CERIS MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING

 

FRIDAY, April 2, 2004

2:00 - 4:00 pm

 

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office,

246 Bloor St. W., 7th Floor, Room 702

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TELL ME WHERE YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION AND I WILL TELL YOU HOW INTEGRATED YOU ARE!

Date: 10 March, 2004   12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

By Dr. Nadia Caidi

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto

 

Click here for the details of each seminar.

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Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, 5^th Floor (St. George subway station, Bedford St. exit)

RSVP: 416-946-3110 by 19 January, 2004

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD (CERIS)

 

Award Announcement/Call for Applications

CERIS invites applications from graduate students at both the Masters and Doctoral levels of study, for a Graduate Student Research Award to support research related to immigration and settlement. Awards up to $500.00 will be made to support significant research projects on immigration and settlement issues that involve a Greater Toronto Area and/or other Ontario community focus. Applications from all fields and disciplines of study are welcome.

 

Eligibility and Criteria

Applicants must be registered graduate students at an Ontario university. The award may be used to support research undertaken to fulfill graduate program requirements (e.g. Research Paper, dissertation) or to research a paper for conference presentation or journal submission. The research must be undertaken within 12 months of the award.

 

Applications will be reviewed by a committee consisting of domain leaders, CERIS director (s), and members of the CERIS Executive Committee and evaluated by employing the following criteria: research significance, research methodology, policy relevance of research, and academic record. Eligible expenses include: travel (fieldwork, archival research) to conduct research, translation, focus groups, transcription, editing, quantitative data analysis, photocopying, and data acquisition.

 

Required Information

Applications must include the following in no more than 2 pages total:

• Title of the proposed research project.

• Discussion of the project’s significance.

• Discussion of project methodology.

• Discussion of the project’s policy relevance – for governments and community(ies).

• Clear identification of how this grant will be used to support this research.

• A bibliography listing 5 key publications that relate to your engagement in this research area.

 

In addition, applicants must submit copies of their undergraduate or graduate transcripts as relevant. These need not be originals. Applicants also need to submit a copy of their CV.

 

Reporting/Dissemination Requirements

Award recipients must submit a report identifying how funds were expended, and summarizing research results. This report is required 12 months following the award allocation. Award recipients will be required to disseminate their research findings in at least one CERIS-supported venue. These include: presentation of research in a CERIS-organized seminar in Toronto, submission of a paper to the CERIS Working Paper series, and encouragement to present research findings at a future National Metropolis Conference. All these are intended to promote recognition of research undertaken by award recipients.

 

How/When to Apply

Applications should be sent to: Dr. Usha George, Director, CERIS, 246 Bloor Street West (7th Floor), Toronto Ontario, M5S 1V4. Applications must arrive no later than 4:00 PM, Friday April 2nd, 2004. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of May. Awards will be granted from June 15 2004 to June 15 2005.

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POLICY MATTERS NO. 4

 

“Field of Study and Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrant and Racial Minority University Graduates in Canada”  by  Paul Anisef, Robert Sweet, and George Frempong

 

Between 1986 and 1996 there was a significant increase in both racial minorities and immigrants in Canada. At the same time, a major proportion of racial minorities were immigrants. With Canada facing an aging population and a low birthrate, the success of the knowledge-based economy depends on the economic integration of immigrant racial minorities. This paper discusses economic integration from the perspective of social inequality. The study examines how fields of study and education credentials affect earnings of immigrant racial minorities. The findings indicate that in all fields of study, the earnings of immigrant visible minorities, particularly those who migrated at an older age, do not correspond to their education level. This suggests that processes to assist young-adult, racial-minority immigrants enter the labour market are inadequate and/or ineffective. The authors suggest proposals to help racial minority immigrants integrate into the labour market.

 

The paper is available in PDF format on the “What’s New” section of our website, or click  http://ceris.metropolis.net/PolicyMatter/PolicyMatters4.pdf.  Hard copies are available from the CERIS office.

