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Forest sector seeks skilled immigrants

March 12, 2013 – 3:34 pm | 2,563 views

Funds to help attract skilled immigrants into B.C. are assisting a local company.The Immigrant Employment Council of B.C. (IEC-BC) says Tolko Industries is one of 11 organizations to be awarded funding to help develop initiatives …

Roundtable at 2013 Metropolis Conference: Can Immigrant Employment Councils Help Bring Systemic Change?

March 12, 2013 – 11:53 am | 2,987 views

Olga Shcherbyna along with Paul Lewkowicz and Ahmed Allahmala are organizing a roundtable at the 2013 Metropolis Conference.
Date: March 16, 2013
Time: 11am:12:30pm
Location: Ottawa Conventional Centre
In the last ten years, a new civic collaborative model, …

2013 CDC Presentation: Successful Employer Engagement Strategies: Lessons learnt from Immigrant Employment Initiatives across Canada

March 12, 2013 – 11:44 am | 4,475 views

On March 8, 2013 Olga Shcherbyna presented about her research and its practical applications to career practitioners at 2013 CDC.
Since 2003 over 10 Immigrant Employment Councils (IECs) have emerged in Canada, including Toronto Regional Immigrant …

Income inequality in Canada is on the rise

March 11, 2013 – 11:20 am | 1,893 views

Income inequality in Canada has increased over the past 20 years. While Canada reduced income inequality in the 1980s, it rose sharply in the 1990s and remained at that relatively high level in the 2000s.
Canada …

The World Sikh Organization Says Racist Letters To Indo-Canadian Businesses Unacceptable

March 11, 2013 – 11:14 am | 2,098 views

The World Sikh Organization of Canada expresses concern over recent racist emails sent to numerous Indo-Canadian businesses in Chilliwack, which include two Indian restaurants and one taxi business.
The emails read in part, “Chilliwack is not …