CERIS MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING

 

FRIDAY, May 7, 2004

1:00 - 4:00 pm

 

FRIDAY, June 18, 2004

2:00 - 4:00 pm

 

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office,

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

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WHO BUYS A HOUSE? TRENDS IN HOMEOWNERSHIP OF CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS

By Dr. Barry Edmonston, Director, Population Research Center, and Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University; visiting scholar of University of Toronto

Date: May 12, 2004  12:00 – 2:00 pm

 

DECONSTRUCTING CANADA'S DISCOURSE OF IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION

By Dr. Peter S. Li, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan;

Economic Domain Leader, Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement

Date: May 20, 2004   12:00 - 2:00 pm

 

Click here for details

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

 

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CERIS 2004 RFP RECIPIENTS

 

CERIS is pleased to announce the results of our 2004 RFP competition. We received twenty-five excellent applications from seven Ontario Universities. CERIS had a budget of $60,000 for the RFP competition and we were pleased to have this augmented by a $10,000 contribution from Dr. Judith Sandys, the Associate Vice President, Academic of Ryerson University. This allowed us to fund one additional RFP from Ryerson.  After an adjudication process involving committees of CERIS Domain Leaders, CERIS Executive Committee members and community representatives, seven finalists were selected to receive grants of $10,000 each. We wish to thank everyone who submitted applications and to congratulate the recipients. The following projects were approved for funding by the CERIS Management Board on April 2, 2004:

 

Anucha, Uzo School of Social Work,University of Windsor

Community partners: The Well-Come Centre/Well-Come Home Shelter, Housing Information Services

Title: A Community Dialogue on Homelessness among Immigrants and Refugees in the Windsor/Essex Region

 

Hare, Francis G. School of Child and Youth Care, Ryerson University

Community partner: Pape Adolescent Resource Centre

Title: Unaccompanied Refugee Youth in Transition from the Child Welfare System

 

Hyman, Ilene The Centre for Research in Women's Health, University of Toronto

Community Partner: Ethiopian Association in Toronto

Title: Gender, violence and health - The role of gender relations in the Ethiopian community in Toronto

 

Sakamoto, Izumi Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

Community Partner:  Chinese Canadian National Council

Title: Negotiating Canadianness, Navigating Cultural Currents: Chinese Skilled Immigrants in Toronto

 

Tyyskä, Vappu Department of Sociology, Ryerson University

Community partner: Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, Canadian Tamil Youth Development Centre (Can TYD)

Title: Parent-Teen Relations in the Toronto Tamil Community

 

Verma, Anil Centre for Industrial Relations, University of Toronto

Community Partner: Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council

Title: The Career Progression of Immigrants, Women and Visible Minorities in the Canadian Labour Market

 

Wright, Cynthia Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Studies, University of Toronto

Community Partners: Community Social Planning Council, Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre, the Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood and Community Health Centre, INTERCEDE and the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants

Title: Non-Status Immigrants: Exploring Models of Regularization

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CERIS’ 8^TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT RYERSON UNIVERSITY

The celebration of CERIS’ 8^th anniversary held at Ryerson University on April 13, 2004, was a very successful event. The function also marked the launch of the Ryerson Masters in Immigration and Settlement Studies. Guests included Vice-Presidents of the three partner universities, Judith Sandys of Ryerson University, John R. G. Challis of the University of Toronto, and Stan Shapson of York University; Howard Duncan, Executive Head, and Steven Morris, Senior Project Manager, Metropolis; Elizabeth Gryte, Director, Settlement Programs, Ontario Region Settlement Directorate, Citizenship and Immigration Canada; and academics, community members and students. 

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RECEPTION FOR DR. MORTON BEISER

On April 19, 2004, the office of the Vice-President, Research, University of Toronto, held a reception at CERIS for Dr. Morton Beiser, former CERIS Director, to celebrate his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada. The event was well-attended by academics and community members who have worked with Dr. Beiser.

