship across sectors fuels student innovation. 1/3
December 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
🌉 The second issue of Bridges Magazine is out now!
In this edition, we learn about collaborations improving healthcare and housing services, exploring new approaches to citizenship and belonging, and how mentorship across sectors fuels student innovation. 1/3
In this edition, we learn about collaborations improving healthcare and housing services, exploring new approaches to citizenship and belonging, and how mentorship across sectors fuels student innovation. 1/3
𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 features Narratives of Citizenship, led by CMS-Co Director Prof. Antje Ellermann. A photo-storytelling project by @lisabrunner.bsky.social, Claudia Serrano and team brought together 20 newcomers to explore migration, citizenship, belonging and Truth and Reconciliation.
🔗 shorturl.at/d9a1S
🔗 shorturl.at/d9a1S
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 features Narratives of Citizenship, led by CMS-Co Director Prof. Antje Ellermann. A photo-storytelling project by @lisabrunner.bsky.social, Claudia Serrano and team brought together 20 newcomers to explore migration, citizenship, belonging and Truth and Reconciliation.
🔗 shorturl.at/d9a1S
🔗 shorturl.at/d9a1S
📣 New data brief available! #CCIL
In 2015, only 16% strongly agreed Canada had too much immigration. By 2024, that number doubled to 33%.
This IRPP paper by @randybesco.bsky.social and @natashagoel.bsky.social reveals a striking reversal in Canadians’ views on immigration: centre.irpp.org/research-stu...
This IRPP paper by @randybesco.bsky.social and @natashagoel.bsky.social reveals a striking reversal in Canadians’ views on immigration: centre.irpp.org/research-stu...
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
📣 New data brief available! #CCIL
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Irene Bloemraad Via CityNews Toronto on the misconceptions regarding the Temporary Foreign Worker program ➡️ toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/01/n... 4/5
Nearly half of immigrants say temporary foreign workers fill the jobs Canadians don't want: OMNI-Leger poll
A poll conducted by Leger found that 36 per cent of immigrants believe temporary foreign workers are taking jobs away from young people.
toronto.citynews.ca
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Irene Bloemraad Via CityNews Toronto on the misconceptions regarding the Temporary Foreign Worker program ➡️ toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/01/n... 4/5
CMS and AMSSA hosted the 3rd CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day on Nov 12, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and community partners to exchange ideas and strengthen collaboration. Grateful to all who joined! ✨
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/2025-cm...
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/2025-cm...
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
CMS and AMSSA hosted the 3rd CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day on Nov 12, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and community partners to exchange ideas and strengthen collaboration. Grateful to all who joined! ✨
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/2025-cm...
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/2025-cm...
🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Benjamin Bryce shows how fisheries policies in B.C. in the early 20th century became tools for racial exclusion of Japanese Canadian fishermen under the banner of protection, and what their experiences can teach us today.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Benjamin Bryce shows how fisheries policies in B.C. in the early 20th century became tools for racial exclusion of Japanese Canadian fishermen under the banner of protection, and what their experiences can teach us today.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🎨 CMS invites artists to submit for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Explore how migrants navigate physical, social, political, and identity borders, revealing journeys of exclusion, hope, pain, and resilience.
Prizes: 🥇$1,250 🥈$250
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/interna...
Prizes: 🥇$1,250 🥈$250
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/interna...
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🎨 CMS invites artists to submit for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Explore how migrants navigate physical, social, political, and identity borders, revealing journeys of exclusion, hope, pain, and resilience.
Prizes: 🥇$1,250 🥈$250
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/interna...
Prizes: 🥇$1,250 🥈$250
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/interna...
Prof. Irene Bloemraad, Professor of Political Science and Sociology and CMS Co-Director, explains misconceptions about the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) and urges for fairer, long-term migration pathways for migrants in Canada.
🔗 toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/01/n...
🔗 toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/01/n...
Nearly half of immigrants say temporary foreign workers fill the jobs Canadians don't want: OMNI-Leger poll
A poll conducted by Leger found that 36 per cent of immigrants believe temporary foreign workers are taking jobs away from young people.
toronto.citynews.ca
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Prof. Irene Bloemraad, Professor of Political Science and Sociology and CMS Co-Director, explains misconceptions about the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) and urges for fairer, long-term migration pathways for migrants in Canada.
🔗 toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/01/n...
🔗 toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/01/n...
Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, comments on how past government policies encouraged international students to come to Canada to settle permanently, and how recent policy changes have disrupted their expectations and pathways to permanent residency.
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, comments on how past government policies encouraged international students to come to Canada to settle permanently, and how recent policy changes have disrupted their expectations and pathways to permanent residency.
📣 Happening tomorrow: an important discussion on #ClimateMigration and the right to a healthy environment.
Join us at 11:00 AM at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC Vancouver.
Join us at 11:00 AM at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC Vancouver.
Nov 28, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Liu Institute: Mojan Farshchi will examine how the right to a healthy environment, rooted in international human rights and environmental law, can help fill protection gaps for climate and environmental migrants.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
📣 Happening tomorrow: an important discussion on #ClimateMigration and the right to a healthy environment.
Join us at 11:00 AM at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC Vancouver.
Join us at 11:00 AM at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC Vancouver.
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In the U.S., it’s common police departments don’t want to engage with immigration enforcement because it destroys trust with immigrant communities, notes Irene Bloemraad, a UBC sociology professor.
Leah Hennig reports. #uspoli #canpoli
Leah Hennig reports. #uspoli #canpoli
Is Canada Adopting ICE Anti-Migrant Tactics? | The Tyee
A raid on a major Calgary construction site has raised serious questions about the government’s approach.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Explore careers in migration! 🔍💼
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Explore careers in migration! 🔍💼
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
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Should police be doing immigration enforcement?
@migration.ubc.ca prof Dr. Irene Bloemraad discusses via @thetyee.ca
@migration.ubc.ca prof Dr. Irene Bloemraad discusses via @thetyee.ca
Is Canada Adopting ICE Anti-Migrant Tactics? | The Tyee
A raid on a major Calgary construction site has raised serious questions about the government’s approach.
thetyee.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Should police be doing immigration enforcement?
@migration.ubc.ca prof Dr. Irene Bloemraad discusses via @thetyee.ca
@migration.ubc.ca prof Dr. Irene Bloemraad discusses via @thetyee.ca
🚨 UBC Migration doctoral students: this is your last chance to apply!
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚨 UBC Migration doctoral students: this is your last chance to apply!
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...