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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🆕 Research Brief | Dr. Sofia Noori’s research explores how young people use storytelling, music, and creative expression to navigate these challenges, heal from trauma, and rebuild a sense of belonging within Canadian classrooms and society.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
📣 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...
As part of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies, Róisín Cahill and Carlos M-Castro contributed to a Global Reporting Program investigation into the dangers and deportations facing Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic.
🔗 Via @pbsnews.org : www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
🔗 Via @pbsnews.org : www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Haitians displaced by violence face deportation after fleeing to Dominican Republic
The UN says 1.4 million Haitians have fled because of violence and instability. Many crossed the border into the Dominican Republic. But there, they live in fear and limbo, and many have been deported...
www.pbs.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
As part of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies, Róisín Cahill and Carlos M-Castro contributed to a Global Reporting Program investigation into the dangers and deportations facing Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic.
🔗 Via @pbsnews.org : www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
🔗 Via @pbsnews.org : www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Birthright citizenship is being debated widely across governments, with several countries shifting toward descent-based systems that limit who can access citizenship. 1/4
Birthright Citizenship Workshop highlights politics and technologies undermining national belonging
www.torontomu.ca
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Birthright citizenship is being debated widely across governments, with several countries shifting toward descent-based systems that limit who can access citizenship. 1/4
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Today’s Research Dialogue Series featured Bridging Divides researcher Daniel Hiebert alongside colleagues Ilke Adam and Ier Jonathan-Ichaver.
🤝 Thank you to all who participated! It was great to see everyone come together, share their insights, and engage in meaningful conversations.
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🤝 Thank you to all who participated! It was great to see everyone come together, share their insights, and engage in meaningful conversations.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Today’s Research Dialogue Series featured Bridging Divides researcher Daniel Hiebert alongside colleagues Ilke Adam and Ier Jonathan-Ichaver.
🤝 Thank you to all who participated! It was great to see everyone come together, share their insights, and engage in meaningful conversations.
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🤝 Thank you to all who participated! It was great to see everyone come together, share their insights, and engage in meaningful conversations.
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Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, comments on how recent policy changes and rhetoric are affecting Canada’s reputation and international student recruitment.
🔗 vancouversun.com/news/bc-allo...
🔗 vancouversun.com/news/bc-allo...
B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters
B.C.'s post-secondary system has been destabilized by plummeting international student enrolment; B.C. determines which schools get seats.
vancouversun.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, comments on how recent policy changes and rhetoric are affecting Canada’s reputation and international student recruitment.
🔗 vancouversun.com/news/bc-allo...
🔗 vancouversun.com/news/bc-allo...
🆕 Research Brief | Dr. Sofia Noori’s research explores how young people use storytelling, music, and creative expression to navigate these challenges, heal from trauma, and rebuild a sense of belonging within Canadian classrooms and society.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🆕 Research Brief | Dr. Sofia Noori’s research explores how young people use storytelling, music, and creative expression to navigate these challenges, heal from trauma, and rebuild a sense of belonging within Canadian classrooms and society.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
📣 One week left to register for our next hybrid #SpeakerSeries event!
[Hybrid] How does U.S. immigration law create racial hierarchies through temporary visas? Find out during our second #SpeakerSeries event with Dr. Ming Chen on Nov 24, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
📣 One week left to register for our next hybrid #SpeakerSeries event!
Meet the 2025–2026 students of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies! 🎓
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Meet the 2025–2026 students of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies! 🎓
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
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 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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...
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📣 Calling researchers, open call for paper submissions! Bridging Divides is hosting a Gulf Canada Connections workshop to explore emerging connections between Canada and the GCC states, from May 7-8, 2026 at @torontomet.bsky.social. Submit by: Nov. 15, 2025.
🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
📣 Calling researchers, open call for paper submissions! Bridging Divides is hosting a Gulf Canada Connections workshop to explore emerging connections between Canada and the GCC states, from May 7-8, 2026 at @torontomet.bsky.social. Submit by: Nov. 15, 2025.
🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
🚨 Happening today! #ResearchDay2025
📣 CMS, in partnership with AMSSA, is excited to host the 3rd CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day, themed: 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.
📆 Nov 12 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Creekside Community Recreation Centre, Vancouver, BC
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📆 Nov 12 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Creekside Community Recreation Centre, Vancouver, BC
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🚨 Happening today! #ResearchDay2025
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@migration.ubc.ca researcher Dr. Caitlyn Yates comments on the steep decline in migration through the Darién Gap
via @usatoday.com
via @usatoday.com
US-bound migrants enriched this Indigenous village. What happens now that they're gone?
The people of Bajo Chiquito grew rich catering to migrants. Here's how the village in Panama is adapting to life without them ― and their cash.
www.usatoday.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
@migration.ubc.ca researcher Dr. Caitlyn Yates comments on the steep decline in migration through the Darién Gap
via @usatoday.com
via @usatoday.com
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Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies
When a politician addresses issues such as Islamophobia, immigration or housing in multiple languages, they’re engaging with a wider world of shared experiences that migration has woven together.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies
CMS affiliate Dr. Kashif Raza, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in @edstubc.bsky.social, discusses Zohran Mamdani’s multilingual campaign and how language can foster connection and belonging in diverse democracies.
