This February 4, 2018, the Migrant Mothers Project will host a community event in collaboration with a network of community groups and caregivers to share our findings from the Caregivers’ Journeys Study and discuss ongoing issues with the “old” and “new” Pathways. The event will feature a panel of advocates and caregivers to discuss current […]
The Migrant Mothers Project is currently conducting a study titled, “There to Here: Sponsored Spouses’ Journeys” as part of our ongoing research on ‘How Conditional Settlement Impacts Immigrant Women’. We are gathering stories from people who recently moved to Canada as a sponsored spouse, to understand their experiences getting settled and any challenges they may be […]
The Migrant Mothers Project (MMP) welcomes the announcement that the Canadian government has repealed Conditional Permanent Residence (CPR) for sponsored spouses and partners in its entirety. Since 2013, MMP and our community partners have worked to document the impact that conditional settlement policies have on the safety of migrant women. We have brought our research […]
As we head into a new calendar year, here are a few immigration policies we’re watching out for in the Migrant Mothers Project: 1) A new lottery system has was introduced this week to select 10,000 parent/grandparent sponsorship applications (among the many more that will likely be submitted through IRCC’s new online system). Previously, IRCC […]
On November 1, 2016, Rupaleem Bhuyan (MMP’s principal investigator) and a youth (daughter of a live-in caregiver) addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration to speak on the topic of Family Reunification. Each drawing from their experiences, they linked recent changes in immigration policies that have eroded access to family reunification […]
On Sunday June 26, 2016, the Migrant Mothers Project will be launching a new study called Caregivers’ Journeys to investigate the impact that recent changes to Canada’s Caregiver Program have on access to permanent residency and family reunification. This study is a collaboration with the Ethno-Cultural Council of Calgary and is supported by a Research […]
Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office is circulating a letter asking the government to make the processing of PR applications of Caregivers a priority. The long processing times of Caregivers’ PR applications increase the precariousness of their immigration status in Canada, prolong family separation and can potentially have negative health impacts. Click here to read and sign the letter: http://goo.gl/forms/oDUyU1rS0e
The Migrant Mothers Project is circulating a letter to call for the Repeal of Conditional Permanent Residence for newly sponsored spouses and partners. Our letter, addressed to the new Minister of Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada, John McCallum, calls for a thorough examination of policies and practices that are creating longer periods of uncertainty for […]
14 May 2015, CBC Radio Broadcast Rupaleem Bhuyan joined Ontario Today to discuss the role of the community when faced with family violence and abuse. Read the question board in the CBC website here. The podcast can also be downloaded here.
23 April 2015, CIMM-44 Rupaleem Bhuyan was invited to speak in the House of Commons Committees to talk about Bill S-7. The evidence (available here in the House of Commons Committees page) looks into further discussing the term barbaric, and what constitutes as barbaric cultural practices. Update: Since 15 June 2015, Parliament passed Bill S-7 […]
This spring, 2015, the Migrant Mothers Project is launching a new three-year study that will examine “How conditional settlement impacts immigrant women”. This study builds upon previous research conducted by the Migrant Mothers Project and aims to inform the development of programs, policies and advocacy strategies to support immigrant women. With the rising concern for economic and social […]
On behalf of the Migrant Mothers Project Team, I would like to thank all who took part in the June 5th Symposium on Intersections of Violence Against Women and Precarious Immigration Status. With over 130 people taking part in the panel discussions and workshops there was an incredible exchange of knowledge and commitment to […]