The Bulletin comes out each month to keep you informed about upcoming events in and around CERIS and the Metropolis Project, including seminars, conferences, public consultations, new research resources, and meetings of the Governance Board, its working committees and Partnership Advisory Council.
The deadline for information to be included in the next Monthly Bulletin is January 31, 2006.
v News from CERIS, CERIS Researchers, and Partners
v CERIS Seminars
v Public Events, Conferences & Announcements
v CERIS Working Paper and Policy Matters Series
v New Documents in the CERIS Resource Centre & Online
v CERIS Virtual Library
v Internet Resources
**** CERIS MEETINGS ****
Friday, January 13, 2006 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Friday, March 31, 2006 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
(Please note change in date.)
Friday, May 26, 2006 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor, Room 702
**** NEWS FROM CERIS, CERIS RESEARCHERS, AND PARTNERS ****
SUBSIDIES FOR NGO AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR THE 8TH NATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE, VANCOUVER, MARCH 23 -26, 2006
Deadline for applications: Friday, January 20, 2006
CERIS will be providing subsidies to 3 NGO representatives and 3 graduate students to attend the upcoming 8th National Metropolis Conference in Vancouver, BC from March 23 -26, 2006.
Priority will be given to people who are: speaking at a plenary session, organizing a workshop or presenting a paper. The deadline to submit workshop proposals to the conference organizers is January 13th 2006. Information and the online application process are available at the conference website: http://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=243&nid=3422
Please submit your application to CERIS for a subsidy by JANUARY 20th, 2006. We realize that by this date, applicants will not know if their submission of a workshop or paper proposal has been accepted or not. We will accept all the applications and then the CERIS Management Committee will make its decision once the conference organizers have announced which workshops have been approved.
Please provide the following information: Name; Contact information; Organization (if applicable); Title of proposed paper/presentation/workshop; Are you presenting alone or co-presenting?
Submit applications to Colleen Burke, CERIS Coordinator, via email at: colleen.burke@utoronto.ca
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2006 CERIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:00pm
All documents on the CERIS 2006 Request for Proposals, including the RFP, Application Form and Frequently Asked Questions, are now available on our website in PDF format in the “What's New” section.
Proposals must be received at the CERIS main office no later than Monday, January 23, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.
Please visit the CERIS website for full details and to download the application form: http://ceris.metropolis.net/frameset_e.html
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EMPIRICAL COURSES ON MIGRATION – RYERSON UNIVERSITY
February 20-24, 2006, Toronto
The EMPIRICAL Project is a series of undergraduate level courses on immigration and settlement issues developed by leading Canadian scholars. In the Winter 2006 term, Ryerson University will offer one of the EMPIRICAL courses through the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education:
CINT 915 Responses to Migration
The focus of the course will be on the determinants of responses to migrants and migration through an examination of topics including racism, the media, legal status, services available to newcomers, education and credential recognition, and issues of housing discrimination. The goals of this course are to familiarize students with factors known to contribute to negative or positive responses to migrants and migration. In addition students will learn to apply these factors to important practical issues in a critical and reflective manner such as understanding trends over time in migration attitudes and looking at present strategies that may be utilized to improve responses to migrants and migration.
Schedule: Monday, February 20 – Friday, February 24 8:30am – 6:00pm
(Offered as a one-week intensive course over Study Week)
Registration is now open for all continuing education students for the Winter 2006 term. For further details and to learn how to register online, please contact Ryerson Continuing Education:
Phone: 416-979-5035 Email: ce@ryerson.ca Website: http://www.ryerson.ca/continuing/
***** CERIS SEMINARS *****
CHALLENGING SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN ONE TORONTO NEIGHBOURHOOD: LESSONS FROM MALVERN
Date: Friday, January 27, 2006 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Speakers:
Anthony Hutchinson, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Ryerson University, and
other presenters to be announced.
Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)
RSVP: ceris.reception@utoronto.ca
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MIGRATION, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS, AND CLINICAL CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Date: Friday, February 3, 2006 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Speakers:
Masood Zangeneh, Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health-Psychiatric Neurogenetics (Clinical) Section
Rani Srivastava, Deputy Chief, Nursing Practice, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health; Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)
RSVP: ceris.reception@utoronto.ca
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SEMINAR
Date: Friday, February 10, 2006 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Speaker:
Dr. Vappu Tyyskä,
Department of Sociology, Ryerson University
Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)
RSVP: ceris.reception@utoronto.ca
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For previous seminar presentation materials, please visit the CERIS website at:
**** PUBLIC EVENTS, CONFERENCES & ANNOUNCEMENTS****
EIGHTH NATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE
March 23-26, 2006, Vancouver, Canada
Deadline for workshop proposals: January 13, 2006
Immigration and Canada's Place in a changing world
Planning is under way for the next national conference, hosted this year by the Vancouver Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis. The conference will take place in March 2006 at the Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina (http://www.westinbayshore.com/).
