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The agreement seeks to create a shared vocabulary for digital‑literacy‑related concepts, provide implementation guidance for organizations across sectors, and propose a standardized set of indicators for measuring progress and barriers.

This thesis uncovers a process‑centric fairness crisis in Canadian immigration stemming from opaque, poorly accountable ADMs. By articulating a three‑pillar framework (transparency, accountability, ex‑ante rule‑making) and mapping it onto existing legal structures, the work supplies a concrete roadmap for lawyers, policymakers, and scholars to demand and design a more just, auditable immigration system.

This dissertation uncovers a dual accountability regime in Canadian settlement services, where relational, empathy‑driven practices coexist, and often clash, with rigid, number‑focused reporting demands. The work exposes a temporal bias that privileges speed and quantification, shaping data cultures, technology choices, and ultimately the quality of support offered to newcomers.

The study investigates whether artificial‑intelligence (AI) tools can help Canadian settlement agencies deliver higher‑quality employment services to refugee clients, moving them from “survival” jobs toward work that matches their prior qualifications.

This report delivers a human‑rights‑centred, comparative audit of how automated recommendation‑making tools are shaping immigration decisions in three major democracies, exposing systemic bias, opacity, and accountability deficits, and offering a concrete roadmap—particularly for the UK—to embed ethical safeguards, transparency, and robust oversight into any future deployment of such tools.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Are temporary foreign workers taking young Canadians' jobs? Here's what experts think, Not Just Another Internship: The International Student WIL Experience, Federal agencies fumble privacy safeguards on asylum system revamp, risking refugee data, Canada’s new immigration bill seeks power to cancel or suspend applications and documents. Experts say these are the groups likely to be targeted, and more.

This March 2025 Concordia University session brings together scholars from different fields to critically examine AI governance, gender-based violence, and algorithmic power—before shifting toward degrowth, digital commons, and pluriversal approaches to technology.

Migration is an increasingly digitized process, from visa applications to credential recognition and social services. That means access to digital tools alone is not enough — what also matters is the ability to effectively navigate complex digital systems. aChanges to immigration policies can often leave migrants confused about what their rights are and the opportunities available to them. This confusion can damage Canada’s image as a country welcoming to immigrants.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: What the Liberals have in store for Canada’s immigration policy, Skilled migrants are leaving the U.S. for Canada — how can the north gain from the brain drain?, Canada ended this temporary foreign worker program. It may affect how food gets to your table, Migration Governance in Unsettled Times: How Policymakers Can Plan for Population Change, and more.