COMMUNITY SOCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL
OF
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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Issue
# 43, October 2006
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the forty-third
edition of the electronic newsletter from the Community Social Planning Council
of Toronto. At the beginning of each
month, this e-bulletin provides news on the activities of the CSPC-T and our
partners, as well as access to new research and policy products and networks,
in print and web-based forms. We hope it
is useful. We value and welcome your
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25, 2006.
CONTENTS
1.
News from the Council
2.
Upcoming Events
3.
News from our Partners
4.
Conferences and Calls for Papers
5.
Information Resources
5.1
New Reports and Publications
5.2
Websites
of Interest
6.
Contact Us
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1. NEWS FROM
THE COUNCIL
NEW FACES AT THE CSPC-T
Welcome New Staff
The
CSPC-T is delighted to welcome 4 new staff
Winston H. Tinglin –
Director of Community Engagement
Winston
comes to the Council with over ten years’ senior management and leadership
experience in government and the voluntary sector. As a consultant and community volunteer, he
has worked with a wide range of community organizations - from small, emerging
groups to larger, well-established organizations. He has served on several Boards including,
more recently, the Settlement and Integration Services Organization in
Hamilton, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
In February 2006, Winston was recognized with the John C. Holland Award for
outstanding community contributions. Winston’s areas of expertise include
policy and program development, strategic planning, training and partnership
building. He has a Masters in Education
(Queen’s) in administration and counseling psychology and in post-graduate
studies, specialized in adult education.
Kate Hoffmann – Project Leader
Kate Hoffmann is joining the Council as one of two Project
Leaders on the Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC) project in Weston-Mt
Dennis. Kate has experience in provided research, project management and
community organizing support to direct service agencies and community groups,
as well as training community volunteers for advocacy work. Kate also spent
four years as working with a Toronto City Councillor developing policy,
advocating on behalf of constituents and facilitating community processes with
stakeholder groups. Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Urban Studies from the
Safo Visha – Project Leader
Safo is the second Project
Leader on the ANC project in Weston-Mt. Dennis.
Safo has extensive project
management experience in diverse multicultural settings including
He
has worked with EU, Norwegian People’s Aid, Doctors without Borders, United
Nations, Elections Canada, etc. Much of
his management experience has been focused on creating emergency response for
communities in crisis, establishing mechanisms for community regeneration and
revitalization ensuring community engagement as a guarantee for a long-term
sustainable solution. His community work
experience includes
developing community needs assessments, recruiting community leadership,
establishing training programs and supervising multi-disciplinary staff. He holds a B.A (Education), from the
Michaella Ciero will be joining CSPC-T to
assist the project team in Weston-Mt Dennis and the central Council office.
Michaella is a Community Worker with experience in providing training, direct
service, and referrals to clients as well as office coordination. Michaella
comes to the Council from the Community Action Resource Centre in the former
City of
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CSPC-T Welcomes new
Placement Student
The
council is very pleased to welcome Ryerson social work student Erica Gonzales.
Erica will be working on placement with CSPC-T Planner Yasmin Khan in the
former city of
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Employment Opportunities with the Council
The CSPC-T is currently
seeking a Development Officer. Details
of this position can be found on our website at http://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/Index2.htm
under “events & opportunities”.
Candidates from equity-seeking groups are actively encouraged to apply
for these positions.
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Our New Office in Etobicoke
It is a great pleasure to
announce that the CSPC-T recently moved its Etobicoke office to the James
Shaver Homestead, “Applewood” near Burnhamthorpe and the West Mall. This
historical farm house is where James Shaver Woodsworth was born. His family along with other pioneers built
churches, established schools and helped lay the foundation for the community.
J.S. Woodsworth a Methodist minister, social worker, and a politician continued the family
tradition by fighting for people’s rights and helping create
The Social Planning Council
of Toronto is very proud to be located in this historical place as our vision
is similar to that of J.S. Woodsworth, to help build a better community. The CSPC-T Etobicoke Area Planner is Israt
Ahmed. Her contact information is:
Applewood, The J.S Foundation, 450 The West Mall,
The homestead is a symbol of
industriousness and sacrifices of community activists and a well preserved
example of the
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Faces of the Cuts: The
Impact of Federal Program Cuts on Communities in
A Community and Sector-Wide Forum
The
Community Social Planning Council of Toronto is hosting a forum, "Faces of
the Cuts: The Impact of Federal Program Cuts on Communities in
Date
& Time: October 11, 12 noon – 2:00 pm (a light lunch will be available)
Location:
To register for the forum or for more information, contact
Mary Micallef at: mmary@cspc.toronto.on.ca
or (416) 351-0095 x251
In
preparation for this event, we are collecting information from
1.
