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Craig Damian Smith
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Craig Damian Smith

Craig Damian Smith is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Pairity and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Refugee Studies, York University. His research covers global migration governance, refugee resettlement and integration, and relationships between international mobility policies and irregular migration dynamics.

Dr. Smith earned his PhD in political science from the University of Toronto. He was previously a Senior Research Associate at the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration at Toronto Metropolitan University, and the Associate Director of the Global Migration Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

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Policy Briefs
October 2023
Why Matching Matters: Improving Outcomes in Refugee Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways
By  Craig Damian Smith and Emma Ugolini

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Policy Briefs
October 2023

Why Matching Matters: Improving Outcomes in Refugee Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways

In community sponsorship and other programs that directly involve communities and individuals in supporting refugees’ arrival and integration, where and with whom refugees are matched matters a great deal. This policy brief explores the ongoing evolution of approaches taken to matching refugees with sponsors or receiving communities, highlighting innovations and opportunities for further improvements.