Summer 2023
CRS is happy to announce that we will be offering our Summer Course in 2023, from June 5 - 9.
The course will be offered in a hybrid format, with some participants attending in person and some attending remotely.
Canada is a global leader in refugee research, policy making, and in refugee resettlement. Ten to twelve thousand refugees are resettled annually in Canada – this is ten percent of all those who are resettled globally. Our goal at the Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS), one of the largest and most active refugee studies centres in the world, is to assist with building and updating the increasing and changing knowledge needs of refugee scholars and practitioners.
The summer course is an internationally acclaimed, non-credit professional development course that provides an interdisciplinary, interactive and experiential approach to the study of forced migration and refugee issues. It embraces a comparative global approach that exposes participants to the different perspectives of scholars and field-based specialists from Canada and abroad, presents highlights from research and practical work in different regions including North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and involves a blend of well-respected academics and practitioners with an excellent national and international track record of research, policy engagement and publications.
The Summer Course provides an interdisciplinary, interactive and experiential approach to the study of forced migration. Through attending lectures and related small group sessions, course participants develop a deepened understanding of the political, economic, social and cultural contexts of forced migration, and the major state and non-state institutions involved in refugee protection and advocacy. Participants will have an opportunity during the course for structured networking and idea collaboration through panels and small group discussion.
All participants who complete the full course receive a York University Centre for Refugee Studies Summer Course Certificate.
If you would like to be kept updated about CRS, please let us know that you’d like to be added to our listserv by emailing Michele Millard at mmillard@yorku.ca.
Draft Program (March 15, 2023)
Theme: Rethinking Refugee-ness?
Online pre-work: participants should view our "CRS Online Introduction to Refugee Studies" videos below prior to arrival. In-class assignments/discussions will be drawn from these videos.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_nkOWatePylqtRcXEu0RlvNH7WtOJP8N
Contents:
- Categories & Definitions
- Overseas Protection: Resettlement & Sponsorship in Canada
- The Canadian Refugee Determination System
- International Refugee Law,
- International Politics of Refugee Protection
Resettlement & Sponsorship in Canada
- Overseas Protection: Resettlement & Sponsorship in Canada
- The Canadian Refugee Determination System
- Migration experiences: Citizenship and non- citizenship
- Alternative pathways to protection in Canada
- What refugee mental health tells us about integration and settlement in Canada
- Gender and age mainstreaming in Canada
- Determination and Biases in the Canadian refugee system?
- Resettlement policies and long-term integration
Global Migration Policies and Practices
- International Refugee Law
- International Politics of Refugee Protection
- Current state of the global compact
- Refugee law and indigenous policies
- Indigenous displacement
- Disasters and environmental displacement (Intersectional analyses)
- The Growing role of artificial intelligence in migration management
- Mixed migration flows and irregular migration
Race, Power and Representation (Panel Discussions)
- Refugee Led Organizations
- Racial equity in international migration policy and resettlement
- Representation in research: Research from the Global South
- Displacement crisis, in-Canada response: Musing on race and colonialism
Conclusion: Rethinking “refugee-ness”: Definitions, policies and discourses
Apply Online
Applicants must submit a complete Summer Course Application Form along with a resume or CV, letter of reference from an employer or volunteer supervisor, and a short autobiographical sketch outlining their academic and practical background with respect to refugee issues as well as a short statement of particular interests in this field.
Funding for the CRS Summer Course is organized by participants themselves. CRS offers partial bursaries to a limited number of participants based on availability of internal funding and need. In order to organize your funding, we recommend that you obtain sponsorship from the training allocation of a project or programme attached to your organization or donors that fund professional development activities.
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2023 tuition fees
In-person*:
Early bird rate: $1,075 CAD + 13%HST (deadline April 1, 2023)
Early bird for participants based in the Global South: $750 CAD + 13% HST (deadline April 1, 2023)
Regular rate: $1,500 CAD + 13%HST (deadline May 12, 2023)
*This includes coffee breaks and a light lunch. Accommodation, travel and other costs are not included and must be covered by the participant.