How will the cuts affect your agency and its programs?
2.
Thinking about the communities that you serve, who will be affected by the cuts
(e.g. specific program users, groups defined by gender, age, income,
ethnoracial groups, specific neighbourhoods, etc.)?
3. Approximately, how many clients/participants will be affected by
the funding cuts?
4. What is the financial impact of the cuts on your agency?
5.
Do you anticipate any job loss due to the funding cuts and if so, how many
positions would be lost?
6. How has this funding been used by your agency in the past?
7.
Why is it important to maintain this funding?
Please include your name, position, agency name and contact information with
your responses.
Kindly
respond to the 7 questions by Friday,
October 6 so that we can include the responses in the forum
materials
For
more information about the questionnaire, contact Beth at: 416-351-0095 x257 or
visit: http://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/Index3.htm
Please
send responses to Beth Wilson at bwilson@cspc.toronto.on.ca
or fax it to: 416-351-0107.
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Mayoral All Candidate Meeting
The CSPC-T is partnering with
the Toronto Seniors Forum to host a Mayoral All Candidates meeting focusing on
seniors’ issues with municipal government
Date & Time: Wednesday,
October 25th, 2006 – 1.30pm-3.30pm
Location:
Moderator: Rita Burke
Panellists: Fergy Brown (Former Mayor, City of
Fiona Nelson (Former Trustee,
The location is wheelchair
accessible. To request special accommodation (e.g. signing for the hearing
impaired) contact Mary Micallef at 416-351-0095 ext 251or email: mmary@cspc.toronto.on.ca
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Congratulations
to a Former Board Member
Bea Levis, a former Board member of the Council recently received the
Senior of the Year Award from the City of
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2. UPCOMING EVENTS
4th Annual Scarborough
Community
The focus of this
year’s summit is the Municipal Elections and Voter Participation.
Help set the
agenda for the future of
Date & Time:
Monday, October 16, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Location:
Refreshments and
childcare provided.
For more
information call: 416-822-7986
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The St. Lawrence Centre (StLC) Forum and Who Runs This
Town
Who Wants to be Mayor? Meet the Candidates
This is your chance to
question ALL the candidates vying for the Mayor’s seat. The Q&A will be followed by a meet and
greet.
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 4, 7.30-9.30 pm
Location: St. Lawrence
Centre,
Moderator: Anne Mroczkowski, Anchor, CityNews at Six, Citytv
For more information please contact Carolyn Langdon at
416-366-1656 ext 274 or visit: http://forum.stlc.com
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Volunteer Lawyers Service & The City
of
Legal Education Seminars Series
The Volunteer Lawyers Service and The City of Toronto Community
Resources Unit are presenting a series of legal seminars free, to Senior Board members, Executive Directors, Fund Development staff of
nonprofit and charitable organizations.
Dates:
October 10:
Fundraising and Its Legal Implications for Nonprofits & Charities
October 19:
Legal Risk Management: What Board of Directors Should Know
November 6:
Duties and Liabilities of Board of Directors (
November 29:
Privacy Legislation for Health Services Nonprofits (
Space is limited and pre-registration is
required. To register please contact 416-392-9125
For more details about the seminars please visit: www.volunteerlawyers.org
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Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against
Women & Children (METRAC)
Annual General Meeting
You are invited to METRAC's Annual General Meeting featuring a panel
discussion on: "Religious Arbitration in
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 11, 6:30 -
8:30 pm
Location:
A tribute reception to Pamela Cross
(past METRAC Legal Director) for
increasing women's access to justice through her
work at METRAC will take
place from 5:00 to 6:30 pm - please RSVP
ASL Interpretation available upon request
(please inform us about your
needs).
Food and
refreshments provided.
For more information visit: http://www.metrac.org/new/metrac.agm.06.pdf
or call 416-392-3135 or email: info@metrac.org
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Toronto Community Housing
Corporation
A Youth Economic Opportunities Forum – Get Your Hustle
On
This is a 2-day forum that will bring together stakeholders committed to the personal
and professional development of youth from across the GTA. The goal is to
expose youth to economic opportunities available to them and to ensure that
stakeholders in the city work together more effectively to create sustainable
economic opportunities for youth.
