REPORT
ON IMMIGRANTS IN THE TORONTO ECONOMY
The
report of the survey jointly conducted by CIC, Ontario Economic
Development and Trade and Enterprise Toronto, Toronto Economic
Development Office was released near the end of 2000. To obtain a copy
contact: Ms. Anne Solomatenko, Regional Manager, Business
Partnerships, S.I.R. Programs, Ontario Region, CIC, 416-954-7934,
Email:
<Anne.Solomatenko@3008rod.cion.cic.x400.gc.ca> [NOTE: CORRECTION
ON EMAIL ADDRESS], or John Tracogna, Manager, Enterprise Toronto,
416-395-7407, Email: <jtracogna@city.north-york.on.ca>
INTERNET
RESOURCES
CANADIAN
JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY ONLINE
Many
of the book reviews done for the Canadian Journal of Sociology Online
concern works on immigration policy, immigrant settlement, and refugee
issues. Check it out for titles of interest, including those written
or reviewed by Metropolis-affiliated researchers:
http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/cjscopy/reviews/.index.html
WHY
GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS?
The
Canadian Congress of Learning Opportunities for Women holds a special
online discussion on gender-based analysis. Who's using it? What
works? How can we share best practices?
http://alerts.web.ca/show.cfm?app=actew&id=2406
EverythingESL
This
site is a great resource for any teacher with second language
students. The site offers teaching tips with classroom activities and
a select annotated list of books, CD-ROMS, and Websites. EverythingESL
also hosts two message boards, one for general discussion and the
other for questions posted directly to Judie Haynes, one of the
site's
creators.
http://www.everythingesl.net/
NEW
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS WEBSITE: WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM AND XENOP -
The
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is pleased to
announce a new website dedicated to its initiative on this year’s UN
World Conference Against Racism, Xenophobia, and Other Related
Intolerance (WCAR).
Check
out : www.wcarmigrants.org
to
find in both English and Spanish: * Updates from the Immigrant Rights
Working Group, a committee of over 20 different immigrant rights
groups from around the U.S.
organizing
around the World Conference *Details on participating in the campaign
to bring immigrant rights to the World Conference *Information about
the World Conference, with links to related UN and NGO documents and
websites
For
more information on our WCAR campaign, contact the National Network
for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, 310 8th St. Suite 307, Oakland, CA
94607
tel.
510-465-1984, Email: <nnirr@nnirr.org>
RESEARCH
PAPERS POSTED AT SETTLEMENT.ORG
Citizenship
and Immigration Canada (Ontario Region Settlement – OASIS) has
funded a number of research projects in the past two years. These
papers are now available on the recently-launched settlement website
settlement.org.
To
locate them go to (http://settlement.org) then follow the links under
"Settlement Services Reports and Resources" at the bottom
left of the opening menu.
Atlas
-- The Vancouver Metropolis Centre, RIIM, has posted a large atlas of
diversity in Vancouver on-line at: http://www.geog.ubc.ca/metropolis/atlas
The
Montreal Metropolis Centre, IM, has also posted a large atlas of
diversity in the Montreal area. It can be found on the Montreal
portion of the national website
http://www.canada.metropolis.net
FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION POLICY – ONLINE REFERENCES
The
proposed Immigration and Refugee Protection Act has been tabled in the
federal House of Commons. This is a modified version of Bill C-31,
legislation which had been introduced to the previous federal
Parliament but not enacted prior to dissolution of the House and a
federal election. For more information visit:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/about/policy/imm-act.html
Immigration
levels tabled in the fall were also delayed because of the election.
The figures for 2000 in different classes as well as the projections
for 2001 can now be found at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/press/01/0101-pre.html#back2
NEW
PUBLICATIONS
CERIS
RESEARCHERS IN JIMI
The
recent issue of the Journal of International Migration and Integration
(JIMI), Summer 2000 Vol. 1 No. 3, features an article on
"Economic Impacts of Immigrants in the Toronto CMA: A Tax-Benefit
Analysis" by CERIS researchers Shuguang Wang and Lucia Lo. Dr.
Wang is a member of the CERIS Data Committee and Dr. Lo is part of the
CERIS Management Board.
This
issue also includes Jeffrey Reitz’s book review of "Heaven’s
Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy" by George J.
Borjas.
CERIS
is one of the many co-sponsors of this journal. For more information
contact <jimi@ualberta.ca> or visit the website: http://jimi.metropolis.net
Garamond
Press is pleased to announce the recent publication of
THE
WORLD GUIDE 2001/2002
An
alternative reference to the countries of our planet. First published
in 1979, The World Guide has earned its place among the essential
reference works that no library, school or home can be without.
"A
necessary working tool for anyone interested in contemporary
issues." - Le Monde Diplomatique, Paris
"An
impressive reference book. To find such diversity of opinions and
wealth of data in one volume adds much to the value of this
publication." - The Times, London
The
World Guide 2001/2002 provides country by country facts on history,
politics and economics, focusing on the major development themes from
a unique, non-eurocentric
perspective.
This is what distinguishes The World Guide from other reference works.
The compilers of The World Guide live and work at the cutting edge, in
regions where
development
issues such as human rights and the environment are at their most
acute. It prioritizes the facts and issues that are central to the
lives of people in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America and
the Caribbean The World Guide 2001/2002 is packed with global
information, with over 250 maps, 650 diagrams, 10,000 references and
full index, plus a fold-out full-colour map of the world. The book
divides into 67 pages on the development themes, followed by 520 pages
on the individual countries. The final section includes the
bibliography and The Whole World in Figures - a useful
set
of global indicators.
