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    • 9184_ Immigrant Skills Summit
    SERVICE AREA
    Networking
    THEME
    Cultural Diversity
    DATE RANGE
    2007

    9184_ Immigrant Skills Summit

    CCBR worked as part of a community mobilization project to organize a one-day event bringing together a cross-section of stakeholders. The goal of the summit was to build a local Waterloo Region strategy to make sure that immigrant skills are more optimally used. The Summit was funded by KW United Way, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, KW Community Foundation, Canadian Heritage, and other local sponsors.

    Summit Goal

    The goal of the Immigrant Skills Summit was to gain cross-sectoral input and commitment to a comprehensive set of action plans that will attract and integrate immigrant skills into Waterloo Region's labour market.

    These action plans formed the basis for launching a Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network, modeled after the successful Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC).

    The Immigrant Employment Network would serve to strengthen our Region at three levels: 1) promote immigrant well-being, 2) contribute to a prosperous regional economy, and 3) build healthy, vibrant and inclusive communities.

    Summit Partners

    In the fall of 2004, over 30 groups began coming together to envision and plan for an Immigrant Skills Summit in Waterloo Region. Partners included business and labour leaders, politicians and civil servants, representatives of educational institutions, community-based organizations and immigrant groups. These partners made up the planning group for the Summit. Initiated and led by the Centre for Research and Education in Human Services this planning group held two preliminary meetings. An e-loop was created as a forum to encourage discussion on immigrant employment issues in Waterloo Region. Messages were concise and provided updates on the formation of the Immigrant Employment Network.