Episode 22: If Not Gender Mainstreaming, Then What?: Gender Equality and Migrant Integration in the EU
Gender equality has been a policy goal of EU and other government institutions for over 30 years. Yet the gains in gender equality and women’s rights have been tenuous at best, with the COVID-19 pande...
8 Feb 202332min
Season 4, Episode 01: Belonging in Unceded Territory
Canada is lauded for its multiculturalism and being a welcoming host society to migrant newcomers. But discourses around settlement and integration tend to ignore the realities of Canada’s status as a...
25 Nov 202242min
Season 3, Episode 04: Immigration Detention in the Age of COVID-19
Arrest without charge, indefinite detention, traumatizing conditions: Canada has long used immigration practices akin to its more infamous neighbor to the south. But when COVID-19 drew attention to th...
8 Juni 202233min
Special Episode: Armchair Discussion
What key trends can we expect to see in Canadian migration policy during the post-Covid recovery phase, and how do these compare with developments in other major migration destination countries? Mode...
13 Jan 20221h
Season 3, Episode 03: Sheila (Three Weeks Without You)
She’s lost three jobs in a row and might have to leave Canada if it happens again. But after a few weeks out sick, a nanny in Kelowna gets an angry call from her employer threatening to fire her for b...
5 Jan 202230min
Season 3, Episode 02: Samir (Because the System)
After being exploited out of his job, a highly trained caregiver in Surrey seeks employment as an essential worker in the COVID economy. Yet he faces fake jobs, demands for bribes, and months of unemp...
5 Jan 202228min
Season 3, Episode 01: Christina (Roommate Problems)
A woman in Surrey is trapped between two forces: the controlling roommate that wouldn’t let her leave their apartment for months because of COVID, and the government that will keep her unemployed if s...
5 Jan 202227min
