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September 3, 2020 – 7:51 am | Comments Off on From Informing to Empowering: Digital Public Participation – P2 – Tools | 4,005 views

The shift to digital engagement is not new. Online public engagement platforms have been utilized for decades to keep stakeholders informed and engage and empower citizens. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of digital tools …

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

March 12, 2013 – 11:53 am | 3,280 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 | 4,824 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 …

Reaching out to ethnic vote with public money – is apology enough?

March 11, 2013 – 10:58 am | 2,398 views
Reaching out to ethnic vote with public money – is apology enough?Play

Our Premier apologized for the language and content in the scandalous plan to reach out to ethnic voters. Is it enough to apologize when public money are used on advancing somebody’s political career?

Ethnic Vote Counts! Using taxpayers resources for political gains – Not So Much!

March 1, 2013 – 10:37 am | 2,627 views

Can you use taxpayers resources to gain ethnic votes? Apparently, our ruling provincial government believes that is is OK. When Clark’s 17-page ethnic outreach plan which assumes involving the premier’s office, the multiculturalism ministry, the …

International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations – 26-28 June 2013

February 28, 2013 – 6:10 pm | 2,116 views

International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations
Darwin, Australia
26-28 June 2013
For each conference, a small number of Graduate Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students who have an active academic interest in the …