Atlantic Centre (AMC)

The Atlantic Centre held its annual research and planning retreat in May. Participants received a document detailing activities and research projects of each of the eight domains: Citizenship, Justice and Security ; Culture Language and Identity ; Economic Consequences of Immigration ; Education ; Gender, Migration and Diversity/Immigrant Women ; Health and well-being of Immigrants ; Human Rights and Social Justice ; and Imagining Integration in a Post-National Environment : Language Values and Attittudes . Copies of this document can be obtained by contacting Colin Hluchaniuk at metropolis@ns.alliantzinc.ca

In addition to its core grant, AMC has leveraged in excess of $1 million in research funding during its first full year of operation. The fruits of this investment will be seen in a regular newsletter and working paper series which will commence this autumn. Updates on the AMC’s activities can be found on-line at http://www.atlantic.metropolis.net

Montreal Metropolis Centre (I&M)

To add your name to the mailing list of I&M’s monthly bulletin, Bulletin mensuel, please send a message to im-metropolis@umontreal.ca

Prairie Metropolis Centre (PCERII)

The Prairie Centre’s electronic newsletter is posted at http://pcerii.metropolis.net/
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Recent working papers include:

Harvey Krahn and Alison Taylor, Resilient Teenagers: Explaining the High Educational Aspirations ff Visible Minority Immigrant Youth in Canada , WP 02-05.

Working papers can be found at http://www.pcerii.metropolis.net

Metropolis researchers, policy-makers and service-providers are invited to contribute to the Prairie Centre’s working paper series. The series publishes research and theoretical discussion papers on topics related to immigration, integration and diversity. Recent working papers include:

Toronto Metropolis Centre of Excellence (CERIS)

Recipients of this year’s graduate student awards at CERIS:

Young, Julie, MA (1) Non-status Youth in Toronto: Access, Impacts, and Avenues for Change.

Mah, Bonnie, MA (2) Heritage Language Ability and Ethnic Identity in Second Generation Chinese-Canadians in Toronto.

Remy, Daniella, MA (2.5) How do Toronto's Immigrant Youth Feel Peer Relations, Developed through Community Groups, Impact their Process of Adaptation.

Slade, Bonnie, PhD (1) The Social Organization of Volunteer Work in Toronto for Immigrants Seeking "Canadian Work Experience".

Ghosh, Sutama, PhD (2.5) Differential Migration, Settlement Patterns, and Housing Trajectories of South Asian Subgroups in Toronto: A Case Study of the Bengalis from India and Bangladesh.

Brasch, Katherine, PhD (4.5) Finding Their Place in the World: Brazilian Migrant Identities in an Increasingly Interconnected World.

Gogia, Nupur, PhD (1.5) Moving Migrants and Shifting Centres: Extending Multiculturism beyond City Limits.

Viswanathan, Leela, PhD (1.5) Struggles in Diversity: Negotiating Cross-culturally in Urban Planning.

Haan, Michael, PhD (3.75) Immigrant Homeownership and the Role of Ethnic Clustering in Canada: Explaining National Origin Group Differences.

Shahsiah, Sara, MA (4) Issues of Identify Among Racialized Immigrant Youth in Toronto.

New papers include:

Working Paper No. 38 "Immigration, Race, and Language: Black Francophones of Ontario and the Challenges of Integration, Racism, and Language Discrimination" By Amal Madibbo

Working Paper No. 39 "Issues Confronting Newcomer Youth in Canada: Alternative Models for a National Youth Host Program" By Paul Anisef in collaboration with: Morgan Poteet, Danielle Anisef, Grace Farr, Cecile Poirier, and Haiping Wang

Policy Matters No. 19 "Immigrant Adjustment and Parenting of Teens: A Study of Newcomer Groups in Toronto, Canada" By Vappu Tyyska

All papers can be found at http://www.ceris.metropolis.net

Recently funded projects at CERIS include:

