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2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rupa-banerjee.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Rupa Banerjee<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCanada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nPaula Knight<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) and Chair of the Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatherine Scott<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssistant Deputy Minister, Settlement and Citizens at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLuisa Veronis<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nElise Herzig<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director\/ Directeur Executif at the JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLloyd Axworthy<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, Statesman, author, former member of Parliament and Minister of foreign affairs , Officer of the order of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n2024 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/yoko_yoshida.webp\")
<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mhaannew.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dan-Hiebert-carre.png\")
<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lori-Wilkinson-2.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Vic-Satzewich-carre-scaled.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WendyCukier-highres-1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Rupa Banerjee<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCanada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nPaula Knight<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) and Chair of the Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatherine Scott<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssistant Deputy Minister, Settlement and Citizens at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2025 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLuisa Veronis<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nElise Herzig<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director\/ Directeur Executif at the JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLloyd Axworthy<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, Statesman, author, former member of Parliament and Minister of foreign affairs , Officer of the order of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n2024 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nPaula Knight<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) and Chair of the Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatherine Scott<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssistant Deputy Minister, Settlement and Citizens at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2025 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLuisa Veronis<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nElise Herzig<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director\/ Directeur Executif at the JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLloyd Axworthy<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, Statesman, author, former member of Parliament and Minister of foreign affairs , Officer of the order of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n2024 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
CEO, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) and Chair of the Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatherine Scott<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssistant Deputy Minister, Settlement and Citizens at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2025 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLuisa Veronis<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nElise Herzig<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director\/ Directeur Executif at the JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLloyd Axworthy<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, Statesman, author, former member of Parliament and Minister of foreign affairs , Officer of the order of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n2024 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Assistant Deputy Minister, Settlement and Citizens at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2025 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLuisa Veronis<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nElise Herzig<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director\/ Directeur Executif at the JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLloyd Axworthy<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, Statesman, author, former member of Parliament and Minister of foreign affairs , Officer of the order of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n2024 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLuisa Veronis<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nElise Herzig<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director\/ Directeur Executif at the JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLloyd Axworthy<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, Statesman, author, former member of Parliament and Minister of foreign affairs , Officer of the order of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n2024 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nElise Herzig<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director\/ Directeur Executif at the JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLloyd Axworthy<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, Statesman, author, former member of Parliament and Minister of foreign affairs , Officer of the order of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n2024 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Executive Director\/ Directeur Executif at the JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLloyd Axworthy<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, Statesman, author, former member of Parliament and Minister of foreign affairs , Officer of the order of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n2024 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Chair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, Statesman, author, former member of Parliament and Minister of foreign affairs , Officer of the order of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2024 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYoko Yoshida<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Associate Professor, Sociology, Western University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nChris Friesen<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chief Operating Officer, Immigrant Services Society of BC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMohammed Hashim<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Executive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2023 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMichael Hann<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Associate Professor, Western University, London, Ontario<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMarjorie Villefranche<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Director, La Maison d\u2019Ha\u00efti, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCatrina Tapley<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Former Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2022 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDan Hiebert<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Professor, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQueenie Choo<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S, British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAnil Arora<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chief Statistician of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
2021 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nLori Wilkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Professor, University of Manitoba \/ Canada Research West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nTara Bedard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Executive Director of the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDawn Edlund<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Former Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and Government of Canada Operational Lead for Operation Syrian Refugees (Retired)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2020 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Vic Satzewich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Professor of Sociology, McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS SERVICE PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAbdikheir Ahmed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nExecutive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMETROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Executive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>METROPOLIS POLICY MAKER AWARD RECIPIENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nShamira Madhany<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nManaging Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Managing Director, Canada & Deputy Executive Director, World Education Services<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2019 Metropolis CANADA Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>Metropolis Researcher Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDr. Wendy Cukier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirector, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Director, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>Metropolis Service Provider Award Recipient<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGerry Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFormer Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nMetropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Former Executive Director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>Metropolis Policy Maker Award Recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
V\u00e9ronique Lamontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n International Relations Advisor, Responsible for Migration, Human Rights and Climate files, City of Montreal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Metropolis CANADA Awards of Excellence Winners of Metropolis Awards of Excellence are recognised for their outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada. 2026 METROPOLIS CANADA AWARD WINNERS METROPOLIS RESEARCHER AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Rupa Banerjee Canada Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment & Entrepreneurship of Canada`s Immigrants, Toronto Metropolitan University METROPOLIS SERVICE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/post_bg4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metropolisconference.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}