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
The Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre is so happy to have joined the OLIP Health and Wellbeing Sector Table. It is clear that OLIP cares about immigrants and refugees and…
Wendy Tang, Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre
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 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
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
The target beneficiary of the work of OLIP is the whole community. In this short period we have planted together important seeds for Ottawa’s development.
Dick Stewart
OLIP Council
I was happy to see integration to Algonquin territory and indigenous culture related programming in 2014 WOW. Please continue to involve local Aboriginal organisations and…
Linda Manning
WOW 2014 participant, Senior Fellow, University of Ottawa
I’m really impressed with the level of energy and commitment around the Health and Wellbeing table and look forward to continuing collaboration between OLIP and OPH.
Marcela Tapia
Ottawa Public Health
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
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!
Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) is pleased to announce that Dominique Dennery has joined us as the Chair of our Partnership, effective Monday, December 19, 2022.
Born in Haiti, Dominique came to Ottawa at the age of three. A Black Canadian fluently bilingual in both official languages, she grew up immersed in immigrant communities in the…
September 15, 2022
The OLIP Partnership Council met on June 27th, 2022 – on Canada’s Multiculturalism Day – to review annual progress and plan for key milestone envisioned for the reminder of the current operational cycle: July 2022 – November 2023. Among the progress partners reviewed are new alignment of the City of Ottawa’s work with OLIP’s priority goals,…
A new initiative by youth in Lowertown aims to use basketball as a tool to combat youth crime. Organizers believe that as a team sport, basketball will bring marginalized youth together in a safe space where they can support each other. Full story on the CBC website.
The province has announced that as of Thursday July 28th, parents and care givers will be able to book appointments for children aged six months to under five years for the paediatric COVID-19 vaccine. Immunocompromised youth aged 12 to 17 will also be able to schedule their second booster at least six months or 168 days after their first booster. Appointments…
Ottawa, June 20, 2022 – The eighth annual Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) was launched today. With more than 50 events scheduled to take place, WOW is designed to build connectivity, solidarity, and a shared civic identity between newcomers arriving from all over the world and long-time residents. Back…
The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) invites you to nominate an individual who positively impacted your journey in making Ottawa your new home, to receive the 2022 Welcoming Ottawa Ambassador Awards.
The Welcoming Ottawa Ambassadors Award, given by the Mayor of Ottawa every year, celebrates Ottawa residents who embody Ottawa’s spirit…
Ottawa Local Immigration partnership (OLIP) cordially invites you to contribute an event to the 2022 Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) that will be held on June 20 – 30.
WOW is an annual series of dialogues, cultural and celebratory events, sports activities,…
February 16, 2022
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced Canada’s plans to welcome 1,329,700 permanent residents over the next three years. For this year alone, Canada plans to welcome 431,645 permanent residents.
Overall, the 2022-2024 immigration levels plan sees an increase of almost 11% compared to 2021-2023 levels plan which targeted to…
OLIP is pleased to host the 6th Biennial Ottawa Immigration Forum on November 22 and November 23, 2021, from 9am to 12:30pm. The theme of this major two-day online event is Equity Matters in Ottawa: Policy, Practice, & Potential. The Forum will offer simultaneous interpretation in English and French.
During this two-day event, more than 20…
September 17, 2021
As Canadians prepare to go to the voting stations this Monday September 20th, this informational document summarizes what each of the three political parties, who are leading in the polls, are proposing in their platforms regarding six areas that are relevant to immigrant settlement and integration: housing, healthcare, supports for workers, immigration,…