International Migration Research Centre
67 Erb Street West N2L 6C2 Waterloo, ON, Canada

Huge Congratulations to IMRC Board Member Tara Bedard and Executive Director Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership, recipient of the 2021 National Metropolis Service Provider Award! https://metropolisconference.ca/en/awards/

Check out RSC's Policy Briefing entitled Supporting Canada’s COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery Through Robust Immigration Policy and Programs co-authored by IMRC's own Professor Margaret Walton-Roberts.

There's still time to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/migranta-con-m-de-mama-migrant

Our "Displacements" podcast Episode Two is live! Listen to IMRC's Associate Director Kim Rygiel talk about her new co-edited book with Feyzi Baban, "Fostering Pluralism through Solidarity Activism in Europe" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) https://displacements-an-imrc-podcast-series.simplecast.com

Join us on March 25th (at 11am & 7pm EST) for a Zoom screening and panel discussion of the powerful documentary "Migranta con M de mamá" (Migrant Mother) by Aaraon Diaz. See link for more information & how to register: https://www.facebook.com/events/256611226002440

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! We are LIVE. Listen to Episode 1 of our new PODCAST SERIES #Displacements at https://displacements-an-imrc-podcast-series.simplecast.com There's still time to register for its official launch & for a grad student research panel, today at noon (EST). Register here: https://www.balsillieschool.ca//2021-international-womens/

Nov 18, 2:00-3:30 pm, join an online panel on transnational migration deterrence and US migration and asylum policy featuring Alison Mountz A. Naomi Paik, Jenna Loyd, Patrisia Macias-Rojas, and Nicole Nguyen. Email [email protected] to register.

Join the IMRC for the online launch of Alison Mountz's new book "The Death of Asylum" with a panel discussion featuring Michael Collyer, Sarah Turnbull, Shiva Mohan, Shahram Khosravi, and William Walters, Dec. 3, 12:00-1:30 pm EST. For more information and to register: https://bit.ly/35ivNoH. Wilfrid Laurier University Research Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) University of Minnesota Press

Sharing this event hosted by our partners, CISAN in Mexico, with participation from IMRC/ Laurier faculty. Amazing event!

Join the conversation on Oct. 27 at 7:00 pm EDT - free webinar, "The politicisation of seeking asylum: Manus Prison theory and Australia’s response to asylum seekers," featuring a keynote by the IMRC's Director, Alison Mountz, talks by others, including Behrouz Boochani, and a panel discussion. Register here: https://politicsseekasylum.eventbrite.com.au/ Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) Wilfrid Laurier University Research

The IMRC is immensely proud of Alison Mountz and Lisa Molomot whose SSHRC-funded film "Safe Haven" won the Central Alberta Film Festival's Best Feature Documentary 2020! Please join us in congratulating them on their achievement. Wilfrid Laurier University Research Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

New IMRC Policy Points by Kearney Coupland on displacement in the Caribbean after hurricane Dorian now available here https://scholars.wlu.ca/imrc/43/ and check out previous issues here https://researchcentres.wlu.ca//policy-points-publication. Wilfrid Laurier University Research Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA)

On Thursday, Aug. 27 at 8:00 am Eastern join an IOM webinar on "Covid-19 and the transformation of migration and mobility globally: Initial reflections by leading migration researchers." To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iom-covid-19-migration-researc

With pernicious policies impacting asylum, and the system's profound fragmentation, Alison Mountz's book couldn't be more timely and relevant: https://bit.ly/2DgBNCJ #TheDeathofAsylum Wilfrid Laurier University Research Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) Laurier Alumni

New research by IMRC affiliate Shiva S Mohan.

