Research Projects

Governance of Migration in a Globalizing World

Major externally funded projects

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GAPs: Decentring the study of migrant returns and readmission policies in Europe and beyond (externally funded)

Younes Ahouga, Oreva Olakpe, Anna Triandafyllidou

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International coalition for de-centred migration knowledge (DEMIKNOW) (externally funded)

Mehrunnisa Ali, Anna Triandafyllidou

MEMO: Rethinking migration systems through a multi-dimensional approach (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Luisa Veronis, Ashika Niraula

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MIrreM: Measuring irregular migration and related policies in the Canadian context

Anna Triandafyllidou, Shiva Mohan, Claire Ellis

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PANDEMIC RETURNS: Part 2 (externally funded)

Richa Shivakoti, Anna Triandafyllidou

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Assessing the role of international organizations in implementing the UN Global Compacts (IO COMPACTS)

Younes Ahouga

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EX POLICY: Externalization and freedom of movement in West Africa

Oreva Olakpe, Anna Triandafyllidou

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Humanitarian visa programs: Evaluating innovative pathways for the relocation of displaced people in times of crisis

Anna Triandafyllidou, Hailey Davidson

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MESS GOVERNANCE: Unpacking the transnational governance of migration and asylum through policies and narratives

Zeynep Sahin Mencutek, Younes Ahouga, Irmak Kurtulmus, Anna Triandafyllidou

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Migration bans on women migrant domestic workers from Ghana

Richa Shivakoti, Mary Setrana

MIGRATION MILESTONES: Documenting West African migrants' perspectives in the city of Lagos

Anna Triandafyllidou, Oreva Olakpe

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PANDEMIC RETURNS: The impact of COVID-19 on the return of Nepali and Filipino temporary migrant workers

Richa Shivakoti, Anna Triandafyllidou

Drivers of migration: Analyzing international mobility trends using real-time data

MIGRATION FORESIGHT: Analyzing migration trends using machine learning

Yousef Khalifa Aleghfeli, Vaidehi Atodaria, Sarah Hoyos-Hoyos

Labour Migration – BMO Newcomer Workforce Integration Lab

Major externally funded projects

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Employer Engagement Project (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Marshia Akbar

Enterprise Bridge: Fostering immigrant economic integration

Enterprise Bridge Toronto: Fostering immigrant economic integration (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Anil Dhakal

FAIR FARM WORK: An initiative to improve employment conditions in agriculture (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Berti Olinto, Tanya Basok, Erika Borrelli

International students’ lived experiences in Canada (ISX) (externally funded)

Marshia Akbar, Anna Triandafyllidou, Jill Hanley

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Link4Skills (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Homayoun Shirazi, Emma Bouillard

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Migrants' Protests (Mig. Pro): The impact of migrant farm workers' protests on borders of citizenship (externally funded)

Eriselda Shkopi

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Trajectories of French students in Canada (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Amin Moghadam, Jérémie Molho

Skilled migrant decision making under uncertainty (DEMA) (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Ashika Niraula, Luisa Veronis, Igor Grossmann, Souhail Al-Alaoui, Rica Agnes Castaneda, Daphné Nguyen-Tymoczko

Virtual Bridge: Delivering settlement services through social media (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Stein Monteiro, Nevyn Pillai, Berti Olinto, Marshia Akbar, Priya Kumar, Masoud Kianpour

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Digital Nomads: The changing world of migration, mobility and work

Anna Triandafyllidou, Hari KC

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Improving international student success: Examining college policies and strategies for recruitment and employment support in Ontario and British Columbia (IREC)

Marshia Akbar, Anna Triandafyllidou, Asma Atique

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Navigating the identity spectrum: South Asian diversity in Canada and its impact on employment integration

Marshia Akbar, Rupa Banerjee

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PLATFORM PATHWAYS: Exploring migrant pathways in platform work in Canada

Laura Lam, Anna Triandafyllidou

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TEMPORARINESS: Employment and transitions challenges for highly skilled temporary workers

Marshia Akbar

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TRANSITIONS: The impact of pre-landing experience and settlement services on employment outcomes for immigrants

Marshia Akbar

Migration and the City

Major externally funded projects

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FIT-ART: Fostering integration through the arts (externally funded)