Workshops will be held in the afternoon sessions of the conference and may be proposed for one or two consecutive 90-minute sessions. Proposals must include: names and contact information of the organizer(s), a title (no more than 20 words), an abstract (no more than 100 words), a description (no more than 250 words), the list of proposed presenters (which should include representation from policy, academic research, and the NGO sector), and a statement indicating whether the workshop will be 90 or 180 minutes.
Proposals can be submitted online at: www.metropolis2006.net
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STATISTICS CANADA CENSUS
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Date: Tuesday January 10, 2006 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 4900 Yonge Street (Yonge and Sheppard), Toronto, Canada
May 16, 2006 is Canada's next Census Day. The census provides the only source of community-level information for economic, social and demographic conditions and trends occurring in Canada. As such, data from the census are an indispensable decision-making tool used by provincial and municipal governments, business, industry, associations, non-governmental organizations, academia, media, research and individuals.
Statistics Canada is offering FREE Census Information Sessions for all professionals who work with immigrants. The presentation will include demographic information on recent immigrants, changes to the census and an overview of our multilingual, informational and promotional Census materials.
The sessions will take place throughout major cities in Ontario in the months of January and February. Each session will last for approximately three hours. For times and locations of additional sessions please contact us directly.
To sign up for the session on January 10, or for more information, please contact:
Census Communications at 416-952-9962 or via email at Ontario.2006@statcan.ca
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WHO WILL STEP UP FOR TORONTO'S COMMUNITIES?
AN ELECTION FORUM ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO TORONTO’S COMMUNITY SECTOR
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Metro-Central YMCA Auditorium, 20 Grosvenor Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto
Liberal Party
Maria Minna, MP
(Chair, Liberal Social Policy Committee, Chair, Women’s Caucus)
New Democratic Party
Marilyn Churley
(former MPP, Riverdale)
Conservative Party
(to be confirmed)
Green Party
(to be confirmed)
Moderator
Tam Goossen
(President, CSPC-T, Past President Urban
Alliance on Race Relations)
The community non-profit sector in Toronto is comprised of over 2,000 organizations and agencies. It is important because of the wide range of services it provides to residents of Toronto. It is also an important sector of our economy, representing over 8% of Canada’s GDP – more than auto manufacturing!
Federal government decisions on a number of issues (Community-based employment and training programs, child care, settlement, and the “new deal” for cities) have a dramatic impact on community organizations in Toronto.
Where do the Federal parties stand on issues of concern to the sector? Privatization, funding, and competition within the community sector, charitable tax deductions, as well as broader social policy issues are of concern to board members, staff, volunteers, and users of community organizations across Toronto.
The Community Social Planning Council of Toronto, in collaboration with a wide range of community organizations, has invited the four main parties to designate a candidate as their spokesperson on our issues in Toronto.
Where do the Liberals, New Democrats, Conservatives, and Greens stand on the issues of concern to our community organizations?
The YMCA Auditorium is located on the second floor at 20 Grosvenor Street, two blocks north of the College Subway Station. The location is wheelchair accessible, and the meeting will be signed for the hearing impaired. For more information about the event, or if you have questions you wish to submit for the meeting, please email cspc@cspc.toronto.on.ca or call the Community Social Planning Council at 416-351-0095.
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NEW CANADIANS, ABORIGINALS AND VISIBLE MINORITIES JOB AND EDUCATION FAIR
Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2006, 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Hall 718
222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto
Human resources executives and service providers are gathering to recruit, provide educational information and offer their programs and services at the 2006 New Canadians, Aboriginals & Visible Minorities Job and Education Fair. Employers are seeking individuals who are eligible to work in Canada.
Exhibitors are employers, educational institutions, professional associations and governmental departments, including Hewlett Packard, Royal Bank, Scotia Bank, Xerox, Ikea, Staples Business Depot, Manpower, Canada Post, RCMP, TTC, Ontario Association of Teachers, Certified General Accountants, Seneca College and the University of Toronto.
To register, visit www.nastrategyinstitute.com to print a copy of the job seeker registration form and bring it with you to the fair, or allow 10 minutes for registration at the fair. Cost: $3 entrance fee.
