Ahead of #RefugeeRightsDay on April 4, join a community panel and gathering that brings together advocates, researchers and community members to reflect on the state of refugee rights in Canada and explore collective pathways forward: 🗓️ April 7, 2026 🕛 12:00-2:30 p.m. EDT 📍 The 519 Community Centre

🗞️ #InTheNews: Headlines that Bridge Divides. Each week, we highlight how Bridging Divides researchers are shaping public conversations through the media: 1/6 🧵

🌟 Thrilled to announce the judges for this year’s Bridging Divides Migration Data Challenge 2026! Who better than these experts to evaluate projects breaching housing, migration and data innovation? 🔹 Muhammad Hussain, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) 1/3 🧵

🚀 Calling full-time @torontomet.bsky.social domestic and international undergrad students: Bridging Divides is accepting applications to its Steps to Success Internships, hosted at the Global Migration Institute! ❗ Deadline to apply: April 10, 2026 🔗 Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/global-migra...

📢 Inviting researchers working in the broader area of migration and integration: submit an expression of interest to be hosted at the Global Migration Institute for externally funded fellowships. 🚨 Deadline to apply to the Institute: April 26, 2026 🔗 Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/global-migra...

Yesterday’s Build A Bridge showcase was a powerful celebration of student innovation in immigrant integration. Finalist teams presented digital solutions, with three teams recognized for the best MVPs across key focus areas. ✨ Stay tuned to meet the teams behind these innovative solutions!

🎓 Grad students, are you interested in improving the lives of newcomers? The Bridging Divides Graduate Student Stipend offers financial support to students applying to/studying at @torontomet.bsky.social in multiple fields. Deadline - Master's: April 1, 2026 🔗 bit.ly/GSS-26 #StudentOpportunity

🎓 Deadline extended! Students at TMU, Concordia University, UofA and UBC: tackle the intersection of immigration and housing in Canada by applying to the the Bridging Divides Migration Data Challenge by April 10, 2026! Access exclusive data from the CMHC. Win up to $10,000. 🔗 bit.ly/mdc-2026

Our 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference continues with Panel 2: Health and Well-Being, bringing together research on cultural resilience, youth mental health, and family recovery from substance use. 📍 April 27 | Liu Institute, UBC Vancouver | Open to all 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/5kt2q

Our 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference opens with Panel 1: Employment & Life-Long Learning, exploring immigration, work & technology with Dr. Anusha Kassan, Dr. Annamma Joy & Dr. María Cervantes-Macías. 📍 April 27 | Liu Institute, UBC Vancouver | Open to all 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/5kt2q

The TTC has partnered with @torontomet.bsky.social researchers to drive transit innovation, including our researchers Sharareh Taghipour and Ali Mazalek. From AI route optimization to digital wayfinding, exciting work ahead. 🔗 www.ttc.ca/news/2026/Ma... #TransitInnovation #ResearchImpact

#TechforGood 🚀 Tomorrow is the day! Join us for a celebration of student-led innovation. Over the past several months, students from TMU, Concordia University, UofA and UBC have been collaborating to develop digital solutions that support immigrant integration. Now, it's time for the final showcase:

✨ We are still energized from yesterday's Bridging Divides Spring Retreat where researchers and affiliates gathered at @torontomet.bsky.social. This year's theme was Barriers and Bridges: Technology, Hiring, and Health for Newcomers. 1/2 🧵

🚀 A unique fellowship for international practitioners from civil society organizations or government bodies working in migration or immigrant integration: Now accepting applications for the Bridging Divides Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/global-migra...

📣 Applications open: @bridgdivides.bsky.social Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship at the Global Migration Institute. For practitioners based outside of 🇨🇦. Deadline: May 1, 2026. 👉 https://www.torontomu.ca/global-migration-institute/opportunities/fellowships/civil-society-fellowship/

🎓 Students at TMU, Concordia University, UofA and UBC: looking to tackle the intersection of immigration and housing in Canada? Apply to the the Bridging Divides Migration Data Challenge 2026! Access exclusive data from the CMHC. Win up to $10,000. 👉 Deadline: April 1, 2026 🔗 bit.ly/mdc-2026

At the 2026 @migration.ubc.ca Migration & Integration Conference, Bridging Divides researchers will share new research on migration and integration. From interdisciplinary panels to cross-sector dialogue, join us for a day of connection and knowledge sharing. 🔗 migration.ubc.ca/events/event...

