🗞️ #InTheNews: Headlines that Bridge Divides Each week, we highlight how Bridging Divides researchers are shaping public conversations through the media. This week: 1/4 🧵

🚴‍♂️ Research shows food delivery apps depend on cheap immigrant labour to survive. Bridging Divides postdoc fellow @emilebaril.bsky.social and colleague Mircea Vultur interviewed couriers on their working conditions. Here's what they found: www.concordia.ca/news/stories...

Are you a non-Canadian born #entrepreneur in Toronto with a business idea or early-stage venture? Enterprise Bridge Toronto: Community Bootcamp & Mentorship for Immigrant Entrepreneurs is now accepting applications! Apply by Oct. 15, 2025 🔗: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati... #ImmigrantEntrepreneurs

Such an important discussion! Join @migration.ubc.ca on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. for a conversation on how policies of deterrence shape refugees lives. Hybrid event! 🔗 More details: migration.ubc.ca/events/event... #Refugee #Migration #Research #MigrationResearch

💼 Have a PhD or Masters in Economics, Statistics, Demography or a related discipline? @cercmigration.bsky.social is hiring a Toronto-based research assistant. The role entails data collection, processing, analysis and writing research papers. Apply by Oct. 10, 2025: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...

A new Bridging Divides study finds Canadian migrant youth are reporting less contraception use despite having less sex than their non-migrant peers. 🎙️ CBC spoke with our researcher Elizabeth Saewyc on the systemic barriers behind these gaps: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

📣 Calling migration researchers! 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. Deadline to submit: Oct. 31, 2025. For more info, visit ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

🎉 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!

📚 Our annual Impact Report is live! Discover insights on the Bridging Divides program and how we are shaping the future of migrant integration in Canada. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div... @triandafyllidou.bsky.social #Research #Academia #Migration #Immigration #Canada

📕 #NewPublication: Special issue "De-centring migration governance: the role of narratives" in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies is out now! The issue features various #OpenAccess contributions from several members of the Bridging Divides community: 1/5 🧵

"Within 36 hours, the government had no choice but to retreat." Bridging Divides postdoctoral researcher Hari KC for Toronto Star on how Nepal’s youth-led protests serve as a warning for democracies everywhere 🔗 Read the full article: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @cercmigration.bsky.social

Last Friday, we welcomed this year’s Graduate Student Stipend recipients 🎉 Congratulations and welcome to Bridging Divides, we can’t wait to see the incredible work you will produce! This year's cohort includes 2️⃣9️⃣ students from 18 different disciplines. Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

🗞️ We are kicking off a new series! #InTheNews: Headlines that Bridge Divides Each week, we will highlight how Bridging Divides researchers are shaping public conversations through the media. This week: ✨ Stay tuned every week for insights and expert commentary! 1/6 🧵

How are second-generation Canadians integrating in school and the workplace? Join our researcher Rupa Banerjee as she unpacks this at IRCC's Research Matters on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. ⏰ 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT 📍 Online 🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bf5ae6...

CMS affiliate and @bridgdivides.bsky.social researcher, Prof. Elizabeth Saewyc, finds that migrant youth in Canada face sexual health gaps: less sexually active but declining contraception use highlights systemic barriers. Read more: news.ubc.ca/2025/09/sexu... #ImmigrantHealth

✨ What an energetic morning today at @cercmigration.bsky.social's MIPEX 2024 event! It was wonderful reconnecting with familiar faces and engaging in thoughtful discussions. We explored Canada's standing in the Migrant Integration Policy Index. 👏 Thanks to the organizers for this insightful event!

#InTheNews 🪪 Alberta will soon have citizenship markers on its driver's licenses and other identification cards. However, experts are concerned this could lead to discrimination for non-citizens. Bridging Divides researcher Usha George shares her insights: nowtoronto.com/news/experts...