 

To link to the original report, CERIS Working Paper Series # 23, click <http://ceris.metropolis.net/Virtual%20Library/economic/CWP23_Anisef%20etc.pdf>

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*****NEW DOCUMENTS IN THE CERIS RESOURCE CENTRE*****

Click here for a list of NEW documents in the CERIS Resource Centre in March 2004, or go to: http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/NewdocList/newdoc list.htm

 

If you would like to use the Resource Centre, please call at (416)946-8825 to make an appointment.  Resource Centre opening hours:

                         Monday and Friday 9:30 A.M - 4:30 P.M.

                          Tuesday                    9:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

 

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POSSIBILITIES PROJECT E-ZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS

                      

 

SOCIAL JUSTICE IS GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH

Presented by The Social Work Department of Mount Sinai Hospital

 

Date: Thursday, March 4, 2004  12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Speaker: Dennis Raphael, PhD.
Associate Professor at the School of Health Policy and Management, York University

Location: 14th Floor Classroom. (just off the elevators)
Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Ave., Toronto

All are welcome. Bring your lunch. Drinks and cookies provided

For more information, contact Marylin Kanee, Diversity and Human Rights Advisor,
Mount Sinai Hospital, Tel: 416 586-4722

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GETTING THERE : NEWCOMERS AND HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONS

Organized by the University of Toronto at Mississauga

 

Date: Tuesday,  March 9, 2004    9:30 - 1:00   

 

Many newcomers to Mississauga work in the healthcare field. Problems include: having professional credentials accepted, racism, deskilling, language and communication barriers.  University researches study these issues, and community agencies work on the front lines to solve them. GETTING THERE brings together researchers and community workers in this field.

 

 Speakers include:

 

Laurie Delong, ESL/Work Co-op Coordinator, Adult Learning (Dufferin-Peel Board); Wanda Marsman, Multicultural Immigration Agency; Dr. Cynthia Cranford, Professor of Sociology, UTM; Dr. Beatrice Traub-Werner, Professor of Social Work, University of Toronto; Dr. Joan Simalchik, UTM Lecturer on Immigrant and Refugee Women

 

Location: North Building, UTM

RSVP fpiatti@utm.utoronto.ca 905 828-3988

All are welcome. If you work in community services or healthcare and have information to contribute, please let us know.

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PUTTING DATA TO WORK FOR IMMIGRANTS AND COMMUNITIES: TOOLS FOR THE WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA AND BEYOND.

 

Date: Thursday March 11, 2004  9:00 – 11:30 a.m.   Washington DC

 

Organized by The Migration Policy Institute to mark the release of a new MPI publication. Data about immigrants (where they are from, where they live, and how they fare) are more plentiful now than ever before. Putting Data to Work for Immigrants and Communities is an effort to help put these data more firmly in the hands of immigrant organizations and communities. Panelists at the event will highlight some new information about immigration and immigrants in the Washington DC metro area, discuss the importance of good data, and focus on ways to access and use immigration-related data.

 

The speakers will include:
Audrey Singer, The Brookings Institution; Brian Ray, The Migration Policy Institute; Randy Capps, The Urban Institute; and Stanley Rolark, Chief, Customer Liaison Office, US Census Bureau.
Formal presentations and questions will run until 10:30 followed by a "resource exchange" during which attendees can meet with representatives from think tanks, local State Data Centers, and a number of Census Information Centers to learn more about research, resources, and training.

 

Location:  Resources for the Future Building, Conference Rooms A and B on the main floor, at 1400 16th Street NW, Washington DC.

 

Please RSVP to Ana Claros at MPI at (202) 266-1940 or aclaros@migrationpolicy.org <mailto:aclaros@migrationpolicy.org>   by March 5^th to reserve a seat. Seating is limited.

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IMISCOE

EUROPEAN NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTEGRATION

AND SOCIAL COHESION IN EUROPE

 

International migration, into and within the EU, is a fundamental issue of politics and policy today. It is set to remain so for years to come, for reasons that lie both inside and outside Europe. This will have far-reaching consequences for the member states and for the EU as a whole - how to manage demand and supply-driven migration, how to integrate the resident immigrants, how to adapt institutional arrangements to preserve social cohesion. To provide comprehensive theoretical and empirical knowledge that can form a reliable basis for policy, 19 established European research institutes have established a Network of Excellence in the domain of International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE). The Network brings together some 300 selected, highly qualified researchers. Based on their wide-ranging skills and experience in international comparative research, the institutes implement an integrated, multidisciplinary, rigorously comparative research programme, with Europe as its central focus.

