Canada has become one of the world’s most popular destinations for international students, attracting hundreds of thousands each year with promises of quality education, cultural diversity, and a pathway to…
Rethinking Muslim and South Asian Women Beyond Simplified Narratives In the years following 9/11, public debates in North America and Europe have increasingly focused on Muslim immigrant women’s religious practices,…
Reframing Immigrant Entrepreneurship Through a Family Lens Research on immigrant entrepreneurship has traditionally focused on male business owners or treated women as secondary contributors within family enterprises. Yet the economic…
Our new article, published in The Conversation, examines how U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum, and autos translated into uneven labour-market impacts across Canada’s manufacturing sector in 2025. Drawing on Labour…
In recent years, Canadian colleges have seen a significant rise in international student enrolments, particularly in Ontario where the majority of international students in 2020/2021 came from India (62 percent),…
This case study includes a non-exhaustive overview of the Canadian labour migrationpolicy system and examines the following aspects2 as of June 2023. Note: This report is published by PICUM -…
Canadian colleges have experienced a major increase in international student enrollments in recentyears. The growth in the number of international students is most pronounced in Ontario, which isthe only province…
On #InternationalWomensDay, BMO Newcomer Workforce Integration Lab Director Marshia Akbar highlights important research that reveals persistent labour market inequalities facing immigrant women in Canada. Despite Canada ranking as the 8th highest…
The Conversation article, co-authored by Professor Triandafyllidou and me, highlights the long-standing issue of overeducation and underemployment among immigrants in Canada. The piece explores systemic reforms and technology-driven solutions to…
In an op-ed for TheFutureEconomy.ca, Marshia Akbar, Director of BMO Newcomer Workforce Integration Lab, and Anna Triandafyllidou, CERC Migration Chair, highlight how Canada undermines its competitiveness by failing to utilize…