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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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 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.
Making Voices Count (MVC) brings together grassroots community leaders and local organizations to work with local decision-makers and advocate for progressive systemic change in Ottawa. Led by the City for All Women Initiative (CAWI), in partnership with the Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres…
August 6, 2021
The Economic and Social Council of Ottawa Carleton (CÉSOC), in partnership with Jewish Family Services Ottawa and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, offers supports for immigrant francophone seniors to enable them to safely age at home through the program Healthy Aging.
It comprises of culturally and linguistically appropriate services offered…
Social Inclusion is multifaceted and ethnic food is an important ingredient for immigrants and refugees especially in creating a sense of belonging in their new country. We recognize that it takes a village to create social inclusion.
In the article Acculturation and nutritional health…
July 7, 2021
Across the National Capital Region, there are several organizations that support newcomers in different ways. Labour market integration for immigrants in regulated professions can be quite complex. The process can be lengthy, costly and intimidating. The Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP) created in January 2019 to support their clients…
By Caroline Gauthier
Are you experiencing labour shortages? The Centre for entrepreneurial and professional development at La Cité College has implemented a pathway to employment integration through training that is tailored to the needs of business. This model addresses the specific skillset required by candidates to fulfill various job opportunities.
At…
The Ottawa walk-in counselling clinic’s mission is to help Ottawa residents with issues that are oppressing them by bringing them immediate access to mental health counselling services. The program is operated by different community partners operating in eight locations in Ottawa and three locations in the surrounding area (Cornwall, Deep River and…
By Papa Ladjiké Diouf
The African Caribbean Black (ACB) population in Ottawa and across the country had suffered and continues to suffer from psychological, emotional and social injuries resulting directly from policies of inequality, racism, segregation and oppression, as was documented by the United Nations Expert Working Group on People of African…
By Manar El Malmi
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 response, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has continued to work with school boards, hospitals, mental health and substance use partners, community partners, multicultural and racialized community partners and the general community in the area of mental health promotion, suicide prevention and reducing…
On Monday, March 22nd, OLIP launched a new Phase of the Equity Ottawa initiative, at a gathering of more than 30 OLIP partners and on the occasion of the International Day of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
“While the International Day for the elimination of Racial Discrimination has its roots in apartheid South…
The Acacia Tree Youth Wellness program was developed by the Somali Centre for Family Services (SCFS) to increase awareness about the importance of mental health in African Caribbean Black communities, dismantle myths surrounding mental illness and share lived experiences of ACB mental…