Conference/Workshop Presentations

Immigrant Women and Employment: What TIEDI's data show, presentation to SAWRO Community Roundtable, Bangladeshi Immigrant Women of East Danforth Avenue, Crescent Town Club, October 17, 2012, Toronto, Presenter: Stella park

Learning from the TIEDI Model: A Workshop about TIEDI: the Toronto Immigrant Employment Data Initiative - Public Outreach to Ottawa research team, June 8, 2012, Ottawa, Ontario, Presenter: Philip Kelly)

Brokering Data: The TIEDI project and the Statistical Construction of Immigrant Settlement Experiences, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, May 28-June 2, 2012, Waterloo, Ontario (Presenter: Phillip Kelly)

Introduction to TIEDI. South Korean Delegation visit to CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre, from Multicultural Families Division, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, April 19, 2012, Toronto, Ontario(Presenter: Stella Park)

Moving the Agenda Along: A World Education Services (WES) Stakeholder Forum on Advancing Credential Recognition, March 28, 2012, Toronto, Ontario (Participants: Philip Kelly, Valerie Preston, Rupa Banerjee)

Mobilizing Data on Immigrants in the Labour Market: Applying the Toronto Immigrant Employment Data Initiative (TIEDI) Model: Introduction to TIEDI. 14th National Metropolis Conference, March 1, 2012, Toronto, ON (presentation slides, PDF) (Presenter: Philip Kelly)

Applying TIEDI’s Knowledge Mobilization Model to Immigrant Cities in Canada. 14th National Metropolis Conference, March 1, 2012, Toronto, ON (presentation slides, PDF) (Presenter: Steven Tufts)

TIEDI: A Community Partner Perspective. 14th National Metropolis Conference, March 1, 2012, Toronto, ON (presentation slides, PDF) (Presenter: Joan Atlin)

Policy and Practice Questions Arising from TIEDI. 14th National Metropolis Conference, March 1, 2012, Toronto, ON (presentation slides, PDF) (Presenter: Rupa Banerjee)

Building Relationships and Accountability in Our Research: Student Reflections on TIEDI's Knowlege Mobilization Project and the Role of Social Media. 14th National Metropolis Conference, March 1, 2012, Toronto, ON (presentation slides, PDF) (Presenters: Nathan Prier, Laura Lepper, and Stella Park)

Secondary Data Sets and the Impact of Settlement Services on Labour Market Integration. Presentation to “The Impact of the Sector Serving Immigrants: A Critical Introduction”. 14th National Metropolis Conference February 29, 2012, Toronto, ON (Presenter: Steven Tufts)

HRSDC Workshop to Improve Foreign Qualifications Recognition (FQR) Data and Information. Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) February 14-15, 2012, Edmonton, Alberta, Presentation(pdf)(Presenter: Stella Park)

Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ontario Region and WCI- Local Immigration Partnership conference, February 8-10, 2012, Toronto, Ontario, Presentation(pdf)(Presenter: John Shields).

Immigrants and Precarious Employment: Canadian Snapshots, November 3, 2011, University of Ottawa, Ontario. Social Sciences Study and Research Laboratory (SSSRL) on Migration Mobility and Social Change, (Presenter: Valerie Preston).

Generation Next: How are the children of immigrants faring in Canada? Friday, October 28, 2011, Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Big Thinking Lecture, Video presentation (Presenter: Philip Kelly).

Navigating Neoliberal Globalization: Immigrant Women in Canada. July 7, 2011. Womens Worlds 2011: Global Feminist Conference. Presenter: Valerie Preston.

Mobilizing Data on Immigrants in the Labour Market: The Experience of the Toronto Immigrant Employment Data Initiative. 13th National Metropolis conference- Immigration: Bringing the World to Canada, March 23-26, 2011, Vancouver, BC Presentation(pdf). Presenter: Philip Kelly.

Toronto Immigrant Employment Data Intiative: The Community Perspective. 13th National Metropolis conference- Immigration: Bringing the World to Canada, March 23-26, 2011, Vancouver, BC Presentation(pptx). Presenter: Erika Gates-Gasse.

Evaluating the Receptivity of the Canadian Labour Market: The Place of Immigrant Class, Gender and Country of Birth in Labour Market and Employment Outcomes. Exploring Recent Shifts in Economic Immigrant Selection Policies Across Canada Workshop, March 23-26 2011. 13th National Metropolis conference- Immigration: Bringing the World to Canada, March 23-26, 2011, Vancouver, BC. Presenter: John Shields

Immigration and Canada's Economic Recovery" Invited Commentators for the Roundtable session, "13th National Metropolis conference- Immigration: Bringing the World to Canada, March 23-26, 2011. Vancouver, BC. Presenters: Tony Fang and John Shields.  

