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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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

Shifts in the Leadership of OLIP Sector Tables

December 15, 2016

Three OLIP Sector Tables have seen changes in their chairpersonship due to retirement, with key sector leaders replacing the retiring OLIP chairs, shown in the table below.

 

Sector Retiring Chair Replacements
Health & Wellbeing Sector Table Jack McCarthy, former ED, Somerset West Community Health Centre Leslie McDiarmid, ED, South East Ottawa Community Health Centre 

Elaine Medline, Director of Communications Champlain LHIN
Education Sector Table Lynn Graham, Former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the OCDSB-Term Ends in Summer 2017 Will be vacant in Summer 2017
Language Sector Table Lucya Spencer, Former ED of the Immigrant Women Services Organization 

Ron Lavoie, Manager of Partnerships, Canadian Language Benchmark Council

 Continues as Co-chair of the Language Sector Table post-retirement 

 

Vacant