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
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 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
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 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
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
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 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

OLIP Partners Welcome Alex Munter as the 2nd Chair of the OLIP Council

December 15, 2016

Alex MunterAlex Munter assumed the role of Chair of the OLIP Council in May 2016, after Dick Stewart completed his four-year appointed term. As Chair of the OLIP Council, Alex will preside over multi-sectoral collaborations through the Partnership’s community-wide governance process, aimed at building Ottawa’s capacity to attract, settle, and integrate immigrants. Alex joins the Partnership at a critical time of multiple transitions, including the transition into a new phase of planning and action, and significant growth in the number of refugees in Ottawa.

Beyond his leadership and championship of the OLIP partnership, Alex is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in health and social services. Alex was also Chief Executive Officer of the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), and Executive Director of the Youth Services Bureau (YSB).  Prior to taking on these CEO roles, Alex was a City and Regional Councillor in Ottawa for 12 years, including six as head of the city’s health and social services. Alex has won numerous awards from a wide range of organizations for his contributions to the community and is a proud member of the Canadian College of Health Leaders.