Jérémie Molho, Anna Triandafyllidou, Alice Massari and Tomée Tzatzanis

Toronto Arts Council: Shawn Newman, Kadija De Paula

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Highly skilled migrants in global cities (SKIM): Exploring complex pathways, motivations and experiences (externally funded)

Jérémie Molho, Maryam Lashkari, Hongxia Shan, Anna Triandafyllidou, Zhixi Zhuang

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Leveraging community-arts for immigrant integration (externally funded)

Alka Kumar, Anna Triandafyllidou, Zhixi Zhuang

Mabelle Arts: Annie Katsura Rollins

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TRANSNATIONAL HOUSE: Capital and the production of transnational urban spaces in Toronto and beyond (externally funded)

Amin Moghadam

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Youth in Focus (externally funded)

Melissa Kelly, Cyrus Sundar Singh, Anna Triandafyllidou

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DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS of immigration’s impacts on small- and mid-sized cities in Canada

Yousef Khalifa Aleghfeli, Stein Monteiro, Daniela Ghio

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Intergovernmentalism and Firewalls: Investigating the operations and links between data protection and sanctuary policies in Canada

Shiva S. Mohan

MIGRATION MILESTONES: Documenting West African migrants' perspectives in the city of Lagos

Anna Triandafyllidou, Oreva Olakpe

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PLACE MATTERS: The impact of Local Immigration Partnerships on immigrant integration in small and medium-sized Canadian cities

Zhixi Zhuang

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Tehranto: Stories of Home and Belonging from Toronto’s Iranian Diaspora

Nima Naghibi, Amin Moghadam

Narratives and Politics on Migration and Integration

Major externally funded projects

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CONTESTATIONS of migration and belonging in Canada amidst COVID-19 (externally funded)

John Carlaw, Kushan Azadah

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To naturalize or not? A comparative study of understandings of Canadian citizenship among eligible migrants who naturalize and those who opt out (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Sara Hormozinejad

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Understanding cultural and identity narratives in the age of advanced digital technologies (externally funded)

Masoud Kianpour, Anna Triandafyllidou and Thomas Allen

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Contemporary Paradoxes and Struggles of Migration and Belonging in Canada

John Carlaw, Ethel Tungohan, Kushan Azadah, Ji Yon Amy Choi, Alireza Gorgani, Yousef Aleghfeli

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Framing “us” and “them” in Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States

Monica Gagnon

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POST-SOVIET GEMs: Global elite migration of musicians and athletes from the former Soviet countries

Irina Isaakyan, Anna Triandafyllidou

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Social media and public discourse on immigration

Nicholas A.R. Fraser

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Stories of impact: Migration journeys of refugee women from Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine

Alka Kumar

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VIGO: Exploring the role of images in migration governance (externally funded)

Alice Massari

Completed projects

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A2J REFUGEES: Measuring the impacts of refugee legal aid funding in Canada

Craig Damian Smith, Sean Rehaag, Trevor Farrow

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AN EYE FOR AN ‘I’: A critical assessment of artificial intelligence tools in migration and asylum governance

Lucia Nalbandian, Anna Triandafyllidou

BEYOND THE METROPOLIS: Immigration to small and mid-sized cities in comparative perspective (externally funded)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Melissa Kelly, Jessica Jung

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Canada’s response to Venezuelan arrivals (CANVAS)

Berti Olinto, Anna Triandafyllidou

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Exploring Canada’s changing public attitudes towards immigration (IMMIGRATEFUL)

Seyda Aytac, Anna Triandafyllidou, Andrew Parkin

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GUANGZHOU EXPRESS: Alternative approaches to undocumented status

Oreva Olakpe

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i am: Digital storytelling research project (external link)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Cyrus Sundar Singh

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LEARNING IN THE WILD: Migrant user communities on Reddit

Priya Kumar

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Migrant Lives in Pandemic Times

Anna Triandafyllidou, Maggie Perzyna

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Navigating the Canadian labour market (NAVCAN)

Anna Triandafyllidou, Claire Ellis

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PANDEMIC KITCHEN STORIES

Maggie Perzyna

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Saskatchewan attraction and retention of immigrants (SARI)

Melissa Kelly

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Social media and labour market integration in Canada (SOMELAB)

Stein Monteiro

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StOries Project: Strangers to Ourselves (externally funded)

Alka Kumar, Anna Triandafyllidou

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Why migrants stay in small and mid-sized Canadian cities (WHYMS)

Michelle Nguyen, Melissa Kelly