Welcome

A CONFERENCE HELD ON

OCTOBER 29-31, 2010 at RYERSON UNIVERSITY, TORONTO, CANADA

Ryerson University is hosting this conference to launch its new Research Institute on Immigration and Settlement (working title). Both the conference and the institute are dedicated to advancing innovative and interdisciplinary research from diverse critical and institutional perspectives in the areas of immigration and settlement, international migration, integration, and diaspora and refugee studies. Moreover, the institute will further the scholarly quest to integrate theory with practice and to shape policy on international migration issues based on values of inclusion and respect for cultural diversity.

The conference connects international and national research networks with Ontario and especially Toronto, one of the world’s most diverse communities. Showcasing Ontario and Toronto as the main immigrant gateways in Canada, the conference will bring together immigration and settlement scholars, graduate students, national, provincial and municipal policy makers, regional non-government agencies and community representatives. By connecting research networks with the local community, the conference will facilitate local capacity building. The 2010 CERIS-Metropolis Student Conference will also be integrated into the wider conference program.