Recent studies on African migrations to Western countries have shifted their focus from linear explanations of why Africans settle in the West to broader transnational understandings of migration flows. These flows are influenced by global political, economic, and cultural forces. In this emerging discourse, there is an increasing emphasis on the formation of “new” diasporas, the relationships African diasporic communities establish with their homelands, and the complex cultural and social identities of these transnational communities, which are often shaped by multiple intersecting factors such as race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender and sexuality, age, and social class. This discourse on African migrations presents at least three main challenges. Firstly, African migrant experiences in Canada have received little attention in scholarly work. Most studies on African migrations to the West have focused on African immigrant experiences in the US and certain European countries like Britain and France, but Canada has been neglected. Secondly, the existing studies on African migrations to Canada are fragmented across different disciplines and rarely inform one other. This lack of knowledge sharing means that Canadian contexts have not made significant contributions to theories and transnational understandings of African migrations, despite the increased migration of Africans to the country over the past two decades. Lastly, there has been a lack of adequate attention in Canadian and other studies on the microdynamics of African migrant experiences. Specifically, there is a need to examine the complex nature of African diasporic formations in different Canadian contexts, the social and psychological conditions of African settlements in different parts of Canada, the relationships between African migrants and their continental African communities as well as other diasporic communities in Canada (especially Black communities), and the diverse mobility patterns of Africans as Canadians.  ​​Additionally, there has not been a national conference in Canada dedicated to exploring African migration from multidisciplinary perspectives in the social sciences and humanities. The discourse on African migration to Canada is, therefore, limited. To address this gap, we have invited scholars at different career levels and graduate students from across Canada who are currently researching the topic from diverse humanities and social sciences disciplines. Many of our invited speakers are eminent in their respective fields. Our aim is to foster generative conversations among these scholars, community leaders, and policymakers, in order to explore new directions and approaches in the field of African migration to Canada. Rather than seeking new discoveries, we expect the conversations to generate new interdisciplinary insights and paradigm shifts for the discourse on African migration by bringing together extant assumptions and ongoing studies.  Importantly, our overall goal is to connect people working from different disciplinary and community positions. The conference offers numerous opportunities for knowledge mobilization, potential collaborations, and knowledge sharing. We anticipate that the knowledge generated at the event will not only contribute to ongoing and future research, but also to pedagogical practices, knowledge exchange, mentorship, and community engagement and participation.