Canada announces new funding for a national research project on globalization, migration and diversity

The Canadian government has announced a new funding of $7.5 million over five years for a national research project, which will explore the effects of migration on the strength of economy, the security of nation, and the relationships between different cultures living side by side within the Canada.

The Metropolis Project for research on globalization, migration and diversity is being funded jointly by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The funding includes $3.1 million from SSHRC and $4.4 million from a consortium of federal departments and agencies led by CIC.

The funding will ensure the continued operation of five regional research centres based in Halifax/Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver. These centres bring together universities, governments, NGOs and the private sector to form one of the largest networks of policy makers and scholars in the world in the field of migration and diversity research.

The Metropolis Project was established in 1995 as an SSHRC and CIC joint initiative and has grown into a unique partnership of policy makers, researchers and practitioners that is both national and international in scope. It supports research, public policy development and knowledge mobilization on migration, diversity and immigrant integration in Canadian cities as well as around the world. Metropolis also provides invaluable training for students who assist in this research.