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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After much encouragement to create additional stories, The Migrant Mothers Project is collaborating with Springtide Resources to create additional Digital Stories with women who have precarious status and their service providers. Starting in May 2014, we plan on creating six additional stories with women with precarious immigration status and service providers working with women with […]
On November 7th, 2013 the Migrant Mothers Project hosted “Our Collective Strength”, a community event to raise consciousness on the intersections of violence against women, precarious immigration status and human rights. This event was generously sponsored by the Women & Gender Studies Institute Community Knowledge Alliance initiative and took place in the William Doo Auditorium […]
This winter and spring the Migrant Mothers Project has been traveling around Ontario to get a sense of how folks in different regions of the province are responding to the many policy changes that impact immigrant women and children. As a Toronto-based project, we knew that our perception of immigration issues is influenced by the […]
The MMP team is pleased to announce that plans are underway for two more community forums. There will be a forum in Windsor in April, and a forum in Niagara in May. See the Community Forums section for more information and flyers. We are working simultaneously on planning forums in two more regions in Ontario. […]
We successfully hosted the first community forum on responding to changes in immigration policy in Kitchener on February 13, 2013. Twenty-three people attended and generated lively discussion on immigration changes, service provision to immigrants, and challenges and strategies in the KW region. The event was catered by the ROOF Lunchbox program (sandwiches, veggies and fruit) […]
The Migrant Mothers Project has been busy planning our first community forum on responding to changes in immigration policy this month. We’ve been polishing our flyers, calling our partners, and slowly pulling everything together. In the process, we are getting excited about our first long-awaited community forum! Come join us if you are in Kitchener-Waterloo! […]
The Survivor Voices Inclusion Project (SVIP) partnered with the Migrant Mothers Project to draw upon the expertise of women with precarious migratory status, towards improving anti-violence against women services. Participants of the workshop included women with precarious status who took part in Nuestra Fortaleza (a solidarity group for and by Spanish speaking women), service providers […]