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 11, 8:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday, October 12,
8:30am – 1:00pm
Location:
For more information, contact Kevin
at: 416-394-2150 or visit: http://www.torontohousing.ca/getyourhustleon/
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Vasantham
(Tamil Seniors Wellness Centre)
A
Domestic Violence Workshop for All Tamil Service Providers
This
workshop is for any service provider who may serve a Tamil speaking domestic
Abuse victim in any capacity. The workshop will allow you to extensively
understand the Law and the system as well as what services are available in the
Tamil Community for Domestic Abuse victims.
Date
& Time: Friday, Oct 13, 9.00 am - 4.00 pm.
Location:
Materials
& lunch are provided.
For
more information and to register contact:
416-324-4185
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The
Health
Action Assembly
The Assembly will include:
Local Coalitions Report
State of
Questions and Answers with Provincial Politicians
2007 Action Plan
An Awards reception will follow
Date and
Time: Saturday, October 14, registration begins at 9:00 am
Location: 519 Community
Centre,
For
further information contact the Ontario Health Coalition at: 416-441-2502 or
email: ohc@sympatico.ca
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Education
Foundation of the Chinese Professional Association of
2006
Scholarships and Awards
The
Education Foundation of CPAC is pleased to announce that it accepting
applications for its annual Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries to students
attending highs schools and post secondary institutions. All scholarships, awards and bursaries are
open to all Canadian citizens and landed immigrants. The Foundation encourages students in the areas of
journalism, Asian studies, Chinese Canadian history, literature and other
non-traditional areas to apply. Special consideration will be given to students
with disabilities.
Application
deadline is October 15th, 2006. Apply On-line at: http://cpacef.serveftp.net
For
further information please contact the CPAC office at: 416-298-7885 or email: efadmin@chineseprofesionals.ca
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STAND UP to Make Poverty History
STAND UP is an innovative and exciting
challenge to set an official Guinness World Record by having the greatest
number of people ever STAND UP Against Poverty. Make Poverty History is urging
supporters to join forces with people all over the world to Stand Up to Make
Poverty History by:
For more information visit: http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/
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Got Ideas Information Session
Come
out to this information session and learn how to turn your dreams of starting
your own business into reality.
Date
& Time, Wednesday, October 18, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Location:
Learning Enrichment Foundation,
Light
refreshment will be served. Due to the
great demand, RSVP is required. Call
Mirjana at; 416-408-2923 xt. 3301 or visit: www.cybf.ca
or www.lefca.org
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This
one-day conference recognizes that a culturally and religiously sensitive care
design is a long felt need in the arena of Mental Health by a large number of
care-providers and other support workers in the field of Mental
Health and Psychiatry. At the same time, the subject is of very critical
significance and importance to many new immigrant communities in
Date: Friday, October 27
Location:
Radisson Hotel,
To
register go to: www.careconferences.com
For
more information please contact K. Theivendran at: 416-444-8455 or email: careconference@rogers.com
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Wellesley Institute's Upcoming workshops
The Wellesley Institute has designed and is
offering 17 one–day skill building workshops that are designed for management
staff and board members of non-profit organizations, including governments
(public health too) and commissions.
Priced at only $25 with lunch included, they
are an incredible value to budget conscious non-profit organizations.
For a list of upcoming Capacity Building
Workshops and Community Based Research Workshops visit at:
http://wellesleyinstitute.com/capacity-building/capworkshops/cap-workshops-list/
Kindly contact Joan Roberts for further
workshop information at: 416-972-1010 ext 230 or Email: joan@wellesleyinstitute.com.
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THRIVE FORUMWOMEN OF COLOUR: CHALLENGING VIOLENCE & CREATING CHANGE
THRIVE, the Multicultural Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Oppression invites you to our first annual forum “Women of Colour: Challenging Violence & Creating Change”. THRIVE is a coalition of agencies working together to develop a response to the issue of violence against women of colour, Aboriginal women and their communities.
This forum is open to all women and trans people who are committed to ending violence & oppression against women of colour and Aboriginal women.
Date & Time:
Friday, October 27th, 9.00am - 4.00pm
Location: Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
Registration deadline is October 20th
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
ASL interpretation, note taking, translation available upon request. Childcare, & TC tokens available upon request to community members
To register or for more
information please contact Narina Nagra at: 416-392-3137 or Email: safety@metrac.org or visit: http://metrac.org/programs/safe/thrive.htm
The
Youth Challenge Fund (YCF)
Grant Applications
The YCF was established to
create meaningful opportunities for
The focus of the fund will
primarily be the 13 priority neighbourhood areas that have been identified in
the Strong Neighbourhoods Task Force report. These neighbourhoods were selected
based on urgent local needs and inadequate local services.