 

The Network Office is located at the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES), University of Amsterdam.

E-mail< info@imiscoe.org>

Web site: http://www.imiscoe.org/

 

 ***** CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS *****

 

ISSUES IN WOMEN’S HEALTH: DIVERSITY IN RESEARCH

An Opportunity for graduate students, researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas about women’s health research.

 

Date: May 20, 2004

Deadline for submissions: March 22, 2004

 

The Centre for Research in Women’s Health (CRWH) invites proposals for paper presentations for its third annual graduate research day.  This day-long conference is unique in bringing together researchers-in-training from across the University of Toronto to exchange research findings, innovative methodologies and theoretical insights about women’s health. Presenters in the past  have been from a range of disciplines including: Community & Family Medicine, Public Health Sciences, Pharmacy (Pharmacology), Law, Nursing, Institute for Medical Science, Adult Education (OISE), Physical Education and Health, Social Work, Nutritional Sciences, English and Sociology/Equity Studies (OISE).

 

For more information, please visit the website < http://www.crwh.org>

Please email your submissions (or questions about submissions) to: crwh.education@sw.ca.

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 3RD ANNUAL CCPH AWARD

Due By: March 31, 2004

 

The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and health professional schools that build on each other's strengths to improve health professional education, civic responsibility, and the overall health of communities.  Partnerships may nominate themselves and need not be members of CCPH. Nominations from any country or nation are welcome. For further details and submission guidelines, please visit the CCPH website at http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/awards.html

 

OVERCOMING HEALTH DISPARITIES: GLOBAL EXPERIENCES FROM PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES, HEALTH SERVICES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS

Date:  October 6 - 10, 2004 - Atlanta, GA, USA.

 

The conference is co-sponsored by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and The Network: Towards Unity for Health.  The Call for Abstracts and Registration Brochure is available at http://www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/nationalconference.html

 

Abstracts can be submitted at http://www.thenetworktufh.org/conference/abstract.asp. Please note the deadline for Mini-Workshop, Story Session, and Partnership Blooper session abstracts is April 1. The deadline for the Poster Hall and Thematic Poster Sessions is July 1. Registration for the conference is now open at http://www.the-networktufh.org/conference/registration.asp

 

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is a nonprofit organization that promotes health through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.  Visit the website at www.ccph.info

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CMHC HOUSING AWARDS: BEST PRACTICES IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Application Deadline: 5 April, 2004

 

The CMHC Housing Awards Program, offered every two years, recognizes individuals and organizations that have implemented best practices that have improved housing in Canada. The purpose of the 2004 Housing Awards under the theme, Best Practices in Affordable Housing, is to recognize individuals and organizations for their outstanding accomplishments in furthering affordable housing and to assist them in transferring the knowledge about these best practices across the country.

For more information, please visit the web site at:    <http://www.cmhc.ca/en/prfias/gr/hap/index.cfm>

 

******* SUMMER COURSES ON MIGRATION ********

 

SUMMER COURSE ON REFUGEE ISSUES

Centre for Refugee Studies, York University

5 – 13 June, 2004  in Toronto

 

The Centre for Refugee Studies’ Summer Course offers postgraduate training in refugee issues for up to seventy practitioners inside and outside government who work on some aspect of refugee protection or assistance.  The course includes panel discussions, casse studies, a simulation exercise, and lecture from international experts.  A York University/Centre for Refugee studies Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the eight-day program.

 

Sessions include:

Ethics of  Forced Migration

Interdiction of Illegal Migrations: Strengthening the Western Fortress after 9/11

Protection of Internally Displaced Persons

Palestinian Refugees: Social, Legal, and Political Dimensions of the Refugee Crisis

 

Course fee: $800; $950 after March 31, 2004

 

For information and registration, please contact:

Florence Ocen, Course Coordinator

Tel: 416-736-5423

Email: summer@yorku.ca

 

Website: www.yorku.ca/crs