Recruitment
Human Resources executives and recruiters from private and public sector organizations will be seeking qualified workers who have some work or educational experience in Canada.
Educational Information
Educational institutions will offer information about training programs, educational courses, updating credentials and co-op programs designed to help provide opportunities to gain work experience.
Programs & Services
Information specifically targeted to Aboriginals, visible minorities and new Canadians including immigrant programs, accreditation services, as well as, professional and networking associations.
For more information, visit: www.nastrategyinstitute.com or e-mail: newcanjobfair@nastrategyinstitute.com
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Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse, "Moving Upstream Together" Conference, Partnering For Ontario's Future Health and Well-being
Dates: February 21-22, 2006
Location: University of Toronto
Join us to listen to provocative and exciting speakers, celebrate and learn from innovative actions and successful partnerships that have improved societal health. Meet new people and network with friends. Help us identify the changes Ontario needs to create strong social and policy commitments for prevention and health promoting initiatives. Most of all, be part of a forum that will pave the way for future 'prevention-building' strategies. This unique, bilingual working conference will also celebrate the 20th anniversaries of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse. Attend if your work is related to: promoting health, social services, child development, community or public health, poverty, housing, disease prevention, inclusion, policy, research, social advocacy. We can build bridges across sectors to achieve health for all in Ontario. Moving upstream is an idea whose time has come.
Register before February 14, 2006 at: www.opc.on.ca
“Moving Upstream Together” Conference
c/o Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1900
Toronto ON M5G 1Z8
Phone: 416-408-2249 ext. 224 or 1-800-397-9567 ext. 224
Fax: 416-408-2122
Email: movingupstream@opc.on.ca
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ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE
October 2-6, 2006, Lisboa, Portugal
Deadline for workshop proposals: February 28, 2006
Paths and Crossroads: Moving People, Changing Places
The organizers welcome all contributions that deal with issues such as:
- Co-development, decentralized cooperation and immigration
- Media and communication technologies
- Reshaping places: cultural and socio-economic changes
- Come and go: temporary migration, shuttle migration and people on the move
- Trafficking and illegal migration
- Redefining security and borders
- Transnationalism, diasporas and multiple belonging
- Integration and interaction in the Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) world
- Cosmopolitanism and the new symbolic economy of cities
- “Platform places” as migration interfaces
Submissions of proposals for workshops can be made to an adjudicated review process. A panel of experts will evaluate each workshop proposal on criteria such as quality, best fit with conference theme, overall programme structure and representation of different viewpoints. The panel will look to balance representation of world regions and gender.
Please submit workshop proposals via email to: metropolis2006@ceg.ul.pt
For more information, visit the conference website at:
http://www.ceg.ul.pt/metropolis2006
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SKILLS FOR CHANGE NEW PIONEERS AWARDS
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2006
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North
Reception, Dinner and Awards Ceremony.
For tickets and information, call 416-658-3101 ext. 231.
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THE SUMMER COURSE ON REFUGEE ISSUES – YORK UNIVERSITY
Dates: June 10 – 18, 2006
Location: Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto
The Summer Course on Refugee Issues is an internationally acclaimed 8-day training for academic and field-based practitioners working in the area of forced migration. The course involves a rigorous schedule of lectures, panels and discussions, and a simulation exercise. The course draws from academic and field-based experts for its faculty and, reflecting the mission of York University’s Centre for Refugee Studies, serves as a hub for researchers, students, service providers and policy makers to share information and ideas.
Course Fee: $850
After March 31, 2006: $950
Sponsored applicants may be eligible for the $850 fee past March 31 if proof of sponsorship is provided before this date. Fee includes course and all course materials. Food and accommodation are not included. A limited number of tuition subsidies are available.
For further information and application materials, visit:
www.yorku.ca/crs
Contact: Irene Tumwebaze, Summer Course Coordinator
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
Suite 315, York Lanes, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario MJ3 1P3
Phone: 416-736-5423
Email: summer@yorku.ca
**** CERIS WORKING PAPER AND POLICY MATTERS SERIES ****
Submissions to the Working Paper series, based on research in the fields of immigration and settlement studies, from faculty, graduate students, and members of community organizations are most welcome.
The current editor for the series is Dr. Michael Doucet, Department of Geography, Ryerson University, Email: mdoucet@ryerson.ca Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 6174 Fax: 416-979-5362
Manuscripts, in both digital and hard copy form, should be sent to the editor in WordPerfect format, if possible. An abstract of 100 to 200 words and a list of key words must be provided with each manuscript. If accepted for publication, new Working Papers will be both printed and posted to the CERIS Virtual Library. The copyright for each Working Paper remains with the author(s).