How do Immigrants Find Jobs. TIEDI Report 17 and (TIEDI Report 7). Findings from these two reports were presented to over 60 workshop attendees. West downtown Toronto LIP Implementation Workshop, March 23. Presenter: Philip Kelly.

Credential Assessment by Occupation Welcome Centre Immigrant Services-Markham South. February 12, 2011. Presenter: Jelena Zikic

TIEDI Update and new research questions for TIEDI. CASIP Executive Directors Meeting, January 13, 2011 Philip Kelly

The Macroeconomic Impact of Canadian Immigration: An Empirical Analysis Using the FOCUS Model.” Rotman Institute for International Business Roundtable, University of Toronto, December 1, Toronto, Ontario. Presenters: P. Dungan, Tony Fang, and M. Gunderson M.

Immigrant and Ethnoracial Dimensions of Job Search, Hiring and Job Satisfaction: Implications for the Contemporary Canadian Workplace, Lunch & Learn Series 2010, December 2, 2010, Centre for Labour Management Relations (CLMR), Ryerson University. Presenter: John Shields

Immigrant Over-education and Foreign Credential Recognition,” November 5, 2010. Invited speech on Foreign Credential Recognition, Institute for Canadian Citizenship. Presenter: Tony Fang.

Evidence based research in Action Workshop: Presentation to OCASI ED Forum, November 2, 2010. Presenter: Maryse Lemoine

Immigration: Opportunities and Challenges for Toronto. October 30, 2010. Presenter: Valerie Preston.

The Macroeconomic Impact of Canadian Immigration: An Empirical Analysis Using the FOCUS Model.” Conference on the Economics of Immigration, October 29-30, Ottawa, Ontario.; Citizenship and Immigration Canada Research Network Meeting, October 26, Ottawa, Ontario; Rotman Institute for International Business Roundtable, University of Toronto, December 1, Toronto, Ontario; CERIS Research Seminar, October 22, Toronto, Ontario. Presenters: P. Dungan, Tony Fang, and M. Gunderson

Immigration and Employment; Current Trends and Emerging Issues. NCON meeting. October 14, 2010. Presenter: Valerie Preston.

Job Search Methods and Immigrant Labour Market Outcomes,” September 23, 2010. Skills for Change, The Job Search Workshop Fall Networking Event. Presenter: Tony Fang.

Liability-of-Foreignness Effects on Job Success of Immigrant Job Seekers, paper presented at the 2010 Academy of Management Meeting, August 6-10, in Montreal, Quebec. Presenters: Tony Fang, AK Samnani, MM, Novicevic, and MN Bing.

Minority Language as Human Capital, Human Rights, A Resource, or
A Mark for Discrimination?” paper presented at International Conference on Canada-China Ethno-Cultural Diversity Comparative Studies, July 27-28, Kunming, Yunnan, China. Presenter: Tony Fang

Immigration and Employment: Current Trends and Emerging Issues. Conference of Ontario Training Board. May 26-27, 2010. Presenter: Valerie Preston.

Overeducated Chinese Immigrants in the Canadian Labour
Market: Causes and Consequences”; “Migration in China and Asia: Experience and Policy: A Seminar of the International Metropolis Project in China”, May 20-21, 2010 Beijing, China and TIEDI presentation to the Local Immigration Partnerships. Presenter: Tony Fang.

Findings from the TIEDI reports to the City of Toronto Local Immigration Partnerships. April 14, 2010. Presentation: TIEDI Analytical Report (pdf). Presenter: John Shields

Causes of Disadvantage: Preliminary Analysis March 21, 2010. Examined three potential explantory factorsincluding education, discrimination in workplace and job search. 12th National Metropolis Conference.Presentation:(pdf) , Presenter: Valerie Preston

Immigrant and Ethnoracial Dimensions of Job Search and Job Satisfaction: Findings from the 2005 Workplace Employment Survey. For the Session: Immigrant Integration Challenges and Racial Disparities in Canada : Diversity B Crossroads of Cultures, Engines of Economic Development, 12th National Metropolis Conference. Montreal, Date: March 18-21, 2010, Presenter: John Shields

Immigrant Labour Market Outcomes: Measuring the Effects of Immigrant Class, Gender and Country of Birth, Research & Policy Forum, Social Planning Toronto, Toronto, March 1: Presenter: John Shields

Immigration, Ethnic Wage Differentials and Output Pay in Canada, paper presented at the 2009 Academy of Management Meeting, August 7-11, in Chicago, Illinois. Presenters: Tony Fang and J.S. Heywood.