A York University project to give Canadian, American and Mexican social science students a continental perspective on migration and immigrant integration has received funding from the federal government. Last month, HRSD Canada
announced $152,680 in support of the project, entitled,
Migration Studies Initiatives to Promote Curricular Development and a North American Community.
"Under this program and the broader International Academic Mobility
initiative, students will be better prepared for the workforce and
exposed to different ideas and new techniques within their fields of
study," said federal Minister if Finance Jim Flaherty in his announcement of the grant. "This kind of collaboration will deliver
important contributions to Canadian training and development and will
make Canada more globally competitive."
The money is granted under the government's
Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education, founded in 1995, which funds exchanges and cooperation between university students across North America.
Writer: Edward Keenan
Source: Michelle Bakos, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development