Toronto 2025

Summary

Resetting Canada’s Immigration Plan and Program for a New Era

The 27th Edition of Metropolis Canada
Canada’s largest annual Conference on Immigration and Integration

March 13-15, 2025 | The Westin Harbor Castle

Toronto, Ontario

9 am to 5 pm each day

Canada's immigration ecosystem is undergoing significant changes, shaped by evolving public discourse, ongoing economic challenges, and social realities. As the nation's immigration planning now combines permanent residents and temporary workers, it is critical to revisit policies and practices that align with economic, social, and humanitarian goals.

The 27th annual edition of the National Metropolis will provide a platform for exploring critical questions about the future of immigration in Canada, with a focus on best practices, research, and collaborative strategies for shaping a sustainable and inclusive immigration system. This conference invites proposals that offer recommendations, innovative insights and actionable solutions on several pressing issues.

We are thrilled to have Snaptique at this year's 27th Metropolis Canada Conference. On the first day of the conference, drop by the photo booth and from 3pm to 6pm on March 13th and create unforgettable memories! They are the leading photo booth rental in Ottawa, Toronto and Niagara.

LINK TO THE PHOTO BOOTH PHOTOS HERE

Presentations

The link to presentations from the conference is here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1migM0q8FFhtmRAlOZZ92m9anXOLekBg9?usp=sharing

Program

Link to Event Mobi App: https://eventmobi.com/metropoliscanada2025

Event Code: MetropolisCanada2025

For more information concerning the conference contact james.ondrick@acs-aec.ca or shania.bramble@acs-aec.ca

Co-Chair & Plenary Speaker Biographies

Pre-conferenCE PUBLICATION LAUNCH, reception & visit to the royal ontario museum

March 12, 2025 - 6:30 pm

Location: The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) - 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6

For those who may be in Toronto the day before the conference, with the support of the Diversity Institute, the Association for Canadian Studies/Metropolis Institute will launch a publication on Holocaust education. The event will feature a small reception and a visit of the Auschwitz exhibit. There is a $50.00 fee for this event. To register, kindly click on this link.

This event, supported by the Diversity Institute, will feature the launch of a special edition of Canadian Issues, the flagship publication of the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS), focused on Holocaust Memory and Learning: Canadian Perspectives on Contemporary and Future Challenges. Following the publication launch, we invite you to visit the powerful Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away exhibit at the ROM, which provides a deeply moving and educational experience on the history of Auschwitz.

The publication, made possible through the generous support of Canadian Heritage, brings together diverse Canadian perspectives on the evolving challenges of Holocaust remembrance and education. This is an important part of ACS’s broader mandate to engage with historical memory, promote human rights, and foster educational initiatives that address contemporary challenges. The articles in this issue highlight the significance of preserving the memory of the Holocaust, addressing misinformation and denial, and ensuring that its universal lessons are passed onto future generations.

If you have any questions please contact james.ondrick@acs-aec.ca

REGISTRATION

Deadline for refunds is March 1st, 2025.

Please note that as we have reached capacity for this venue registration is now closed. If you have any questions please contact us at: james.ondrick@acs-aec.ca

Book a Hotel room

1. The Westin Harbour Castle - Toronto

NOTE THE WESTIN HOTEL IS NOW SOLD OUT OF ROOMS AT THE CONFERENCE RATE

1 Harbour Square, Toronto, ON M5J 1A6

Hotel wesbite;   https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/yyzwi-the-westin-harbour-castle-toronto/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0

Hotel guestrooms are available at the conference rate from $269 per night.

Book to obtain the confeence rate by clicking here:  https://book.passkey.com/e/50921623

Reservations may also be made by calling in toll free at 1-888-627-8559 stating that you are booking for the National Metropolis Conference or mentioning the group code ‘MTP’. 

The deadline to obtain the special conference rate is February 18, 2025. Limited rooms are available. Following February 18 the rate and/or availability of rooms is no longer guaranteed

2. Fairmont Royal York hotelToronto

1-Front street west, Toronto, On M5J 1E3

Hotel guestrooms are available at the conference rate from $349 per night.

Click here to book a room :   https://book.passkey.com/go/ACS20325

Partner/Exhibitor Rate Card

Please note that we are at capacity for the Exhibitor Level for the conference, thank you.

For more information concerning the conference contact james.ondrick@acs-aec.ca or shania.bramble@acs-aec.ca

about the Metropolis Institute

The Metropolis Institute (MI) pursues research and supports policy deliberations while providing key national and multinational platforms for knowledge mobilization.

Research

Supporting cross-sectoral cooperation, the Metropolis Institute serves as a trusted bridge for interaction, dialogue and learning between practitioners, policymakers, researchers and civil society through national and multinational knowledge mobilization programs.
We aim to provide reliable and timely research, data and analysis to enhance understanding of migration, integration and inclusion.

Publications

Metropolis Institute has three flagship publications that are integral to its knowledge transfer mandate.
1. The Canadian Issues magazine showcases academic work in the form of short essays designed to expand Canadians’ knowledge about their country.
2. A second publication, Canadian Diversity, introduced in 2000, focuses on the challenges confronting Canada and other countries arising from migration and rapid demographic change.
3. A third publication - The Metropolis eBook - highlights a selection of the cutting-edge cross-sectoral presentations in the immigration field intended for the annual Metropolis Canada Conferences.