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The UK Needs A Stronger National Identity, David Cameron says

February 7, 2011 – 9:26 pm | 2,238 views

Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron used a very strong and frank language at the security conference in Munich last week. He bluntly stated that multiculturalism has failed in England and the country needs …

City of Vancouver launches mentoring for immigrants project

January 17, 2011 – 9:29 pm | 2,228 views

The City of Vancouver launches the first of its kind Mentoring project for immigrants in public sector in Western Canada. 12-18 immigrants will be matched with city’s employees over the course of four months. The …

BC HRMA Diversity Roundtable: Addressing Immigrant Labour Marekt Barriers with IEC-BC

December 15, 2010 – 3:38 pm | 2,063 views

When: October 7, 2010
Joining us for this discussion is Kelly Pollack, Executive Director of the Immigrant
Employment Council of BC. Kelly will talk about the history in Vancouver of
initiatives designed to address immigrant labour market barriers …

Making a Joyful Noise

December 11, 2010 – 12:55 am | 10,291 views
Making a Joyful NoisePlay

This video was produced by a team of three graduate students (SCARP, UBC), including Olga Shcherbyna in a support of Britannia Community Centre request for capital funding.

Positive attitude is one of the most important factors for immigrant success in Canada

December 3, 2010 – 9:30 pm | 2,233 views

New study conducted by UBC phsychology professor Noram Amundson in partnership with immigrant-serving agency in Vancouver, SUCCESS, was released this Wednesday. The research looked at critical success factors for immigrant employability. The study found that …