All the WOW events that I went to were great – WOW does give a sense of a community trying to improve its attraction and retention!

Caroline Andrew
Professor, University of Ottawa
The OLIP Council is committed to leadership.  In only a few years, we have a common vision and priorities, and are up to the task of implementing the Ottawa Immigration Strategy.

Salimatou Diallo
OLIP Council Vice Chair, Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario
The work and expertise that OLIP brings to our community is so important as it helps us to build bridges and break down silos.  I look forward to our continued work together. 

Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa
Canada has been shaped by people who came from all over the world to build this country. WOW offers a platform for us to celebrate this history and the future it will help…

Alex Munter, Chair of the OLIP Council and President and CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre
In our city’s history, immigrants have always played an important role. They build our economic prosperity, diversify our culture, contribute to our social vitality.

Jim Watson
Mayor of Ottawa
We are very pleased to have done the “Opportunity Cost of Not Investing in Interpretation” report – it is so important to have clarity on these challenges and…

Hindia Mohamoud, Director, OLIP
The City of Ottawa will continue to play a lead role in the implementation of the Ottawa Immigration Strategy, just as we did in the founding of OLIP.

Steve Desroches
City Councillor and Deputy Mayor of Ottawa
OLIP helps to unite and share scarce resources for greater impact by working together in the field of student education.

Walter Piovesan
Associate Director of Education, Ottawa Carleton District School Board
My nomination is an indication that our hard work in building Canada is recognized. All we do is to serve the community in return for embracing us when we needed it.  

Mehdi Mahdavi
Ottawa Immigrant Entrepreneurship Awards Nominee
The WOW seminar on immigrant women’s nutrition and health was a step in the right direction towards closing the gap between academic researchers and service providers.

Josephine Etowa
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa

Shifts in the Leadership of OLIP Sector Tables

December 15, 2016

Three OLIP Sector Tables have seen changes in their chairpersonship due to retirement, with key sector leaders replacing the retiring OLIP chairs, shown in the table below.

 

Sector Retiring Chair Replacements
Health & Wellbeing Sector Table Jack McCarthy, former ED, Somerset West Community Health Centre Leslie McDiarmid, ED, South East Ottawa Community Health Centre 

Elaine Medline, Director of Communications Champlain LHIN
Education Sector Table Lynn Graham, Former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the OCDSB-Term Ends in Summer 2017 Will be vacant in Summer 2017
Language Sector Table Lucya Spencer, Former ED of the Immigrant Women Services Organization 

Ron Lavoie, Manager of Partnerships, Canadian Language Benchmark Council

 Continues as Co-chair of the Language Sector Table post-retirement 

 

Vacant