Leveraging Immigrants’ Contributions
March 7, 2013A keynote speech by Diana MacKay and Michelle Parkouda of the Conference Board of Canada opened the second part of the Ottawa Immigration Forum. Their remarks highlighted the contributions that immigration makes to Canada’s innovation and global competitiveness.
Next, participants heard from a panel of prominent champions promoting immigrant integration. Presentations by Corinne Prince-St-Amand (Citizenship and Immigration Canada), Charles Smith (University of Toronto), and Hamdi Mohamed (Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization) looked at different aspects of “Leveraging Immigrants’ Contributions.”
Keynote Speech
Diana MacKay, Director of Education, Health and Immigration Programs of the Conference Board of Canada
Michelle Parkouda, Senior Research Associate at the Conference Board of Canada
“Driving Community prosperity by Connecting Immigration with Innovation”
Panel Presenations
Corinne Prince-St-Amand, Director General, Integration, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
“Leveraging Immigrants’ Talent in the Federal Public Service: The Federal Internship (FIN) Program”
Charles Smith, Lecturer: Cultural theory and cultural pluralism in the arts, University of Toronto
“Leveraging Immigrants’ Cultural (artistic, athletic, fashion, culinary) Contributions”
Hamdi Mohamed, Executive Director of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization
“Leveraging Immigrants’ Civic Contributions for Greater Inclusion”