The Youth Fund is ready to begin its first round of grant-making
and the first two grant application deadlines are:
October 31, 2006 at 12 noon
January 15, 2007 at 12 noon
The Fund guidelines, criteria and application forms are available
at: www.youthchallengefund.org
For any questions or clarifications please contact Colleen Larkin
on 416-392-8936 or Email: clarkin1@toronto.ca
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The
Join
us for an evening with Maude Barlow and Naomi Klein, joined by Natalie Mehra,
and moderated by Dora Jeffries, the coalition co-chair.
Date
& Time: Friday, December 1 at 7:00 pm
Location:
St. Andrew’s Church, King and Simcoe Streets
For
further information contact the Ontario Health Coalition at: 416-441-2502 or
email: ohc@sympatico.ca
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3. NEWS FROM
OUR PARTNERS
United
Way of Greater
2nd
Canadian Conference on Social
The
UWGT is offering subsidies to attend the 2nd National Canadian Conference
on Social Enterprise to be held in
Any
Toronto-based non-profit organization operating, or planning to operate, a
social enterprise whose purpose is to create employment opportunities for
people who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness are welcomed to apply for a
subsidy to attend the conference.
Information
is available online at: www.torontoenterprisefund.ca
If you have any questions or need further
clarification, please contact Anne Jamieson at 416-777-1444 ext. 513. Or email ajamieson@uwgt.org
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Take Action Against Poverty! Get involved
in “Action Against Poverty” Week
A number of anti-poverty activities and events are underway as we
move toward the Action Against Poverty week, October 16-20th.
Here in
In
Date
& Time: Tuesday, Oct. 17th, 10:00 am
Location:
Queen’s Park
For
more information please contact Dana Milne at 416-597-5820, ext. 5151 or via
email: milned@lao.on.ca.
or visit http://www.campaign2000.net/act/mph10_06/
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Every
year teams of first
Examples
of project and more information are available at: www.ect.utoronto.ca/~apsesp
For
more information about this program contact Shahryer Ahmed at: 416-946-0307 or
email: sahmed@ecf.utoronto.ca
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This
Kit has been prepared for community organizations interested in getting active
on housing issues in the Municipal Election in
To
obtain a copy of the Kit contact Ann Fitzpatrick at 416-924-4640 ext 3482 or
Email: AMFitzpatric@TorontoCAS.ca
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Centre
for Urban Health Initiatives
Urban Health Seminar Series
Mobilizing Social Change through Policy
Relevant CBR
Presenter: Michael Wright
Date: October 17th
Drugs and Sex: Community-based Research at
the AIDS Committee of
Presenter: Winston Husbands, PhD
Director of Research and Program
Development, AIDS Committee of
Date: November 1st
Young Women in Transition in
Presenters: Patricia Erickson Senior
Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Professor of
Sociology & Criminology, U of T
And Katharine King, Project Coordinator,
Youth in Transition Study, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Date: December 6th
For upcoming seminar summaries and other
events visit: http://www.cuhi.utoronto.ca/
Or
call: 416-978-7223
2006 Vital People
Grants
The Toronto Community Foundation's Vital People grant awards
program is now accepting applications. The Vital People program supports and recognizes individuals who
are making an outstanding contribution through non-profit organizations and
helping to keep
Vital People recognizes valued leaders whether they’re focusing their energies in one neighbourhood, community, issue or field of pursuit such as the arts, social services, health, education, environment or recreation. The program provides grants of up to $5,000 that can be used towards formal training or other informal development opportunities that best enable these individuals to build their skills or knowledge or apply their experience in different ways to enhance their leadership contributions. Grants are available to those just taking on new leadership challenges, as well as those with many years of experience.
We encourage you to nominate a staff member or volunteer at your organization who would benefit from the recognition and support this program offers.
The application
deadline is 5 PM, Friday October 6, 2006.
Profiles of previous grant winners and descriptions their
grants are available on the TCF website at: http://www.tcf.ca/
For grant applications and other information about the grants please contact Sara Lyons at: 416-921-2035 x 204 or by email at slyons@tcf.ca
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The Maytree Foundation
Maytree Public Policy Training Institute
The Maytree Public Policy Training Institute is an innovative
learning program designed for individuals and organizations with a demonstrated
interest and engagement in public policy. The objective of the program is to
provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to develop,
influence and monitor public policy on issues relevant to their communities of
interest.