🗞️ #InTheNews: How did an AI-manipulated image influence the public’s view of the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect? Bridging Divides researcher @gruzd.ca explains: www.yahoo.com/news/article... @socialmedialab.ca

Are you a researcher, partner or student affiliated with Bridging Divides? Join us for a free workshop on using ORCID for research, held by Research Impact Librarian Toby Malone! 🗓️ Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. 🕛 12 - 1 p.m. EDT 📍 Online 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

We invite paper proposals for the upcoming Gulf Canada Connections workshop (May 7-8, 2025) hosted by @bridgdivides.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social which seeks to explore emerging connections between Canada & the Gulf Cooperation Council states. Deadline: Oct 31 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

📣 Calling migration researchers! 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. Deadline to submit: Oct. 31, 2025. For more info, visit ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

📕 #NewPublication: How are sexual health trends evolving for migrant and non-migrant youth in Canada? A new study by Bridging Divides researcher Elizabeth Saewyc and affiliated researcher Monica Rana analyzed data from 2014 - 2022: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... 🧵 1/3

Join us to celebrate Professor Jeffrey G. Reitz, whose work on immigration, inter-group relations and social inclusion shaped generations of scholars, and our understanding of Canadian society. Fri, Sept 19, 2025. 6 to 8 p.m. ET. Boardroom & Library, UofT. 🔗 munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/harney...

Thanks to everyone who joined our APSA Pre-Conference on September 10 at UBC! We hope you came away with fresh insights, new connections, and inspiration for your work. 📑 Post-conference resources coming soon; stay tuned! #MigrationResearch #TextAnalysis

🌎 Sept. 12-21 is #WelcomingCanadaWeek. We thank our partners for their year-round efforts in building inclusive communities for newcomers across Canada. Our in-house magazine Bridges highlights some of these partnerships and the meaningful work we do together. ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...

Charlie Kirk’s death has reignited discussion over U.S. gun laws and hate speech. Our researcher Wendy Cukier tells @nowtoronto.bsky.social how gun-related attacks in Canada differ, how U.S. discourse spills over and why stronger action on online hate is needed. 🔗 nowtoronto.com/news/after-c...

👏 Congratulations to our scientific director @triandafyllidou.bsky.social for being named one of three finalists for the @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca's Insight Award! 🔗 sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/news/2025... #MigrationResearch #SocialSciences #Humanities #ResearchExcellence

Join us online on Sept 22, 9-10 AM PT, to discuss the MOSAIC report’s findings and learn how disaggregated data can guide more equitable integration of internationally trained physicians into the Canadian medical workforce. 🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event... @edstubc.bsky.social

A new academic year begins 🎉 As we look ahead, we also reflect on the steps we have taken together. What started as a bold idea is now a blueprint for research with real impact. Discover the highlights in our 2024-25 Impact Report: bit.ly/impact-bd-2025. Here's to another year of collaboration!

How can we design apps that truly capture the user's experience? 📱 Join Bridging Divides researcher Geoffrey Rockwell for @irms-concordia.bsky.social's free workshop on using design fiction to create apps. Monday, Sept. 15th, Concordia University. 🔗 Register: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...

Shifts to immigration policy have left international students in Canada with fewer pathways to permanent residency. CBC’s Brent Bambury spoke with Bridging Divides researcher Rupa Banerjee on what happens when permits expire and what Canada potentially stands to lose. 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Catch bestselling author and philanthropist Roy Ratnavel at Fireside Conversation on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. This free, in-person event is open to all. For more details and to register, visit 👉 lnkd.in/dzkg2ExQ #TorontoEvents #Toronto #GTA #CommunityWellbeing

How do newcomers adapt to life in smaller cities and rural communities? And how can these communities better support them? 🏡 Join our researcher Zhixi Zhuang, affiliated researcher Melissa Kelly and Monisha Poojary as they unpack this at IRCC's Research Matters event. Sept. 10. 🔗 bit.ly/rm-sept2025

We’re looking forward to this timely conversation by Bridging Divides postdoctoral fellow @lisabrunner.bsky.social about Bill C-2 today! 🔗 Register if you haven't already, the event is from noon until 1 p.m. today: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art... #BillC2 #StrongBordersAct #CdnPoli #Events

Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program has long sparked debate. Our researcher @philtriadafilos.bsky.social joined CBC’s David Common to unpack its evolution, role in the labour market and whether the suggestion that it "steals" jobs from Canadians holds up. 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

How can we design apps that truly capture the user's experience? 📱 Join Bridging Divides researcher Geoffrey Rockwell for @irms-concordia.bsky.social's free workshop on using design fiction to create apps. Monday, Sept. 15th, Concordia University. 🔗 Register: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...

