Christopher Worswick, Carleton University

Research

migration immigration refugees policy politics health

Latest funding

Informing Migration Policy through International Experience and Evidence
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$22,607
Canada 150: Visions for Canada, 2042
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Canadian labour research cluster
SSHRC · 2006 · Co-investigator
$2,060,000

All 6 grants and awards

Informing Migration Policy through International Experience and Evidence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Worswick, Christopher J.

Keywords: migration; immigration; refugees; policy; politics; health

$22,607

Canada 150: Visions for Canada, 2042

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Keywords: Canada; Canada 150; future; public policy; citizenship; economy; governance; global affairs; indigenous-canada relations; environment; care; communications; immigration; justice; transportation; infrastructure

$25,000

Canadian labour research cluster

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006

Principal investigators: Riddell, W. Craig

Keywords: labour markets and education; labour economics; labour relations; public policy; education and training; evaluation of social programs; unemployment and labour market dynamics; immigration

$2,060,000

Racial discrimination and immigration: a cohort analysis of labour market outcomes of visible minority groups in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Worswick, Christopher J.

Keywords: race; ethnicity; discrimination; immigration; labour market entry cohort; labour market outcomes

$50,109

Health outcomes and health services usage of immigrants to Canada, Australia and the United States

Co-investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: McDonald, James T.

Keywords: immigration; health; labour market outcomes; public policy

$50,700

Family strategies and immigrant labour market adjustment in Canada, the United States and Australia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Worswick, Christopher

Keywords: Labour economics; immigration; household behaviour; cross-country study; labour supply; occupational mobility.

$37,400

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: migration Dear Professor Worswick, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on migration connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Informing Migration Policy through International Experience and Evidence" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]