The Institute begins in October 2006 and will offer a
comprehensive five module training series of one and two day sessions over a
six-month period.
For program guidelines and application forms go to: www.maytree.com/MaytreeInitiatives/ppti.htm
For more information contact Maytree Foundation at: 416- 944-2627
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Urban Studies Program at
Election 06: What Future For
This is a crucial election for the people of
A series of 11 Tuesday night forums at Innis will explore the
issues facing
Date & Time: Tuesday nights until November 20; 6:30 – 8:30
pm
Location: The Innis Café,
For more details visit: www.canurb.com
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Community
Development (CD) Renewal Facilitator
The
TNC (Toronto Neighbourhood Centres) is an association of thirty non-profit
multi-service neighbourhood centres located in communities across
Over
the next two years (September 2006-2008) the TNC’s CD-Renewal Initiative
will popularize strategies for organizations to maintain “CD practice in tough
times”, and reinforce the work of staff in organizations who carry out
processes of engagement and action that enable groups to identify common
challenges and work together to make positive changes in their community (e.g.
community organizing, outreach, group work, advocacy, health promotion,
action-planning, education and mobilization).
To
undertake this, the TNC is seeking a CD Renewal Facilitator for an initial
contract period of 6-month, which may be extended for a further 16-month
period. The position will report directly to the TNC Coordinator.
To
apply for the CD Renewal Facilitator position, mail, courier or electronically
submit by 5:00pm Wednesday October 11, a current resume, along with a
short (maximum two-page) statement describing how you feel your skills and
experience would enable you to achieve the project deliverables to:
TNC CD-Renewal Facilitator Application
c/o Sipho Kwaku
Director
of Employment and Immigrant Services
email: myjob@woodgreen.org
For further
information regarding the TNC CD-Renewal project please contact the TNC
Coordinator, Rob Howarth at e-mail rhowarth@interlog.com
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Natural Resources
Maps for Canadians
As of
January 2007, Natural Resources Canada will discontinue the printing of paper
topographic maps and will close the Canada Map Office. Our government wants to get out of the
business of producing maps. However,
many Canadian depend on the paper map service that the government currently
provides.
This
is a political issue and your help is needed to lobby the government, your M.P.
and the Minister of Natural Resources know that the map printing service of the
government is important to Canadians.
For
more information and to support Access to Maps for Canadian by visiting: http://www.mapsforcanadians.ca
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Help Us Let People Know How to Confirm Their Eligibility
to Vote
The
City of
In
July, the City received the preliminary list of electors for the 2006 municipal
election from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). Provincial legislation requires the City of
In an
attempt to increase the accuracy of municipal voters’ lists, MPAC underwent a
data matching process with the National Register of Electors maintained by
Elections Canada to verify the eligibility qualifications of individuals in its
database. This data matching process
resulted in the identification of 277,000 individuals in
The
City is conducting an extensive communications campaign and mailing a letter to
every affected individual. The letter
(which includes information in the 17 languages approved by Council for
election purposes) explains that the individual’s eligibility to vote is
unconfirmed and requests that if they are an eligible elector, they complete
the declaration on the back of the letter and return the document to the City
by September 8th.
Individuals
who confirm their eligibility to vote with the City will remain on the voters’
list; individuals who do not will either have to complete an application to add
their name during the revision period (September 5 to November 13) or when they
go to vote.
No
eligible elector will be disenfranchised from their right to vote. Everyone who is entitled to vote in the City
of
You
can help us get the message out to individuals who may be affected by posting
the attached flyer in a prominent location or sending it to your organization’s
members.
We
appreciate your assistance with this matter.
If you require additional information or have any questions, please call
416-338-1111
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4. CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
The Centre
for the Study of Education and Work, OISE/UT and The
Conference: Skills, Jobs and Immigrants: What’s Working,
Who’s Working?
This conference will:
· Provide a rare
opportunity for participants from different sectors to meet and discuss common
concerns;
· Facilitate the development of more coordinated approaches between employers, labour unions, academics and community workers;
·
Offer participants a chance to learn about innovative
projects that are working to move foreign trained professionals into the
trades, professions and occupations; create connections between unions,
immigrants/newcomers, youth, and community organizations; effectively integrate
people into the labour force; and influence policy and programme development;
· Promote the adoption and/or adaptation of successful and innovative approaches to the integration of newcomers into the Canadian labour force, focusing on how learning can facilitate more equitable access to jobs.