$64.95
paper, 7 "x 11 ", 612 pages, ISBN 1-55193-036-6, available
now
A
CDROM edition is also available for $99.95
Distributed
in Canada by Garamond Press by arrangement with New Internationalist.
For
more information go to: http://www.garamond.ca/3rdwrld.htm
NEW
DOCUMENTS IN THE CERIS RESOURCE CENTR
Citizenship
and Political Participation - Canada
Vigoda,
Eran and Robert T. Golembiewski. 2000. Citizenship Behaviour and the
Spirit of New Managerialism: A Theoretical Framework and Challenge for
Governance, University of
Haifa,
Israel and University of Georgia, Athens GA. {130}
Cox,
Philip. & S. Robinson. 2000. Toward Meaningful Citizenship for New
Canadians: Creating Outcome Measures. 2nd Edition. Calgary Mennonite
Centre for Newcomers. {130}
Multiculturalism,
Race Relations (Govt Policy) - Canada
Brar,
Jasmail Singh. 2000. Multiculturalism as a Model for Ethnic
Accommodation: The Indian and Canadian Experiences, Department of
Correspondence Courses, Punjabi University, Patiala, India. {140}
Ejobowah,
John Boye. Liberal Multiculturalism and the Problem of Institutional
Instability. Department of Political Science, University of Toronto.
{140}
Access
and Equity - organizational / Institutional Change
Justice,
Jonathan B. 2000. Accountability is Not Enough: Why Improvements in
Accountability Are Subject to Diminishing Returns. Department of
Public Administration, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ. {170}
Refugee
Policy
Canadian
Council For Refugees. 2000. Resettlement out of Signatory Countries
Policy Position. {195}
Canadian
Council For Refugees. 2000. Report on Systemic Racism and
Discrimination in Canadian Refugee and Immigration Policies. Paper
prepared for the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. {195}
Ethnoracial
Communities: - Ontario
Dilmaghani,
Shokofeh. 2001. We are Listening (Harfat Ra Mishenavam). Family
Service Association of Toronto. {510 }
Teixeira,
Carlos. and Victor M.P. Da Rosa (Eds.). 2000. The Portuguese in
Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. {510}
Ethnoracial
Communities: - Canada
Institute
on Governance. Ethnic Minorities in Canada: A Governance Perspective.
Ottawa. {520}
Youth
Choudhury,
Shakil and C. Hayward. 2000. The Brown Book: Voices of Young Pakistani
and Muslim Activists from Toronto and Lahore. New School. {570}
Women
Acevedo,
Luz de Alba. 2000. Expanding the Boundaries of Citizenship: Women in
Puerto Rico’s Legislature. Department of Political Science,
University of Puerto Rico. {600}
Adebanwi,
Wale. 2000. Citizenship in the Nude: Market Women, Civil Society and
Democratic Struggle in Nigeria. Department of Political Science,
University of Ibadan, Nigeria. {600}
McDonald,
Susan. 2000. Not in the Numbers: Domestic Violence and Immigrant
Women. Canadian Woman Studies. 19(3). {600}
Mojab,
Shahrzad. 2000. Vengeance and Violence: Kurdish Women Recount the War.
Canadian Woman Studies. 19(4). {600}
Health
Care
Canadian
Council For Refugees and City of Toronto Public Health. 1999. The Role
of NGOs in Health Care Services for Immigrants and Refugees.
Proceedings of the Workshop Fourth International Metropolis
Conference, Washington, DC, December 7-11, 1999. {730}
Housing
Dandy,
Elizabeth. 2000. Canadian State Restructuring: The Case of Social
Housing in Toronto. School of Public Administration, Carleton
University, Ottawa. {760}
Employment
Bakan,
Abigail B. and Audrey Kobayashi. 2000. Backlash: the Rise and Fall of
Employment Equity Legislation in Ontario. Department of Political
Science, Department of Geography, Queens University, Kingston. {770}
Urban
Affairs
Fong,
Eric. & M. Gulia. 2000. Neighborhood Change within the Canadian
Ethnic Mosaic, 1986 - 1991. Population Research and Policy Review. 19,
155-177. {800}
Fong,
Eric. & K. Shibuya. 2000. The Spatial Separation of the Poor in
Canadian Cities. Demography. 37(4), 449-459. {800}
CERIS
RESOURCE CENTRE AND WEBSITE
The CERIS
Resource Centre is now open from Monday to Friday during regular office hours. We have
also produced a simple guide to searching and using our unique collection, which includes
a large number of unpublished community needs assessments related to settlement and equity
issues, as well as documents produced by CERIS researchers and the Metropolis project
affiliates. Publications can be reviewed on site or photocopied at cost.
DONATIONS
AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The
development of our Resource Centre and WebSite VL 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! Volunteers are also needed for organizing and
cataloguing documents and providing access to the Resource Centre.
The
Resource Centre is located at the Toronto office, 246 Bloor St. West, 5th Floor (northwest
corner of Bloor and Bedford). Contact information tel. 416 946-8825.
For
further information contact:
The
Toronto CERIS office: Tel. 416 946-3110 Fax 416 971-3094
The York
CERIS office: Tel. 416 736-5223 Fax 416 736-5752 E-mail <ceris.yorku.ca>
Visit the
CERIS WebSite: http://ceris.metropolis.net
Visit the
York CERIS WebSite: http://www.yorku.ca/research/ceris/index.htm
Visit the
National Metropolis WebSite: http://canada.metropolis.net
If you
want to add an event to this listing, please forward the complete information to Sue Ann
at the CERIS office by fax or E-mail at <ceris.office@utoronto.ca>
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