Agenda
November 17, 20195th Biennial Ottawa Immigration Forum
Monday, November 25th, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Jean Pigott Place, City Hall
7:30 AM | BREAKFAST & NETWORKING |
8:45 AM | Forum Opening
Ethel Côté, Forum MC/Facilitator Opening Ceremony by Monique Manatch, Traditional Knowledge Keeper |
Forum Opening Remarks by Yasir Naqvi, CEO, Institute for Canadian Citizenship | |
9:00 AM |
Keynote Speech: Learning from Germany’s Experience Her Excellency Sabine Sparwasser, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Canada; followed by a discussion with Forum Audience, Moderated by Yasir Naqvi Update from IRCC: What Can We Expect in the Years Ahead? Fraser Valentine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Settlement & Integration Sector, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada |
10:00 AM | HEALTH BREAK |
10:15 AM
10:35 AM
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OLIP Progress Report: Are We on the Right Track? Carl Nicholson, Executive Director, Catholic Centre for Immigrants & OLIP Executive Committee, & Elaine Medline, Co-chair, OLIP Health & Wellbeing Sector Table – Representing the OLIP Partnership Optimizing Ottawa’s Immigration & Talent Strategies, Moderated by Sandra Saric, Managing Partner, Inclusive Path & Co-chair of the OLIP Economic Integration Sector Table | Panelists: Matt de Vlieger, Director General, Immigration Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada Natalie MacArthur, Director, Talent Strategy, Invest Ottawa Moderated Discussion with Forum Participants |
12:00 PM | LUNCH |
1:10 PM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A1: Breaking Down Barriers, Moderated by Adrian Harewood, Co-host of CBC News Ottawa | Panelists: Ottawa City Councillor Rawlson King; Warren Clarke, Carleton University; Naini Cloutier, Somerset West Community Health Centre A2: Addressing the Unique Barriers Facing Francophone Immigrants, Moderated by Élise Edimo, Agente de liaison Communauté Francophone Accueillante, Hawkesbury | Panelists: Saint-Phard Désir, Economic and Social Council of Ottawa-Carleton; Charles Tshimanga, Economic and Social Council of Ottawa-Carleton A3: Empowering Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Moderated by Mark Sutcliffe, Broadcaster & Publisher, Ottawa Business Journal | Panelists: Ayaa Mohamad, Scadding Court Community Centre, Toronto; Mengistab Tsegaye, World Skills Employment Centre; Sueling Ching, Ottawa Board of Trade A4: Levelling the Playing Field, Moderated by Heather Sheehy, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada | Panelists: George Brown, Integral North; Stéphane Giguère, Ottawa Community Housing; Jane Duchscher, Ottawa Community Loan Fund A5: Good Practices & Promising Pathways to Employment, Moderated by Corinne Prince, Director General, Integration Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Panelists: Magdalene Cooman, World Skills Employment Centre; Laurie Beckstead, YMCA-YWCA National Capital Region; Michelle James, Catholic Centre for Immigrants; Ingrid Argyle, Ottawa Employment Hub-Local Employment Planning Council |
2:30 PM | HEALTH BREAK |
2:40 PM
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Measuring Newcomers’ Economic Integration, Moderated by Umit Kiziltan, Director General, Research and Evaluation, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Panelists:
David Kurfurst, Director of Evaluation & Performance Measurement, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Kareem El-Assal, Director, Policy & Digital Strategy, Canada Visa Bolanle Alake-Apata, Economist, Labour Market Information Council Andrew Griffith, Author & Commentator Moderated Discussion with Forum Participants Reflection on the Day, Facilitated by Ethel Côté |
3:50 PM | Closing Remarks by Hindia Mohamoud, Director, OLIP & Ingrid Argyle, Managing Director, Ottawa Employment Hub-Local Employment Planning Council |
3:55 PM | Closing Ceremony by Monique Manatch, Traditional Knowledge Keeper |