Copies of recently published CERIS Working Papers may be ordered through the CERIS Office at $10.00 each plus postage. Previously published Working Papers can be downloaded from the Virtual Library on our website: http://ceris.metropolis.net/Virtual%20Library/VLFrame_E.html
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POLICY MATTERS NO. 24
Transnational, Multi-local Motherhood: Experiences of Separation and Reunification among Latin American Families in Canada.
By Dr. Judith K. Bernhard, Dr. Patricia Landolt, Dr. Luin Goldring & the Latin American Research Group
This study explores the experiences of Latin American families who have faced separation and reunification during their migration process to Canada. Forty mothers who had been separated from their children were interviewed in an effort to understand how mother-child relationships and family networks are transformed by transnational, multi-local family structures. Transnational, multi-local families are increasingly common and will continue to be a feature of Canadian society. The report identifies the barriers to the mothers’ utilization of social services and concludes that the specific needs of transnational families must be recognized. The study offers policy and practical recommendations for policymakers, services providers, and for families.
For an in-depth version of this paper see: Judith Bernhard, Patricia Landolt and Luin Goldring, Transnational, Multi-Local Motherhood: Experiences of Separation and Reunification among Latin American Families in Canada. CERIS Working Paper No. 40 (Toronto: CERIS, July 2005).
****NEW DOCUMENTS IN THE CERIS RESOURCE CENTRE & ONLINE****
CERIS 2004 RFP REPORTS
The following CERIS RFP reports for 2004 are now available on the CERIS website:
-Dr. Francis Hare "Unaccompanied Refugee Youth in Transition from the Child Welfare System";
-Dr. Vappu Tyyskä "Parent-Teen Relations in the Toronto Tamil Community";
-Dr. Cynthia Wright "Non-Status Immigrants: Exploring Models of Regularization."
Please go to: http://www.ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/index_e.html and refer to “Research Reports for CERIS Funded Projects.”
Hard copies of the reports are also available at the CERIS Resource Centre, under the category 980: CERIS Funded Research Reports.
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CERIS 2004 GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD REPORTS
The CERIS Graduate Student Awards reports for 2004 are now available on the CERIS website. Please go to: http://www.ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/index_e.html and refer to “Research Reports for CERIS Graduate Student Research Awards.”
Hard copies of the reports are also available at the CERIS Resource Centre, under the category 983: Research reports for CERIS Graduate Student Research Awards.
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For a list of new
documents in the CERIS Resource Centre, please go to:
http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/NewdocList/newdoc list.htm
For further information, contact Rong Wu at 416-946-8825 or ceris.resourcecentre@utoronto.ca
**** INTERNET RESOURCES ****
** What are Bridging Programs for Internationally Trained Individuals in
Ontario? **
Bridging (or Bridge) training programs are for newcomers who want to recertify in specific regulated occupations. They offer educational upgrading courses and help to prepare for certification exams.
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000685
** Where can I find help in other provinces and cities in Canada? **
Some visitors to our website may be landing or living in other provinces across Canada. Other newcomers might be moving from Ontario to another province. It is helpful to know that there are immigrant-serving organizations across the country that help newcomers to settle.
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000684
** New school tip pages for parents **
We've recently posted a couple of useful tip pages that will be of interest to parents of elementary and high school children. They are both available in multiple languages.
http://www.settlement.org/site/ED/GUIDE/home.asp
** A Guide to Voting in the Canadian Federal Election **
The Federal election has been scheduled for Monday, January 23, 2006. You (the "elector") have an important job. You have the opportunity to elect or "hire" individuals to represent you and your community in the Federal political process.
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000626
Please visit www.settlement.org for more information and helpful resources.
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The
development of our Resource Centre and Web Site Virtual Library depends on
donations of paper and disk copies of relevant research documents from CERIS
affiliates and partners. You can help us build up these valuable resources!
The Toronto CERIS office: Phone 416-946-3110 Fax 416-971-3094
The York CERIS office: Phone 416-736-5223 Fax 416-736-5752 Email ceris@yorku.ca
Visit the CERIS Website: http://ceris.metropolis.net
Visit the York CERIS Website: http://www.yorku.ca/ceris
Visit the National Metropolis Website: http://canada.metropolis.net
If you would like to add an event to the listings in the Bulletin, please forward the complete information to the Toronto CERIS office by fax or email: ceris.reception@utoronto.ca
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