Our research addresses the complex challenges and opportunities that global migration poses for governments, societies, and the international community. We serve as an incubator for transformative, inclusive, collaborative, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral research.

 

 

Bridging Divides

Bridging Divides

Play by the Rules: Racialization and Mental Health of Chinese Canadian Youth

Carla Hilario, UBC School of Nursing

Integration Starts Abroad: How Technology Shapes Displaced Newcomers’ Integration in Canada

Sophie Xiaoyi Liu & Aryan Karimi, UBC Sociology

Can Words Shift Views? How Policy Communication Shifts Support for Low-Skilled Immigration

Vince Hopkins, UBC Political Science

Overlooking Lived Experiences: Access to Asylum & Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement

Efrat Arbel, UBC Peter A. Allard School of Law

 

Research Groups
We study migration interdisciplinarily, focusing on borders, climate migration, migration & indigeneity, mobilities, narratives, and political membership.
Belonging in Unceded Territory Project
The Belonging in Unceded Territory project brings settler colonialism into the center of debates on social belonging in Vancouver.
Publications
CMS and its partners present the latest research from its affiliates, highlighting its impact on policymakers and engaging the public in evidence-based conversations.