On Aug 15, the panel “The Digital Im/migrant: IS in Migration Governance, Work, and Life” explored how digital technologies shape immigrant experiences. Thanks to Pedro Seguel and IRMS researchers Mireille Paquet, Mylène Coderre & Émile Baril, and Ashika Niraula, PhD, and Stein Monteiro.

💼 #Opportunity for a postdoctoral researcher interested in immigration, public opinion & integration! Join the Concordia University team for a 2-year #fellowship. 🗓️Apply by Aug. 1 ➡️ torontomu.ca/bridging-divides/opportunities/postdoctoral-researcher-immigration-public-opinion-integration-concordia/

🚨 Call for Papers – Deadline Extended! International Review of Information Ethics's Volume 35 invites submissions on the ethics of managing migration through advanced digital technologies (ADTs). 🗓 Abstracts due: July 31, 2025 (11:59 PM AoE) 🔗More info: informationethics.ca/index.php/irie

📢 We’re excited to welcome Dr. Irene Bloemraad as Visiting Scholar at IRMS this June! She is the President’s Excellence Chair in Global Migration and Co-Director of @ubcmigration.bsky.social Centre for Migration Studies. We look forward to the exchange of ideas Dr. Bloemraad will bring this month.

💻 CS/CE students: Use your tech skills for social impact! Build a Bridge competition offers up to $4,000 CAD per team to tackle immigrant integration challenges with AI. 8-week program + mentorship + certificate + MVP project. Apply by June 15, 2025 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div... #TechForGood

I'm so proud to announce that the Migrant Ethnographies Podcast is now live! Our institutional home going forward will be the Institute for Migration and Society @irms-concordia.bsky.social at Concordia University. Special thanks to the Ethnography Lab for providing us with studio access.

In the mail today, our article w/ Mircea Vultur "Navigating streets, restaurants, and algorithms: a study of young immigrant food delivery couriers in Montreal and Toronto" for Labour/Le Travail @irms-concordia.bsky.social

🚀Migration Data Challenge 2025 Final Showcase! Students from TMU, Concordia, UBC & U of A present fresh insights on real data on migration and access to services. 💰$10,000 in prizes. You can vote for the Audience Choice Award! 💻Tune in online on May 29, 12–2 PM EDT 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

Ce webinaire a fait suite à la publication d’un dossier de l’ÉRIQA sur les changements de politiques publiques et les nouvelles tendances en immigration au Canada. Nous vous invitons à aller le consulter (en anglais et en français): eriqa.org/dossier-de-l...

📢 Deux chercheuses de l’IRMS ont contribué au Colloque 29 de la SRC à l’Acfas ! Gwénaëlle André a présenté sur les littératies numériques des jeunes issus de l’immigration, et Capucine Coustere a pris part à une table ronde sur immigration et leadership universitaire.

From our #ThursdayPolicyTalk series: 📌 We spotlight Beyond the Queue (Paquet & Boucher, 2025), which reveals how migration backlogs in Canada & Australia reflect political choices, not just administrative delays. Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

On April 24, IRMS hosted a panel on “Talking about Immigration & Diversity in Polarized Times” with Toula Drimonis, Nicholas Keung, and Mireille Paquet, moderated by Megan Bradley. A rich discussion on framing, media, and migration across sectors. Thanks to all who joined!

So glad to see Bridges Magazine launched! It shares real stories of how communities and researchers are working together across Canada. 🗞️ Read the first issue here: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...

🚨Join the Research Conference 2025 on May 1–2 at the xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of Many Trees), Liu Institute for Global Issues, in collaboration with UBC Okanagan. This interdisciplinary gathering explores how evolving political contexts influence migration patterns, policies, and lived experiences.

La dernière étude de @mireillepaquet.bsky.social montre comment les retards sont façonnés par des choix concernant qui est priorisé et pourquoi. Ces décisions ont un impact sur le bien-être et le sentiment d'appartenance de ces personnes. À lire absolument. www.ledevoir.com/societe/8649...?

📢 Join us April 24 for “Talking about Immigration & Diversity in Polarized Political Times” at Concordia. A panel of top journalists & scholars will explore how immigration is framed in today’s public sphere.

The deadline for proposal submissions is 30th March. We encourage all interested scholars to apply! @bridgdivides.bsky.social @concordiau.bsky.social

📊Ready to turn raw data into powerful insights? Join the @bridgdivides.bsky.social Migration Data Challenge, work with real Statistics Canada datasets, and compete for $10K in prizes. Open to all @concordiau.bsky.social students. ⏳Apply by April 4, 2025. Learn more: www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea...

From crisis response to leadership, forcibly displaced and stateless women and girls are shaping the future. UNHCR works to ensure their protection, expand access to education & livelihoods, and support women-led solutions. #IWD2025 #ForAllWomenAndGirls

📢 Concordia’s IRMS invites research proposals under the Bridging Divides CFREF initiative. Focus: migration, integration & policy challenges. Open to interdisciplinary researchers! 📌 Details & submission: www.concordia.ca/artsci/research/irms/bridging-divides-CFREF/call-for-proposals.html

🇨🇦 🇺🇸 In response to U.S. pressure, Canada has strengthened border operations to curb irregular migration into the U.S. Yet, early data suggests a new trend: more people are now fleeing the U.S. for Canada. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/w...

📢 Policy shift on migrant detention in Canada 🚨 Ottawa’s proposal to house asylum seekers in provincial jails raises questions about human rights and immigration policy. Read more: reliefweb.int/report/canad... #MigrantRights #IRMS #PolicyDebate

Today, IRMS celebrates International Mother Language Day. Global Language Preservation Initiatives; 🇺🇸 ACF funds Native language immersion programs. 🇨🇦 FPCC offers digital tools and training. 🇳🇿 Kōhanga Reo (Language Nests) where older Māori speakers teach children. Know any programs? Share below!

🚨 Mireille Paquet et Anna Boucher ont publié un nouvel article 🚨 l'article examine les origines et implications politiques des délais de traitement des dossiers migratoires. 🔗 Lire ici : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @mireillepaquet.bsky.social #JournalofImmigrationandRefugeeStudies

A great piece by my colleague Masoud Kianpour: Online brain rot is undermining our ability to tell meaningful stories theconversation.com/online-brain... @cercmigration.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social @ubcmigration.bsky.social @irms-concordia.bsky.social

📣Job alert (postdoc): Immigration, Information, and Technologies @irms-concordia.bsky.social Open to all #migration researchers, particularly those working with text-as-data, NLP or computational social sciences approaches. www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea... #Polisky #Migcitsky #poliscisky