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VISIT BY DANISH DELEGATION

The Social and Cultural Committee from Odense in Denmark, consisting of politicians, civil servants, a representative from an employer’s association and a journalist, visited CERIS on April 16, 2004 for a briefing on crime related to immigration, hate crime, youth gangs and crime prevention measures.  The twelve-member delegation met with Associate Director, Dr. John Shields; Management Board Chair, Dr. Michael Doucet; and Dr. Julian Tanner, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto at Scarborough.

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MIGRATION & HOMELESSNESS IN THE GTA

Dr. Kenise Murphy Kilbride, Senior Fellow, CERIS, and Professor Emerita, School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University; Dr. Steven Webber, Instructor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University; Dr. Paula DeCoito, Executive Director of Peel Region's Social Planning Council; and  Catherine Buffett, Director of Community Programs in the City of  Hamilton’s Department of Public Health and Community Services, have received $84,000 in funding from the National Secretariat on Homelessness for a one-year study on migration and homelessness in the GTA. The study is a follow-up of one conducted by Drs. Kilbride and  Joseph Springer, a CERIS Research Associate and Professor of Urban Planning at Ryerson, in which they had studied the intake data from the Toronto shelter system since 1988, and interviewed key informants and 150 homeless individuals. This study extends the research to Peel Region and the City of Hamilton, and seeks to answer questions raised in the previous study including: the characteristics of foreign-born homeless people in the City of Toronto and Peel Region, or those at risk of being homeless, which contribute to their vulnerability to being homeless; how these characteristics and ensuing vulnerability differ across various categories of the foreign-born; the programs and services specifically of use to each different type of foreign-born residents in addressing their vulnerability to homelessness given that the general causes of housing insecurity are a lack of affordable housing and income insecurity; and their special circumstances that lead them to be vulnerable to homelessness yet cause them to avoid the help provided in temporary shelters and what is a more appropriate way to reach them and assist them in obtaining housing.

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POVERTY BY POSTAL CODE: THE GEOGRAPHY OF NEIGHBOURHOOD POVERTY

 

This a comprehensive analysis of new Statistics Canada census data from 1981 to 2001 conducted as part of United Way’s ongoing research into social issues, and to help determine organizational priorities. The report details the dramatic increase in the number of ‘poor’ Toronto neighbourhoods, and the increased concentration of ‘poor’ families in higher poverty neighbourhoods. In 1981, higher neighbourhood poverty was primarily concentrated in the old City of Toronto. Today, it has spread widely across Toronto’s inner suburbs, particularly in the former cities of North York and Scarborough. One key finding is that since 1981, there has been a 484% increase in the ‘poor’ immigrant family population living in higher poverty neighbourhoods, from 19,700 in 1981 to 115,100 in 2001. Immigrant families accounted for two-thirds of the total family population living in higher poverty neighbourhoods.

 

To download the report and maps depicting the changes, visit www.unitedwaytoronto.com.

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POLICY MATTERS NO. 6

 

Ethnic Segregation in a Multicultural City: The Case of Toronto, Canada

By Mohammad A. Qadeer

 

As a result of racism and economic discrimination, residential segregation impedes social equity and cultural integration. Yet, in Canada, many ethnic groups choose to congregate together and form neighbourhoods based on their identities. Multicultural policy supports the preservation of heritage and identity as a group right. Residential concentration builds ethnic institutions and communities by pooling the necessary population base. The Toronto Metropolitan Area, one of the most multicultural regions of the world, illustrates this situation. This research outlines the formation process of these neighbourhoods. It examines the social benefits and costs of ethnic residential communities.

 

The paper is available in PDF format on the “What’s New” section of our website, or click  http://ceris.metropolis.net/PolicyMatter/PolicyMatters6.pdf.  Hard copies are available from the CERIS office.

 

To link to the original report, CERIS Working Paper Series # 28, click
http://ceris.metropolis.net/Virtual%20Library/community/WP28_Qadeer.pdf

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2004 OCASI GALA

Date: June 17 from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Location: Sala Caboto, Columbus Centre, 40 Playfair Avenue (Dufferin and Lawrence).

Organized by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) on its 26^th anniversary.

Visit www.ocasi.org for more information.

