Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Summary

Reaffirming Canada: Confronting Challenges to Unity, Diversity and Identities

The 8th Metropolis Identities will be held on October 29th & 30th, 2025.

Delta Hotel by Marriott Downtown Saskatoon , Saskatchewan

Saskatoon , Saskatchewan

9 am - 5 each day

Canada has been adjusting to unprecedented global challenges that entail significant economic and social disruption. These challenges are inextricably linked, as profound changes to our economy will have inevitable impacts on migration and mobility across the country. Our geography has historically been an asset and now poses a unique challenge. The need for unity in the face of an ongoing external threat will have a significant bearing for our ever-evolving national conversation around diversity and identity.

Migration remains critical to the country’s present and future. Yet we’re witnessing transformative national discussions over immigration levels, admission categories, settlement and integration, among others. How does this align with growing calls for national unity and greater cohesion? What do the current challenges mean for the future vision(s) of Canada? What does the threat to unity imply for fostering diverse expression of identities and the need to honor commitments to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, as well as preserving and promoting our country’s official language communities? See the call for proposals Tab.

Call For Proposals

REgistration

Book a Hotel room

 Delta Hotels Saskatoon Downtown

405 20th St E, Saskatoon, SK S7K 6X6

Book to obtain the conference rate by clicking here:  Book your group rate for Metropolis Identities Conference 2025

Hotel guestrooms are available at the conference rate from 219.00 CAD - 239.00 CAD per night

Hotel website:   https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/yxeds-delta-hotels-saskatoon-downtown/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0

For the Metropolis Identities conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, October 29-30, 2025, to book a flight with your promotion code, access aircanada.com and enter promotion code   VYDCAPH1  in the Promotion Code Box.

Applicable Rules

• The booking is to be made to the following city: Saskatoon, YXE (CA)
• The travel period begins Wednesday, October 22, 2025 and ends Thursday, November 06, 2025.
• Travel is valid Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
• For North America' 5% applies on standard fares, 10% on flex fares & higher. For International Travel' 10% on standard fares & higher.

For the Metropolis Identities conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, October 29-30, 2025, WestJet is able to offer 5% off Econo* and 10% off EconoFlex and Premium fares for travel within Canada and 2% off Econo*, 5% off EconoFlex and 10% off Premium base fares for guests travelling Trans-border. No discount will apply to Ultra Basic or Business class bookings. To take advantage of this offer, you will need the discount code 8E1X1MS  (also noted below). Please visit www.westjet.com to make a booking online.

To take advantage of this offer, you will need the discount code listed. Please visit www.westjet.com/conventions to make a booking online.

Applicable Rules 

• The booking is to be made to the following city: Saskatoon, SK
• The travel period begins: 10/22/2025
• The travel period ends: 11/6/2025

About the metropolis Insitute

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.