Project Summary
Canadian research institutions seek to secure a competitive spot in the global knowledge economy by taking steps towards internationalization. Yet from 2015 through 2021, Canada’s issuance of temporary residence visas (TRVs) declined, most markedly for travelers seeking entry from the 54 countries of the continent of Africa.
Context And Significance
Our aim is to generate a broader discussion of the position of Africa-based researchers in the dynamics of internationalization now at play across Canadian research institutions. Although our study will include a qualitative examination of the ways in which the inclusion of African researchers bolsters the academic pursuits of Canada-based researchers in areas of knowledge production and diffusion, our primary goal is to produce evidence that will allow us to estimate the likelihood of TRV refusal to African researchers. Further, we seek to examine how the IRCC’s stated reasons for refusal align with age, gender, race, country of origin, degree of education, financial income and other factors in Africa-based researchers’ profiles.
By bringing to prominence the very data that do not typically appear in university and IRCC metrics, our project will contribute to making both Africa-based researchers/research and Francophonie more visible in Canadian university internationalization.
Objectives
The first aim of this project is to assess the degree to which TRV refusals impede the inclusion of Africa-based scholars in the internationalization of Canadian research universities. The second aim, which falls in the register of public policy design, is to conceive ways to reform TRV issuance to facilitate collaboration with African academics in research and training.
Methodology
Updating and supplementing IRCC data
(ONGOING)
Scoping Review
Collaborative Data Collection
Semi-structured Interviews
Roles And Responsibilities
Dr. Meredith Terretta, Professor of History at the University of Ottawa, is Principal Investigator.
Dr. Meredith Terreta
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Sarah Katz-Lavigne
CO-INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Abdoulaye Gueye
CO-INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Nadège Compaoré
CO-INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Gideon Christian
CONSULTANT
Email Address
Technical Support
Mailing Address
University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5a