 

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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

                      

 

NINTH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE

COOPERATIVE MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

Date: September 27 – October 1, 2004  in Geneva, Switzerland

Early bird registration deadline: May 15, 2004

 

The overall theme of this year’s conference will be cooperative migration management, an emerging issue that is especially appropriate for a conference in Geneva with its many international headquarters.  At issue is how various levels of governments, international organizations and civil society can discuss and work together to get the best out of the complex phenomena associated with international migration and migration flows.  Of central importance is whether co-operative migration management can create mutual advantages for both countries of origin and destination.

 

For more information, please visit the website: http://www.metropolis2004.ch/en/news.shtml

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MAKING I.T. WORK FOR VOLUNTEERS

2004 SHOWCASE ONTARIO VOLUNTARY SECTOR IT AWARDS

 

Deadline for nominations is May 14, 2004 at 5:00 p.m.

 

The award recognizes and acknowledges the excellent work many community-based organizations are doing with information technology. This award is part of Making IT Work for Volunteers, a partnership between the Information Technology Association of Canada for Ontario (ITAC Ontario) and the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration of the Government of Ontario. The AWARDS will be given out in September 2004 at Showcase Ontario, a forum where information technology expertise from the public, private and voluntary sector is shared with the goal of improving the delivery of services.

 

Go to http://www.volunteersonline.ca/apply to download an Entry Form and Release.

Please contact info@volunteersonline.ca with any questions.

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EMPOWERING EDUCATION FOR MARGINALIZED YOUTH IN TORONTO

Date: May 26, 2004 at City Hall, Committee Room 2 at 3:30 p.m.

 

Organized by “For Youth Initiatives” for the release of a report and workshop manual on alternative approaches to education involving marginalized youth in Toronto. A copy of the report and manual will be provided for all those attending the event. The launch will include a panel presentation by the authors of the report and manual as well as youth sharing their experiences within the public school system.  The event will close with performances by youth.

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MIGRANT HEALTH IN EUROPE

International conference on differences in health and in health care provision

Rotterdam, 23 – 25 June 2004

 

The Erasmus MC, institute of Health Policy and Management cordially invite you to attend the international conference on health and health care provision for ethnic minority groups in Europe, to be held June 23 – 25, 2004, Rotterdam. The provisional programme is now set, and includes many interesting presentations, workshops, and posters.

Contact Information

For information about the conference program contact Mrs Lilian Hoonhout, Erasmus MC hoonhout@bmg.eur.nl. Or visit the website www.migranthealth.net

 

REGISTRATION

Elita Zoer conference organisation, Tolstraat 1,

4231 BB Meerkerk, The Netherlands

Telephone: ++31 (0)183 354057

Telefax: ++31 (0)183 354047

E-mail: e.zoer@planet.nl

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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.  Registration for the conference is now open at http://www.the-networktufh.org/conference/registration.asp

 

The deadline for the Poster Hall and Thematic Poster Sessions is July 1.

 

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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SECURITY CONSCIOUSNESS: DETAINED IN GUELPH

 

This is a 30-minute documentary, released by Real Alternative Productions, which looks at the use of the Guelph Correctional Facility for detaining immigrants, through a series of engaging interviews with local politicians and activists. The DVD is available for FREE: documentary2130@hotmail.com.

 

 

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

 

NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ON HOMELESSNESS

SPRING 2004 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

 

Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. (Ottawa time)

 

The National Secretariat on Homelessness is requesting Expression of Interests for a joint research partnership targeting Homelessness Health Issues in Canada.

 

For more information regarding the Expression of Interest: visit the web site:

http://www.homelessness.gc.ca/home/index_e.asp

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CRRF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) MARCH 2004

 

The deadline for receipt of proposals is Friday, June 4, 2004.

 

Over the years the Canadian Race Relations Foundation has been working towards creating a body of research that addresses systemic racism. The CRRF’s goal is to ensure the research findings and recommendations are actionable and the results are promoted widely.

 

The CRRF invites the submission of proposals to undertake participatory action research with a strong focus on combating racism in Canada. Academic researchers are encouraged to work with community-based organizations to achieve the benefit of both levels of expertise.  Please view the full document at

<http://www.crr.ca/EN/Programs/Research/eProg_ContractResearch0304.htm>