P2P-IRCC Preconference at International Metropolis 2019: Presentations
How Do We Know What’s Working?
Measuring Settlement Outcomes for Individuals and Communities
Organized by:
Pathways to Prosperity in partnership with
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Monday, June 24, 2019 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Canada
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Welcome and Introduction
- Victoria Esses and Jean McRae, Co-Chairs, Pathways to Prosperity
- Enrico del Castello, Director, International Metropolis Conference Project 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
9:15 AM – 10:40 AM
Session 1: Overview of Measuring Outcomes
Chair: Victoria Esses, Professor, University of Western Ontario and Co-Chair, Pathways to Prosperity
- Supporting a Collaborative Approach to Measuring and Monitoring Settlement Outcomes (Video)
Anne Marie Masgoret, Principal Analyst, Migration Evidence and Insights, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand - They Measured Happily Ever After: Findings Stories in Data & Metrics (Video)
Caroline Wadad Bennett-AbuAyyash, Health Equity Specialist and Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
Session 2: Measuring Immigrant Outcomes at the Community and National Levels
Chair: Shamira Madhany, Managing Director Canada and Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services
- Economic Integration: A More Holistic View to Measuring Success (Video)
Kareem El-Assal, Director, Policy and Digital Strategy, CanadaVisa - Socio-Economic Outcomes of Immigrants: What We Know, Where We Are Going, and Knowledge Gaps (Video)
Cédric de Chardon, Director, Research, Research and Evaluation, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Session 3: Measuring the Outcomes of Settlement Programs
Chair: Jean McRae, Chief Executive Officer, Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria and Co-Chair, Pathways to Prosperity
- Settlement Outcome Measurement at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (Video)
Dan Wright, Policy Analyst, Settlement and Integration Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - Journey to Outcome Measurement (Video) (Video)
Kathy Sherrell, Associate Director, Settlement Services, Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC) and Beba Svigar, Chief Executive Officer, Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association
3:10 PM – 4:30 PM
Session 4: Measuring Refugee Outcomes
Chair: Dan Hiebert, Professor, University of British Columbia
- Migrants’ Contributions in an Era of Increasing Disruption and Disinformation (Video)
Marie McAuliffe, Head, Migration Policy Research Division, International Organization for Migration - Building Evidence on Refugee Integration (Video)
Hamutal Bernstein, Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute, USA
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Session 5: Next Steps and Discussion of How We Can Continue to Share Outcome Measurement Strategies; Closing Remarks
- Jean McRae and Victoria Esses, Co-Chairs, Pathways to Prosperity