We need more than hollow words. After third migrant agricultural worker death in Canada, experts denounce government inaction. On Sunday, June 20th, 55-year old Juan López Chaparro became the third migrant agricultural worker to die from COVID-19 while in Canada. Juan was employed by Scotlynn Group in Southern Ontario, the farm with the largest COVID-19 outbreak among migrant agricultural workers in the country. More than 700 migrant agricultural workers have tested positiv...Continue reading

UPDATE: Not one more preventable death. . . We will not forget Bonifacio Eugenio Romero and Rogelio Muñoz Santos Migrant worker health experts dedicate new website in workers’ honour On Saturday May 30th, Bonifacio Eugenio Romero lost his life. Working near Windsor Ontario, this man of 31 years of age, with no pre-existing health conditions, was one of the youngest people to die of COVID-19 in the region. After reporting symptoms to his boss, Bonifacio was taken to the ho...Continue reading

Not one more preventable death. . . We will not forget Bonifacio Eugenio Romero Migrant worker health experts dedicate new website in worker’s honour. On Saturday May 30th, Bonifacio Eugenio Romero lost his life. Working near Windsor Ontario, this man of 31 years of age, with no pre-existing health conditions, was one of the youngest people to die of COVID-19 in the region. After reporting symptoms to his boss, Bonifacio was taken to the hospital on May 21st, testing posi...Continue reading

UPDATE: Not one more preventable death. . . We will not forget Bonifacio Eugenio Romero and Rogelio Muñoz Santos Migrant worker health experts dedicate new website in workers’ honour On Saturday May 30th, Bonifacio Eugenio Romero lost his life. Working near Windsor Ontario, this man of 31 years of age, with no pre-existing health conditions, was one of the youngest people to die of COVID-19 in the region. After reporting symptoms to his boss, Bonifacio was taken to the ho...Continue reading

Not one more preventable death. . . We will not forget Bonifacio Eugenio Romero Migrant worker health experts dedicate new website in worker’s honour. On Saturday May 30th, Bonifacio Eugenio Romero lost his life. Working near Windsor Ontario, this man of 31 years of age, with no pre-existing health conditions, was one of the youngest people to die of COVID-19 in the region. After reporting symptoms to his boss, Bonifacio was taken to the hospital on May 21st, testing posi...Continue reading

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IMRC faculty and graduate students provide thoughtful discussion of how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting both their personal and professional lives: https://bit.ly/2AF90qe Wilfrid Laurier University Research Wilfrid Laurier University Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA)

This Thursday, 11:00 am Eastern, join a panel on COVID 19, migration, refugees and borders hosted by the Balsillie School. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-insights-covid-19-migrat

Hey KW Friends, I'm looking to connect with members of the Turkish or Syrian communities in the Region of Waterloo to fill out a quick survey. The responses wil...l help us create the lyrics to the song! Survey in English/Arabic/Turkish: https://bit.ly/WRSongSurveyEnglish I am working together while apart with some very talented Turkish and Syrian musicians - Cuneyt Juneyt Yetkiner, Tawfeek Albasha and Bave Salar This project is funded by the #waterlooartsfund Please help me spread the word... Kitchener Waterloo Multicultural Centre - KWMC Neruda Arts MT Space Flush Ink Productions Inter Arts Matrix Commons Studio Culture Fancier The Working Centre Social Development Centre Waterloo Region Laurier Music Laurier Alumni

Recent discussion by the IMRC's Jenna L. Hennebry, Janet McLaughlin, and colleagues of COVID-19 and migrant agricultural workers in Canada: https://bit.ly/3eDpsH4. Wilfrid Laurier University Research Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) #COVID19 #MigrantWorkers

Recent discussion by the IMRC's Jenna L. Hennebry, Janet McLaughlin, and colleagues of COVID-19 and migrant agricultural workers in Canada: https://bit.ly/3eDpsH4. Wilfrid Laurier University Research Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) #COVID19 #MigrantWorkers

IMRC Director Alison Mountz discusses borders, mobility, and COVID-19: https://bit.ly/3bi8aNO. Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) Wilfrid Laurier University Research Wilfrid Laurier University

See a recent discussion of COVID-19 in Africa by the IMRC's Jonathan Crush here: https://hungrycities.net/will-covid-19-keep-africa/