Attending virtually:
Early bird rate: $925 CAD + 13%HST (deadline April 1, 2023)
Early bird for participants based in the Global South: $600 CAD + 13% HST (deadline April 1, 2023)
Regular rate: $1,350 CAD + 13%HST (deadline May 12, 2023)
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Tuition subsidies are very limited and subject to availability. Submission deadline: February 17, 2023
At York University
Unfortunately, due to other competing events happening at York at this time, on campus accommodation will not be available.
Off-campus
Other hotels near campus might be a little cheaper but require a short commute (please note that bus service may be irregular especially on the weekend, and taxi rides may end up adding up to the difference in hotel price, for this reason we recommend on-campus accommodation as a first choice).
Hotels near York (10-minute taxi ride):
Best Western Plus Toronto North York Hotel and Suites
50 Norfinch Drive, North York, Ontario M3N 1X1
Tel: 416-663-9500
Hotel rate: Check for room rates here
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Comfort Inn Toronto North
66 Norfinch Drive, North York, Ontario M3N 1X1
Tel: 416-736-4700
Toll Free calls: 1-877-424-6423
Hotel room rate: Check for room rates here
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Holiday Inn Express Toronto-North York
30 Norfinch Drive, North York, Ontario M3N 1X1
Tel: 1 – 416-665-3500
Fax: 1 – 416 - 665-0807
Toll-Free calls: 1-800-HOLIDAY (465-4329)
Email: whg4106@whg.com
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Downtown Options (*please note: it will take you about 1 hour to get to York University from downtown Toronto).
Planet Traveler (Hostel) (*best option for the price and location)
357 College Street; close to Spadina and College (closest subway station, Spadina) Dorms and 2-person private rooms available. For Room Rates, please see: http://theplanettraveler.com
George Brown College Campus Accommodation
Located near the Distillery District, which is a lovely place to enjoy an evening drink, and also has some nice restaurants, outdoor cafes and even art galleries! Lots of pedestrian traffic for summer strolling. The style of the area is renovated Victorian Industrial, so think brickwork and cobblestones…
To get from the George Brown College Residence to York University:
Walk from the residence to King Street (1-2 minutes) and take the King streetcar westbound to St. Andrew Subway Station (20 minutes) and transfer to the Yonge-University subway line (#1 northbound) and get off at the York university subway stop (about 40 minutes).
You can also find accommodation through third party booking services:
Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.ca/
Booking.com: https://www.booking.com/
Expedia: https://www.expedia.ca/
Travelocity: https://www.travelocity.ca/
York University is located at 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M3J 1P3
Directions
Taxi from Toronto Pearson International Airport
You can take a taxi directly from the airport to the York University Keele Campus. A taxi from the airport to the University is approximately $50 Canadian Dollars. Many taxi companies also offer a flat rate.
Driving from Toronto Pearson International Airport
Take Hwy 401 East to Hwy 400 North, exit at Finch Avenue going east, and turn left at Sentinel Road. Follow Sentinel until the end where you will find Pond Road. Turn right onto Pond Road. You are now on York University Campus. *If staying at the ELC continue on Pond Road and make a left onto James Gillies Street (the Student Services Parking Garage will be visible on the left). The Executive Learning Centre (ELC) is next door to the Student Services Parking Garage, on Fine Arts Road, adjacent to the Schulich School of Business.
Driving from Downtown Toronto
Take the Allen Expressway north to Finch Avenue. Turn left, going west on Finch Avenue to Keele Street. Turn right onto Keele Street going north to The Pond Road entrance. Turn left onto the campus via The Pond Road entrance. Take The Pond Road to James Gillies Street, the Student Services Parking Garage will be visible on the left. The Executive Learning Centre (ELC) is next door to the Student Services Parking Garage, on Fine Arts Road, adjacent to the Schulich School of Business.
Public Transit (TTC)
The subway now runs directly to York University on Line 1 Yonge-University.
* http://www3.ttc.ca for more information
Course Location
To access a York University campus map, please click HERE.
*The summer course will take place in the Kaneff Tower (#95 on the map) in room 519.
Mavis Boateng
Summer Course Academic Director
Centre for Refugee Studies
York University
Kaneff Tower, Room 850
4700 Keele Street, Toronto
Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
E-mail: summer@yorku.ca