
My grandfather kept his rejected degree for 50 years. Decades later, Canada still deskills immigrants
PhD student Kaya M. Anderson says that public debates on immigration often overlook lived experiences of the people behind the numbers.

PhD student Kaya M. Anderson says that public debates on immigration often overlook lived experiences of the people behind the numbers.

Gazelle revolves around a beloved music teacher who leaves his wife and daughter behind in Türkiye to seek political asylum in New York.

Hot Docs will present the world premiere of Kenya-Jade Pinto’s debut feature, with screenings on April 25 and May 2.

For policymakers, understanding couple acculturation gaps is a crucial step toward supporting immigrant families.

On the settlement side, we must move away from sequential-needs thinking that relegates the arts to the bottom of the priority list.

Oyinbokure presents what immigrants bring with them: their resilience, inventiveness, and enduring connection to their homelands.

Secrets We Keep depicts how an upper-class Danish woman maintains her silence in the face of wilful gendered violence.

The author and journalist wrote “72nd Avenue” as a reflection on his experience as an immigrant to Canada.

The three main characters in Mongrels are a widowed father, his teenage son, and his young daughter.

Victoria ruled an empire that has receded, but the consequences of its policies remain painfully present in many parts of the world.










Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society created Toronto Spark to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.