Health:

Toward Equitable Reproductive Health & Health Services for Cambodian Refugee Women: An Ethnographic Analysis -- Naomi Adelson, Department of Anthropology, York University, Community Partner: Canadian Cambodian Association of Ontario

Immigrant Children in Treatment: Pathways and Adherence to Care -- Hayley Hamilton, CAMH, University of Toronto, Co-Investigator: Joanna Anneke Rummens, Community Health and Knowledge Transfer, Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

Building a Profile of Health Related Services: Hamilton’s Immigrant and Refugee Communities -- Bruce Newbold, Department of Geography, McMaster University 

Education, Housing and Neighbourhoods, Community:

Maintaining “Spaces of Integration” in an Era of Devolution: Exploring the Geographies of Language and Education Policy in Toronto’s Elementary Schools -- Ranu Basu, Department of Geography, York University, Community Partner: People for Education

Faith Based Ethnic Communities: Process of Integration or Exclusion -- Sandeep Kumar, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University , Co-Investigator: Mohammad A Qadeer, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University, Community Partner: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada, Hindu Sabha

Learning to be Good Citizens: Informal Learning and the Labour market Experiences of Professional Chinese Immigrant Women -- Roxana Ng, Department of Education (OISE), University of Toronto, Co-Investigator: Guida Man, School of Social Sciences, Atkinson, York University, Community Partner: Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter

Community:

Defining lines: Redistricting, Redistribution and Minority Representation -- Karen Bird, Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Community Partner: Canadian Arab Federation, Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter

Information Practices of Ethno-Cultural Communities -- Nadia Caidi, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, Community partner: Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, Council of Agencies Serving South Asians, Toronto Chinese Community Services Association, South Asian Women’s Centre

Multiculturalism and Successful Integration: The Role of Ethnocultural/Immigrant organizations -- Agnes, Meinhard, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Ryerson University

Community, Education, Health, Housing and Neighbourhoods, Justice and Law:

Access Not Fear: Non-Status Immigrants & City Services -- Peter Nyers, Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Co-Investigator: Cynthia Wright, Institute for Women’s Studies & Gender Studies, New College, University of Toronto, Community Partner: Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Campaign, Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre, Central Neighbourhood House, Community Social Planning Council of Toronto

Economics, Community:

Title: Immigrant settlement and retention in second tier urban regions: A case study of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada -- Margaret Walton-Roberts, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University

From the Vancouver Metropolis Centre of Excellence (RIIM)

Harald Bauder, Immigrants' Attitudes towards Self-Employment: The Significance of Ethnic Origin, Rural and Urban Background and Labour Market Context , WP 05-13

Daniel Hiebert, Migration and the Demographic Transformation of Canadian Cities: The Social Geography of Canada's Major Metropolitan Centres in 2017, WP 05-14

Zheng Wu and Christoph M. Schimmele , Health Care Utilization of Later-Stage Immigrants in British Columbia WP 05-15

Working papers can be found athttp://www.riim.metropolis.net.

Recently Funded Research Projects at RIIM include:

Mobility, Diversity, and Access for ESL Students in BC; Principal Investigator: Jane Friesen, Economics, SFU

A Model of Foreign-Born Transfers: Evidence from Canadian Micro Data; P.I. Don DeVoretz, Economics, SFU

Skilled Chinese Return Migration: Boon or Bust for Canada?; P.I. Don Devoretz, Economics, SFU

A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Separated Children Asylum Seekers in B.C.; P.I. GeraldinePratt,Geography, UBC

Examining Equality of Opportunities and Outcomes in the Academic Trajectories of ESL Youth: Implications for Policy and Practice; P.I. Charles Ungerleider, Education, UBC

The linkage of migration and security in Canada and France: Origins and consequences; P.I.: Diana Lary, Dept. of History, UBC

Immigration, Entrepreneurship, and the New Economy; P.I.: Daniel Hiebert, Geography, UBC

Raising New Policy Questions through Narratives of Trauma: Case Study of Afghan Refugees; P.I.: Parin Dossa, Sociology, SFU

Mapping and Assessing African Students' educational needs and expectations ; P.I.s: Marianne Jacquet, Daniele Moore and Cecile Sabatier, Education, SFU

Journal of International Migration and Integration (JIMI)

To order copies of JIMI please visit http://www.jimi.metropolis.net. JIMI is also available in electronic format. If you have questions or wish to place an order, please contact Micaela Brown at mbrown@ualberta.ca.

