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Promoting collaborative, interdisciplinary, and transformative #migrationresearch that advances our understanding of human mobility.

Learn more at www.migration.ubc.ca
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🆕 Research Brief | One year after EO 14159, the U.S. has ended asylum processing, expanded deportations, and rolled back humanitarian protections. Prof. Efrat Arbel’s research shows this undermines the U.S.’s designation as a “safe” country under Canada’s #STCA.

🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/R8wH9
Join us March 2 for the final CMS Speaker Series event with Dr. Margarita Mondaca (Umeå University): “Addressing Health Inequalities in Racialized and Socioeconomic Disadvantaged Areas in Sweden.”

🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 IKBLC, Dodson Room (302) / Online

🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Join us Tues Feb 10th for our next Geography Colloquium with Dan Hiebert, Professor Emeritus, UBC Geography.

Immigration Levels Planning in Canada: Balancing Complex Demographic Trade-offs

Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
February 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Happening tomorrow, there’s still time to register!

A webinar on what 2026 could mean for Canada’s immigration policy, with @cbreton.bsky.social, Irene Bloemraad & @mireillepaquet.bsky.social.

👉 irpp.org/irpp-event/c...

@migration.ubc.ca, @irms-concordia.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Get to know Claudia M. Serrano, Doctoral Candidate in Political Science at UBC, and learn about her research on border control, migrant safety, and critical border studies, as well as her advice for graduate students navigating critical migration studies.

🔗 Read the Q&A: shorturl.at/PM861
February 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
February is #BlackHistoryMonth. Black history and excellence should be celebrated every day, but this month offers a dedicated opportunity to reflect, recognize and elevate Black achievements and history.

Find events and resources at UBC: bit.ly/3SGImTD
February 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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We are looking forward to an exciting conversation on how 2026 is a pivotal year for Canadian immigration, featuring insights from Bridging Divides researchers @mireillepaquet.bsky.social and Irene Bloemraad!

ℹ️ Feb. 5, 2026, 12-1 p.m. EST, online
Tune into the discussion, register ⤵️
Coming up soon👉 A webinar on what 2026 could mean for Canada’s immigration policy. @cbreton.bsky.social, Irene Bloemraad & @mireillepaquet.bsky.social will explore trends to watch, the debates ahead & the choices that could have lasting impacts.

Register: irpp.org/irpp-event/c...

@migration.ubc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
🚨 Coming up Monday, February 2, at UBC Vancouver/online. Register now!
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...
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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The conversation continues on February 5 with a webinar in this research series featuring @cbreton.bsky.social, Irene Bloemraad, and @mireillepaquet.bsky.social

Register today: irpp.org/irpp-event/c...

@migration.ubc.ca, @irms-concordia.bsky.social
Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape: Top five things to watch out for in 2026 (Webinar) - IRPP
Canada’s immigration landscape is changing and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. Join us for a webinar unpacking the key trends, policies and events that will define immigration policy in the y...
irpp.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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International students are an underutilized source of startup talent in Canada, but immigration pathways aren’t delivering. A new IRPP policy brief by Nelson Graham & @ypsherm.bsky.social calls for redesigning pathways to better match early-stage entrepreneurship.

centre.irpp.org/research-stu...
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
🆕 Research Brief | One year after EO 14159, the U.S. has ended asylum processing, expanded deportations, and rolled back humanitarian protections. Prof. Efrat Arbel’s research shows this undermines the U.S.’s designation as a “safe” country under Canada’s #STCA.

🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/R8wH9
January 28, 2026 at 6:37 PM
CMS Co-Director Prof. Irene Bloemraad and CMS affiliate Prof. Amanda Cheong join the latest Borders & Belonging podcast episode. Listen here: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati... 🎧
🎙️ From an aspiring rockstar to a leading scholar, Irene Bloemraad (Professor of Political Studies, Co-Director of @migration.ubc.ca) reflects on the personal experiences and turning points that informed her influential framework of citizenship as claims-making.

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January 27, 2026 at 8:26 PM
As governments around the world revisit migration policies amid ongoing crises, issues of refuge, exclusion, and responsibility remain urgent.

On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, we are re-sharing this CMS brief on Hong Kong’s conflicted role – offering refuge while also interning and expelling refugees.
🆕 Research Brief | Refuge and Rejection

CMS affiliate and History PhD candidate Ryan Cheuk Him Sun explores Hong Kong’s overlooked and conflicted role in the Holocaust, as both a place of refuge and a site of internment and expulsion for Jewish refugees.

🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/0uXAo
January 27, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Coming up soon👉 A webinar on what 2026 could mean for Canada’s immigration policy. @cbreton.bsky.social, Irene Bloemraad & @mireillepaquet.bsky.social will explore trends to watch, the debates ahead & the choices that could have lasting impacts.

Register: irpp.org/irpp-event/c...

@migration.ubc.ca
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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🙌 New IMISCOE Event| 2026 IMISCOE Forum

Promoting Afro-European Mediterranean Dialogue: Shifting Geographies of Migration

📅 28–30 Oct 2026, Agadir, Morocco & Online

⏰ Deadline: 6 Feb 2026

Details here: www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc...

@euromedmig.bsky.social
@upf.edu
@gritim-upf.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
On February 2, Prof. Delphine Nakache will present at our third Speaker Series event at UBC (IKBLC, Dodson 302). We spoke with her about asylum seekers, temporary migration, and how to better understand Canada’s migration system.

🔗 Read the Q&A: migration.ubc.ca/news/speaker...
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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@migration.ubc.ca invites UBC Vancouver scholars to submit abstracts for the 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference (27 April at UBC). Supported by @bridgdivides.bsky.social

I attended last year. It's a winner—full of encouragement.
Deadline: Fri, 30 Jan 2026, 11:59 PM PST
▶️ shorturl.at/rFvvm
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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📊 Interested in the opportunity to focus on full-time quantitative research in one of Canada's great cities? Join Bridging Divides teams at Concordia University or at UBC as a research associate in data science & immigration. ⏰ Role open until filled

www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea...

#Hiring #Job
January 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
In case you missed it: this Global Reporting Program investigation by UBC’s @globalreportingcentre.org – featuring CMS affiliate Zachary Gaouad – explores how social media is used to influence people to pursue migration through risky, and often dangerous, journeys. ⬇️
The United Nations calls it one of the world’s deadliest migration routes.

On TikTok, it’s sold as a journey to a better life.
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Join the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Speaker Series with Prof. Delphine Nakache

@migration.ubc.ca
@delnakache.bsky.social

Monday, February 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Dodson Room (302) / Online

➡️ Registrations: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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📣 #Hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher at Concordia University

You will work closely with Bridging Divides researchers @mireillepaquet.bsky.social and Karine Côté-Boucher to explore how intermediaries and digital tools are reshaping immigration governance

www.concordia.ca/artsci/resea... 1/2 🧵
Postdoctoral Researcher – Intermediaries and Digital Transformation in Immigration Governance | Institute for Research on Migration and Society - Concordia University
www.concordia.ca
January 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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🚨 2026 is a pivotal year for Canadian immigration. Join Bridging Divides researchers @mireillepaquet.bsky.social and Irene Bloemraad for a timely discussion on what may change, what will remain contested and why 2026 policy choices matter. Hosted by @irpp.org:

🗓 Feb 5
🕛 12-1 p.m. EST
📍 Online
Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape: Top five things to watch out for in 2026 (Webinar) - IRPP
Canada’s immigration landscape is changing and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. Join us for a webinar unpacking the key trends, policies and events that will define immigration policy in the y...
irpp.org
January 20, 2026 at 7:41 PM
🚨 Call for Abstracts | UBC Vancouver migration scholars are invited to submit abstracts for the 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference, to be held on April 27, at UBC Vancouver.

🗓️ Submission deadline: January 30, 2026, 11:59 PM PST

🔗 Submission guidelines and full details: shorturl.at/rFvvm
January 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Don't miss this timely webinar featuring CMS Co-Director Irene Bloemraad and @mireillepaquet.bsky.social, moderated by @cbreton.bsky.social, to unpack the trends, policy debates, and political dynamics that could have lasting impacts on Canada’s economy, institutions, and social cohesion. ⬇️
2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for immigration policy in Canada.

Join us for a webinar w/ @cbreton.bsky.social, Irene Bloemraad & @mireillepaquet.bsky.social on the key trends, debates and policy choices ahead.

👉 irpp.org/irpp-event/c...

@irms-concordia.bsky.social, @migration.ubc.ca
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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📣 Calling migration researchers! #CFP

The 2026 IMISCOE Research Network Forum, Promoting Afro-European Mediterranean Dialogue: Shifting Geographies of Migration, will take place October 28-30, 2026. The Call for Papers is open. Deadline to submit: Feb. 6, 2026.

🔗 www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc...
New IMISCOE Event: 2026 IMISCOE Forum - IMISCOE
IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.
www.imiscoe.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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🌎 From a nation that once shared a broadly positive consensus on immigration, Canada has experienced a notable shift in public opinion and media coverage, leading to debates and hostility that would have been difficult to imagine just a few years ago. What changed? 1/2 🧵
January 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM