19th National Metropolis Conference: Looking Forward: Migration and Mobility in 2017 and Beyond

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Join SSHRC at Metropolis, March 16 to 18, in Montréal, to discuss preliminary research results on Syrian refugee resettlement and integration. SSHRC and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will be hosting a plenary session and four thematic workshops.

Schedule

Thursday, March 16, 2017

• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: Syrian Refugees, One Year Later (plenary session)
• 1:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.: Children, Youth and Family (double workshop session)

Friday, March 17, 2017

• 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Community Perspective—Absorptive Capacity—Welcoming Communities (double workshop session)

Saturday, March 18, 2017

• 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: Integration—The Refugee Perspective—First Year
• 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Integration in Communities Outside the Big Three and in Rural Areas

Visit the Metropolis Conference website for more information, and register today!

Read a press release to learn more about the funding for 27 research projects on Syrian refugee resettlement and integration.