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 […]
The Migrant Mothers Project (MMP) welcomes the announcement that the Canadian government has repealed Conditional Permanent Residence (CPR) for sponsored spouses and partners in its entirety. Since 2013, MMP and our community partners have worked to document the impact that conditional settlement policies have on the safety of migrant women. We have brought our research […]
Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office is circulating a letter asking the government to make the processing of PR applications of Caregivers a priority. The long processing times of Caregivers’ PR applications increase the precariousness of their immigration status in Canada, prolong family separation and can potentially have negative health impacts. Click here to read and sign the letter: http://goo.gl/forms/oDUyU1rS0e
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 […]
The compelling short film, “Seeking Refuge: Ana’s Story”, was made last year by a long-time activist Erin Shaw. The film documents the enormity of injustice faced by Mexican asylum seekers in Canada, who are denied refuge on the pretense that Mexico is a safe democracy. From our own research, we have charted the dramatic rise […]
It was an interesting twist on the Canadian National Anthem, sung today by hundreds of protesters for the National Day of Action outside the offices of Canadian Citizenship and Immigration in Toronto. Doctors, midwives, nurses, social workers, and community members gathered to call attention to the hypocrisy of cutting health care benefits for refugees in […]
Join us for the National Day of Action on June 17, 2013. Events are taking place across Canada and in Toronto at 25 St Clair Avenue East on June 17th at noon. If you want to walk with the Migrant Mothers Project, send us an email to meet-up at the St. Clair TTC just before […]
The following is an open call for action from the Solidarity City Network. MMP supports this initiative and we will be visiting our respective councillors. We hope you will too. Pass this on to fellow Torontonians! An Open Letter from the Solidarity City Network Lets make Toronto safer for undocumented people ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear fellow Torontonian! […]