🔗 Read more: theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...
🔗 Read more: theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies
When a politician addresses issues such as Islamophobia, immigration or housing in multiple languages, they’re engaging with a wider world of shared experiences that migration has woven together.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
CMS affiliate Dr. Kashif Raza, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in @edstubc.bsky.social, discusses Zohran Mamdani’s multilingual campaign and how language can foster connection and belonging in diverse democracies.
🔗 Read more: theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...
🔗 Read more: theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...
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"There is a sentiment out there that other countries might be a more desirable place to study."
Dr. Lisa Brunner (@migration.ubc.ca) discusses the decline in international student applications to B.C. postsec schools via @vancouversun.bsky.social
Dr. Lisa Brunner (@migration.ubc.ca) discusses the decline in international student applications to B.C. postsec schools via @vancouversun.bsky.social
B.C. post-secondary schools must adjust as federal budget deepens cuts to international student targets
Students will likely see larger class sizes, more sessional lecturers and less class availability. Some fear tuition increases. Read more.
vancouversun.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"There is a sentiment out there that other countries might be a more desirable place to study."
Dr. Lisa Brunner (@migration.ubc.ca) discusses the decline in international student applications to B.C. postsec schools via @vancouversun.bsky.social
Dr. Lisa Brunner (@migration.ubc.ca) discusses the decline in international student applications to B.C. postsec schools via @vancouversun.bsky.social
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📣 Calling researchers, open call for paper submissions! Bridging Divides is hosting a Gulf Canada Connections workshop to explore emerging connections between Canada and the GCC states, from May 7-8, 2026 at @torontomet.bsky.social. Submit by: Nov. 15, 2025.
🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
November 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
📣 Calling researchers, open call for paper submissions! Bridging Divides is hosting a Gulf Canada Connections workshop to explore emerging connections between Canada and the GCC states, from May 7-8, 2026 at @torontomet.bsky.social. Submit by: Nov. 15, 2025.
🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
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💼 #Hiring: Partnership Engagement Specialist!
Passionate about building partnerships? Experienced in project coordination and business development? Work with researchers, donors & prospects to drive impact.
Apply by Nov. 11: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
#Opportunity #Jobs #Toronto
Passionate about building partnerships? Experienced in project coordination and business development? Work with researchers, donors & prospects to drive impact.
Apply by Nov. 11: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
#Opportunity #Jobs #Toronto
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
💼 #Hiring: Partnership Engagement Specialist!
Passionate about building partnerships? Experienced in project coordination and business development? Work with researchers, donors & prospects to drive impact.
Apply by Nov. 11: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
#Opportunity #Jobs #Toronto
Passionate about building partnerships? Experienced in project coordination and business development? Work with researchers, donors & prospects to drive impact.
Apply by Nov. 11: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
#Opportunity #Jobs #Toronto
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🚀 Passionate about shaping inclusive research that reflects diverse voices? Experienced in strategic planning through an EDI lens?
We are seeking an EDI specialist to provide guidance, research and analysis while managing key relationships. Deadline: Nov. 11, 2025 ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
We are seeking an EDI specialist to provide guidance, research and analysis while managing key relationships. Deadline: Nov. 11, 2025 ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🚀 Passionate about shaping inclusive research that reflects diverse voices? Experienced in strategic planning through an EDI lens?
We are seeking an EDI specialist to provide guidance, research and analysis while managing key relationships. Deadline: Nov. 11, 2025 ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
We are seeking an EDI specialist to provide guidance, research and analysis while managing key relationships. Deadline: Nov. 11, 2025 ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
Canada’s 2026–2028 #ImmigrationPlan: Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social warns that the plan relies on the controversial proposed Bill C-12 to encourage ‘self-deportation’ of temporary residents and flags missing data on undocumented residents.
🔗 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
🔗 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
Canada’s 2026–28 immigration plan: Prioritises stability, sharply cuts intake of temporary residents, including students - The Times of India
Rest of World News: Canada unveiled its new Immigration Levels Plan for 2026–2028 early Wednesday morning (India time), confirming that the country will hold steady the i.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Canada’s 2026–2028 #ImmigrationPlan: Dr. @lisabrunner.bsky.social warns that the plan relies on the controversial proposed Bill C-12 to encourage ‘self-deportation’ of temporary residents and flags missing data on undocumented residents.
🔗 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
🔗 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...
[Hybrid] How does U.S. immigration law create racial hierarchies through temporary visas? Find out during our second #SpeakerSeries event with Dr. Ming Chen on Nov 24, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
[Hybrid] How does U.S. immigration law create racial hierarchies through temporary visas? Find out during our second #SpeakerSeries event with Dr. Ming Chen on Nov 24, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📚 New Book | 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
📚 New Book | 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w