🎓 Grad students, are you interested in improving the lives of newcomers? The Bridging Divides Graduate Student Stipend offers financial support to students applying to/studying at @torontomet.bsky.social in multiple fields. Deadline - Master's: April 1, 2026 🔗 bit.ly/GSS-26 #StudentOpportunity

Join us for the Build a Bridge Final Showcase and Awards Ceremony, where student teams present digital solutions supporting immigrant integration across mental health, employment and civic participation: 🗓️ March 31, 2026 🕐 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET 📍 Hybrid 🔗 Register: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

How are AI and funding shifts changing how immigrants learn French in Quebec? This International Francophonie Day, Bridging Divides is highlighting a research project led by Diane Querrien exploring these changes across the province. Explore the project 👉 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

Comment l’IA et les fluctuations du financement transforment-elles l’apprentissage du français chez les personnes immigrantes au Québec? 1/2 🧵 #Francophonie #FrenchLanguage #MigrationResearch

🗞️ #InTheNews: Headlines that Bridge Divides. Each week, we highlight how Bridging Divides researchers are shaping public conversations through the media: 1/3 🧵

🚨 Deadline approaching today: an exciting opportunity for Bridging Divides affiliates and Concordia University graduate students. Submit abstracts to our Poster Competition as part of the Bridging Divides Annual Conference and apply to win up to $1000. 🔗 www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea...

📢 #CFP: The Canadian Ethnic Studies Association (CESA) is hosting its 28th conference from Oct. 9-10, 2026, in Banff, Alberta, on the theme Ethnic Dynamics and Immigration in a World in Flux. The call for papers is open, with applications due April 15, 2026. Learn more: cesa-scee.ca/wp-content/u...

Yesterday’s Research Dialogue Series, led by Bridging Divides researcher Zhixi Zhuang, brought together colleagues Augustine Farinola, Klaudia Khan, Chika Agbo and Jessi Kume. We explored platform economies, immigration policy trade-offs, displaced youth experiences, and AI in migration discourse.

🚨 #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

👏 Congratulations to Rupa Banerjee, Bridging Divides researcher, on receiving the 2026 Metropolis Research Award. This recognition highlights her outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. We are proud to celebrate this achievement and the impact of her work! 🎊

Who gets labelled a “skilled migrant," and who doesn’t? Gracia Liu-Farrer and Helena Hof join the Borders & Belonging Podcast to explore how place policy and labour markets shape migrants’ opportunities across borders. Tune into the entire episode wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️ #MigrationPodcast

Our first Future Leaders Fellows kicked off their year-long fellowship at Bridging Divides earlier this February. Future Leaders Fellow Toan NQ, who visited us from Germany, shares more about his week-long experience in Toronto. Learn more 👉 haii.cs.tu-dortmund.de/details/from...

🎉 Celebrating our researchers’ excellence in migration studies! Congratulations to Bridging Divides researcher Rupa Banerjee for receiving the 2025-2026 Ted Rogers School Research Recognition Award. 🔗 Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/tedrogerssch...

Join us for the Build a Bridge Final Showcase and Awards Ceremony, where student teams present digital solutions supporting immigrant integration across mental health, employment and civic participation: 🗓️ March 31, 2026 🕐 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET 📍 Hybrid 🔗 Register: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

📣 #CFP: Bridging Divides researchers Reza Samavi and Naimul Khan will be hosting a workshop on May 25, 2026, focusing on responsible and trustworthy AI at the intersection of technology, society and policy. Deadline to submit abstracts: April 1, 2026. Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

🎓 Students at TMU, Concordia University, UofA and UBC: looking to tackle the intersection of immigration and housing in Canada? Apply to the the Bridging Divides Migration Data Challenge 2026! Access exclusive data from the CMHC. Win up to $10,000. 👉 Deadline: April 1, 2026 🔗 bit.ly/mdc-2026

🎉 Delighted to share that Bridging Divides Graduate Student Stipend recipients Thomas Zhao and Luke Guardino have been accepted into the DAAD RISE Professional program at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig, Germany. Congratulations to both! 🔗 Learn more: litrans.ca/news/luketom/

