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 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 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
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. 

Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa
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 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
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
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

Knowledge Base

This section includes resources to support the work of OLIP partners and others interested in immigration issues. Products include articles, reports, policy papers, educational materials, and useful links, as well as our Newsletter and highlights of the OLIP Immigration Forum. These resources document current trends and issues on various aspects of immigrant integration. We also showcase community initiatives and activities that encourage reflection, stimulate discussion, and facilitate the adoption of new programs and practices.

This section centralizes Ottawa-specific research and knowledge, but in an effort to enhance understand of the broader context, it also includes resources and evidence with a provincial or national focus. For ease of navigation, knowledge products have been clustered by thematic area and linked to the OLIP Sector Tables.

Because OLIP is a bilingual partnership, we strive to present information in both official languages. In this vein, all descriptions and abstracts are provided in English and French, although the source documents and resources are posted in their original language.

If you are aware of a recent study or publication on immigration issues in Ottawa and would like to share it with the community, please contact us at info@olip-plio.ca.