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DIVERSITY AT WORK

DIVERSITY AT WORK. January 2007 Ratna Omidvar The Maytree Foundation. DIVERSITY IN OUR DNA. Aboriginal Peoples Bilingualism Immigrants. CANADA’S NATURAL ADVANTAGE. Geography New society, less rigid than Europe Ability to select. MULTICULTURALISM – AN EVOLVING FRAMEWORK.

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DIVERSITY AT WORK

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  1. DIVERSITY AT WORK January 2007 Ratna Omidvar The Maytree Foundation

  2. DIVERSITY IN OUR DNA • Aboriginal Peoples • Bilingualism • Immigrants

  3. CANADA’S NATURAL ADVANTAGE • Geography • New society, less rigid than Europe • Ability to select

  4. MULTICULTURALISM – AN EVOLVING FRAMEWORK • 1970s – “Mosaic” • 1980s – “Level playing field” • 1990s – “Belonging” • 2000s – “Two way street” * Fleras and Kunz (2001)

  5. DOES THE CANADIAN MODEL WORK ? • Religion • Sport • Economy • Culture • Second Generation

  6. BUT…EMERGING PROBLEMS • Poverty • Participation and Voice • Belonging

  7. PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO UNDEREMPLOYMENT -TRIEC • Internships • Mentoring • Employer training • Public awareness • Policy implications

  8. PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO UNEMPLOYMENT • Maytree loan program • 96 loans approved; avg. loan $3,600 • 83 borrowers completed training • 64% employed in their field • 40% have completely paid their loans • Policy implications

  9. PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO REPRESENTATION - abcGTA • Focus on governance of public institutions • Secondary focus on voluntary agencies • Promising practices for increasing diversity • Investing in the candidate pool • Public awareness

  10. PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO AMPLIFYING VOICE – Diaspora Dialogues • An old city seen through new eyes • Publishing and mentoring programs • Increasing diversity in the audience for the arts

  11. NEW PROJECTS FOR 2007 • Candidate School • Municipal Voting • Leadership network • International network of cities of migration

  12. A NEW FRAMEWORK NATIONAL Equality Rights LOCAL Participation Interaction

  13. Visit us online: • www.maytree.com • www.triec.ca • www.abcGTA.ca • www.diasporadialogues.com

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