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results, upcoming events, and updates on various experiments
conducted by the international Metropolis partners.
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Canada
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Towards Building a Canadian Francophonie of Tomorrow, a document
that outlines progress made on projects designed to attract,
welcome and integrate immigrants to Francophone Minority Communities
outside Quebec. It also includes plans for continued work
in 2005 and 2006. It is available on-line at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/
francophone/report/initiatives.html
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
The 2004 Annual Report on the Employment Equity Act has been
tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2005. The report is now
available at http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/lp/lo/lswe/
we/ee_tools/reports/annual/index-we.shtml.
Policy Research Initiative
The synthesis report from the Exploring New Approaches to
Social Policy conference can now be found on-line at www.policyresearch.gc.ca.
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International Organization for Migration (IOM)
World Migration 2005: Costs and Benefits of International
Migration, the IOM’s biennial publication is now available.
It looks at globalization, trade liberalization, economic
integration, the widening gap between rich and poor nations,
the socio-economic contributions of migrants, and migration
management policies. To order a copy, visit www.iom.int.
United Kingdom
The Fourth United Kingdom National Integration Conference
on Measuring Integration: Present Trends and Future Developments
will take place 2-3 June 2005 in Edinburgh. http://www.calderconferences.co.uk/
Homeoffice_nationalintegrationconf.asp.
United States
Migration Policy Institute
MPI, the Manhattan Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars have launched an independent Task Force
on Immigration and America’s future. The task force
will include members of Congress, leaders from business, labour
and immigrant groups, as well as policy and immigration experts.
The task force will focus on four major areas: the growing
unauthorized immigrant population, immigration enforcement
and security issues, labour markets and the legal immigration
system, and integrating immigrants into American society.
The panel will issue a series of reports and issue briefs,
beginning as early as this summer, leading to a comprehensive
set of recommendations next spring.
Visit MPI’s home page for links to a selection of new
data and resources on migration. www.migrationinformation.org
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