Are you a Bridging Divides affiliate or a Concordia University graduate student? Join us for a workshop on how to create exceptional conference posters. We especially invite those who want to apply to the Bridging Divides Annual Conference Poster Competition to join this workshop! 1/2 🧵

🗞️ #InTheNews: Headlines that Bridge Divides. Each week, we highlight how Bridging Divides researchers are shaping public conversations through the media: 1/5 🧵 #News #CdnPoli #MigrationResearch #Immigration #Migration #ResearchInsights

Blaming immigration for Canada's housing affordability crisis is easy. For the Toronto Star, Bridging Divides Scientific Director @triandafyllidou.bsky.social reminds us of the role of federal and provincial governments in planning and delivering the right housing. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, we spoke with Bridging Divides researcher Allison Petrozziello about her journey as an early career scholar. ▶️ Watch the video the learn more about her research and its impact. Curious about Allison's work? Visit www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div... to learn more.

🎓 Grad students, are you interested in improving the lives of newcomers? The Bridging Divides Graduate Student Stipend offers financial support to students applying to/studying at @torontomet.bsky.social in multiple fields. Deadline - Master's: April 1, 2026 🔗 bit.ly/GSS-26 #StudentOpportunity

🎓 Students at UBC looking to tackle the intersection of immigration and housing in Canada? Apply to the @bridgdivides.bsky.social Migration Data Challenge 2026! Access exclusive data from the CMHC. Win up to $10,000. 👉 Deadline: April 1, 2026 🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/bridgin...

🎓 Students at TMU, Concordia University, UofA and UBC: looking to tackle the intersection of immigration and housing in Canada? Apply to the the Bridging Divides Migration Data Challenge 2026! Access exclusive data from the CMHC. Win up to $10,000. 👉 Deadline: April 1, 2026 #StudentOpportunity

🌟 Meet your Moderator! We are thrilled to announce award-winning broadcast journalist Ginella Massa will lead our conference opening event, The State (and Future) of Migration in Canada. 📅 April 15–17, 2026 📍 Toronto Metropolitan University 👥 In-Person 🔗 Register: www.torontomu.ca/rethinking-c...

Registrations are now open for the 2026 CMS Migration & Inclusion Conference! 📅 April 27, 2026, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM PST 📍 Liu Institute for Global Issues, xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of Many Trees), UBC Vancouver, Canada 🔗 Full details and registration: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...

What can Canadian-produced series Heated Rivalry reveal about Canada’s image as a “queer utopia,” especially for newcomers and refugees? Join @lisabrunner.bsky.social, Bridging Divides Research Associate, for on online discussion on March 4, 2026: migration.ubc.ca/events/event... @migration.ubc.ca

Bill C-12 is heading back to Senate debate in March and serious concerns remain. This week we hosted a panel to examine the Bill and one message was abundantly clear: this bill demands serious, careful scrutiny before it goes any further. Learn how to act now: https://ow.ly/sfvL50YncZi

Debates over immigration are grabbing the spotlight across the world. How are Canadian societies responding, especially with increasing rhetoric against immigrants and refugees? Join the conversation with our researcher @mireillepaquet.bsky.social on March 4: courses.thomasmore.qc.ca/product/enco...

📣 #CFP: Bridging Divides researchers Reza Samavi and Naimul Khan will be hosting a workshop on May 25, 2026, focusing on responsible and trustworthy AI at the intersection of technology, society and policy. Deadline to submit abstracts: April 1, 2026. Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

Are you a Bridging Divides affiliate or a Concordia University graduate student? Join us for a workshop on how to create exceptional conference posters. We especially invite those who want to apply to the Bridging Divides Annual Conference Poster Competition to join this workshop! 1/2 🧵

Last week, I had the privilege of attending a research retreat with @bridgdivides.bsky.social, learning about fascinating work being done by colleagues on migration. A colleague and I presented on epistemic injustices from algorithmic bias in migration management in Canada. Paper coming soon!

We gathered for an important panel discussion on #BillC12 and we're grateful to everyone who showed up. The stakes could not be higher for some of the most vulnerable people in Canada. Key takeaways coming soon. #RefugeeRights #ImmigrationLaw #Canada #HumanRights