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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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

Employment and Human Resources Equity Toolkit

March 15, 2024
We are excited to share a new toolkit designed to assist your organizations in equitable employment practices to ensure their workforce and leaders reflect the perspectives of immigrants and racialized populations. This toolkit was commissioned by OLIP, and developed with expertise from Seema Lamba, a human rights and employment equity expert with over…

Equitable Service Planning & Delivery: A NEW Toolkit

July 12, 2023
This new toolkit is designed to assist service provider organizations to plan and deliver services that are relevant and accessible to immigrants and racialized populations.  The Equitable Service Planning & Delivery Toolkit was commissioned by OLIP, developped by QuakeLab with extensive input from the members…

OLIP’s Equity Ottawa Partnership: Phase IV Accomplishments

April 13, 2023
As Phase IV of Equity Ottawa is coming to an end, we reflect on the important progress the Equity Ottawa Partnership has made to cultivate equitable and inclusive organizations. During Phase IV of the Partnership’s work, which ran for two and half years (January 2021 to May 2023), we focused on supporting partner organizations’ action strategies…

OLIP @ the Metropolis Conference: Immigration Policy and Practice: Lessons from a Pandemic

April 13, 2023
By Muna Osman This past March, OLIP participated and presented at the 25th Metropolis Canada Conference in Ottawa to commemorate 25 Years of Conversation on Migration: Our Legacy, Our Future. The conference was the largest gathering of policymakers, researchers, and non-profits in the immigration sector with more than 1200 participants, 180 sessions,…

City of Ottawa Embarks on New Economic Development Strategy

February 17, 2023
The City of Ottawa is developing a new Economic Development Strategy. The strategy will support and advance Ottawa’s economic growth and resiliency by addressing the challenges and opportunities of the post-pandemic economy. It will also build upon well-established partnerships and programs and prioritize and guide the City’s future investments…

OLIP Welcomes Dominique Dennery as Chair of the Partnership

December 23, 2022
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…

OLIP Partners’ Annual Summer Gathering

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,…