#JobOpportunity: Calling migration researchers based in Vancouver! @migration.ubc.ca is hiring a full-time Research Associate starting as early as October 2025. Learn more 👉 www.arts.ubc.ca/academic-pos...

🚨 Catch our postdoctoral fellow Lisa Brunner, PhD, RCIC for a crucial talk on Bill C-2 and its implications on refugees. This free, in-person event at Concordia University, taking place on Monday, Sept. 8 from noon to 1 p.m., is open to all! 🔗 Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

How do newcomers adapt to life in smaller cities and rural communities? And how can these communities better support them? 🏡 Join our researcher Zhixi Zhuang, affiliated researcher Melissa Kelly and Monisha Poojary as they unpack this at IRCC's Research Matters event. Sept. 10. 🔗 bit.ly/rm-sept2025

Join us to celebrate Professor Jeffrey G. Reitz, whose work on immigration, inter-group relations and social inclusion shaped generations of scholars, and our understanding of Canadian society. Fri, Sept 19, 2025. 6 to 8 p.m. ET. Boardroom & Library, UofT. 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

1/2 🚨 Calling migration and refugee rights supporters! Heard of Bill C-2 or the #StrongBordersAct? Introduced in June, it raises concern for refugees. Postdoctoral fellow @lisabrunner.bsky.social will unpack the bill in a webinar tomorrow 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET. 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📣 Calling journalists abroad: Our journalism fellowship with @cercmigration.bsky.social is open! If you report on immigration, politics, global affairs or social issues, this could be a great opportunity. Apply by: Nov. 1, 2025. Fellowship amount: up to $5,000. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

The Parent and Grandparents Program has faced freezes and backlogs for years, leaving family reunification a dream for many immigrant families. New research shows grandparents are seen as “good for business” yet often treated as burdens straining supports. 🔗 theconversation.com/heres-why-ca...

📣 Postdoctoral Fellowships - The Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, invites applications from ambitious scholars to conduct cutting-edge academic humanities or social sciences research on Asia. 📅 Applications due: September 30, 2025 🔗 Details: ari.nus.edu.sg/opportunities/

📣 Calling migration researchers! The Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) at @rfberlin.bsky.social is accepting papers for their 2026 Migration Forum from March. 26 - 27, 2026. Deadline to submit: Nov. 2, 2025. For more information, visit ➡️ www.rfberlin.com/cream-rfberl...

The #AI boom brings the possibility of business progress but risks also if left unchecked, says @diversityinstitute.bsky.social's Wendy Cukier. She tells @briancrombie.bsky.social smart regulation is necessary to support innovation & protect society. Listen: tinyurl.com/mtdjy9bp @fsc-ccf.bsky.social

AI is transforming innovation and daily life. However, there's a need for balance and ethical use. Our researcher Wendy Cukier, one of Canada’s leading experts on disruptive tech, joined Brian Crombie to unpack this: “We need to make sure humans are at the centre.” 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=v42e4Jjdatc

🌍 What is the future of immigrant integration in Canada? Join the discussion this fall with scientific director @triandafyllidou.bsky.social, researchers Rupa Banerjee & @mireillepaquet.bsky.social & affiliated researcher Marshia Akbar. Sept. 18, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., free & hybrid: bit.ly/mipex-24-tmu

What does equitable aging look like as migration grows? Our researchers and affiliated researchers explore this question through a transcultural care lens in a new #OpenAccess article. 🔗 Give it a read: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #EquitableAging #HealthEquity #GlobalHealth #Canada

🏡 Canada’s suburbs are transforming. With over 40 per cent of newcomers settling outside traditional cities like Toronto and Vancouver, researcher Sandeep Agrawal explores why suburbs in cities like Edmonton and Calgary are becoming more attractive. 🔗 edmonton.taproot.news/ads/2025/08/...