Recent Publications by Metropolis Researchers

Lenoir-Achdjian, A. (2005). Être immigrant et vouloir insérer le marché du travail : quel défi! Le Jumelé, 6 (1) hiver.

Zhu, N. (2005). Différences selon le sexe et la catégorie d’immigration dans le cheminement en emploi d’une cohorte d’immigrants au Québec, Actes du colloque : XIIè journées d'étude sur les données longitudinales dans l'analyse du marché du travail, Toulouse, mai.

Apparicio, P. et A.-M. Séguin. (2005). Évaluation de l’accessibilité aux services et aux équipements collectifs et privés pour les habitants des HLM à Montréal, Les Inédits, Montréal : INRS-Urbanisation, Culture et Société.

Bernèche, F. (2004). L'accueil et l'accompagnement des immigrants récemment installés en HLM dans des quartiers montréalais : l'expérience du projet Habiter La Mixité, Rapport de recherche, Montréal : INRS-Urbanisation, Culture et Société.

Billette, A. (2005). Pratiques municipales de gestion de la diversité ethnoreligieuse à Montréal, le cas des piscines publiques : étude exploratoire, Rapport de recherche, Montréal : INRS-Urbanisation, Culture et Société (http://www.inrsucs.uquebec.ca ou http://www.im.metropolis.net)

Armand, F., Gagné J., De Koninck Z. et Dutil C. (à paraître). Exploration des pratiques de littératie en milieu familial et portrait démolinguistique d’élèves immigrants allophones nouvellement arrivés en situation de grand retard scolaire au Québec, Revue Canadienne de linguistique appliquée.

Shariff, S. (2004). Keeping Schools Out of Court: Legally Defensible Models of Leadership to Reduce Cyber-bullying. Educational Forum, Delta Kappa Pi, 68 (3) 222-233.

Beiser, M., Armstrong, R., Ogilvie, L., Oxman-Martinez, J. and Rummens, J.A. (2005) The New Canadian Children and Youth Study : Research to Fill a Gap in Canada’s Children’s Agenda, Canadian Issues/Thèmes canadiens on Immigration and Intersections of Diversity. Special issue. May.

Cognet, M, Bertot J., Couturier Y., Rhéaume J. et Fournier B. (2004). Organisation des soins infirmiers de santé primaire en milieu pluriethnique, Rapport de recherche, CSSS Côte-des-Neiges/Métro/Parc-Extension.

Bilge, S. (2005). La «différence culturelle» et le traitement au pénal de la violence à l’endroit des femmes minoritaires : quelques exemples canadiens, Journal international de la victimologie, 3 (10), avril.

Chastenay, M.-H., Pagé, M., Phalet, K., Swyngedow, M., et Lasry, J.-C. (2005). Identity, equality and participation: testing the dimensions of citizenship in Canada and Belgium, Canadian Ethnic Studies, mai.

Milot, M. (2005). L’éducation à la religion: une exigence éthique des états de droit. Le cas du Québec, dans Conseil de l’Europe (éd.), La dimension religieuse de l’éducation interculturelle, Strasbourg, 100-109.

Milot, M. (2005). Tolérance, réciprocité et civisme : les exigences des sociétés pluralistes, dans F. Ouellet (dir.), Quelle formation pour l’éducation à la religion, Québec : Presses Université Laval.