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HRPAO Corporate Diversity Survey

July 15, 2008 – 9:04 pm | 1,995 views

The good news: 70 per cent of Canadian companies have vision statements that reflect a commitment to diversity. The bad news: Far fewer take real action to bring this vision to reality within their workplaces. Those, in a nutshell, are the findings …

The 2006 Census enumerated 6,186,950 foreign-born people in Canada.

December 4, 2007 – 9:09 pm | 1,946 views

The 2006 Census enumerated 6,186,950 foreign-born people in Canada. They accounted for virtually one in five (19.8%) of the total population, the highest proportion in 75 years. Recent immigrants born in Asia (including the Middle East) made up the largest proportion …

Immigrant Talent Integration Project – BC HRMA’s pilot initiative

September 3, 2007 – 9:30 pm | 1,677 views

The BC Human Resources Management Association (BC HRMA) and the BC Government’s International Qualifications Unit of the Ministry of Economic Development cooperated to carry out a comprehensive plan to increase immigrant professional labour market attachment within the BC HRMA’s 4,000 membership and 2,500 affiliates. …

Olga Scherbina & Patrick Coady to lead new BC HRMA’s project

September 3, 2007 – 9:20 pm | 1,836 views

The BC Human Resources Management Association (BC HRMA) and the BC Government’s International Qualifications Unit of the Ministry of Economic Development cooperated to carry out a comprehensive plan to increase immigrant professional labour market attachment within the BC HRMA’s 4,000 membership and 2,500 affiliates. …

Olga Scherbina is hired to develop training manual for Maple Bamboo Initiative

May 31, 2007 – 9:31 pm | 1,676 views

Olga Scherbina, Diversity Clues Founder, was hired to develop  manual for the Maple Bamboo training sessions. The major goal of the training is to introduce immigrants to public processes in Canada. Over 60 immigrants will participate in the training and learn about …