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Naomi Alboim

Senior Policy Fellow

Naomi Alboim is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration (CERC) at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Distinguished Fellow at the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University.

She has taught graduate level courses on Canadian immigration and refugee policy for the past twenty years and has written extensively on the topic.

Naomi is an active public policy consultant and has advised governments and NGOs across Canada, in Europe, the Caribbean, Vietnam, Indonesia, Ghana, Kenya and South Korea.

Previously, Naomi worked at senior levels in the Canadian federal and Ontario provincial governments for twenty-five years, including eight years as Deputy Minister in three different portfolios. Her areas of responsibility included immigration, human rights, labour market training, workplace standards, culture, as well as women’s, seniors’, disability and indigenous issues.

Naomi is a recipient of Queen Elizabeth II’s Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals and is a member of the Order of Ontario.

Publications

Alboim, N., Cohl, K. (2023) Elements of Success: Leadership, Media, and Public Participation in Refugee Movements to Canada. For publication in a special edition of Canadian Issues devoted to The History of Refugees in Canada. Association for Canadian Studies and Metropolis Institute.

Alboim, N., Cohl, K. Canada needs a unified approach for people fleeing Ukraine and Afghanistan (external link) . Globe and Mail, Opinion, April 4, 2022.

Alboim, N., Cohl, K. , Atlin, J. & Flecker, K.  (2022)  (PDF file) Globally Trained Local Talent: Opening pathways for internationally educated professionals to strengthen Ontario’s health care system. Policy Brief 07, March 2022. Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metroplitan University.

Alboim, N., Cohl, K. , Taraky, K. Public Policy Proposal for a Refugee Student Pathway, to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, January 12, 2022.  

Alboim, N., Cohl,  (PDF file) Expanding Refugee Pathways to Canada: Strategies for welcoming Afghan and other refugees. Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration, Ryerson University. November 2021.

Alboim, N., Cohl, A post-election to-do list for the Afghan crisis (external link) . Policy Options, Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP). October 7, 2021.

Alboim, N., Cohl, T. Pham, (2021) Ordinary Canadians can help Afghans settle successfully in our communities (external link) . Globe and Mail, August 25, 2021.

Alboim, N., Cohl, T. Pham, (2021) More must be done to help low-skilled workers get permanent residency (external link) . Globe and Mail, July 1, 2021.

Alboim, N., Cohl, T. Pham, (2021)  (PDF file) Equitable Access: Implementing the Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway Policy Brief 07, Jun. 2021.  Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University.

Alboim, N., Cohl, T. (2020) More agricultural workers should become permanent residents (external link) . Policy Options, Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP). October 26, 2020.

Esses, V., McRae, J., Alboim, N., et al., (2021) Supporting Canada’s COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery Through Robust Immigration Policy and Programs (external link, opens in new window) .  Royal Society of Canada Policy Briefing.