Actions Panel
Redesigning Collaboration: Report Launch
When and where
Date and time
Thu, Apr 24, 2014 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Location
Ryerson Student Centre 55 Gould St Thomas Lounge Toronto, ON M5B 1E9 Canada
Description
Please join us for the launch of 'Redesigning Collaboration: Opportunities for Innovation in Toronto's Labour Market' report.
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has many programs and services to help new immigrants and youth find jobs, yet unemployment and under-employment among these groups remain stubbornly high. This report seeks to better define the problem, identify successful models that are matching job seekers and available positions, and suggest next steps for governments.
The launch will be moderated by Enid Slack, Chair of the ICE Committee, and will feature Matthew Mendelsohn, Director of the Mowat Centre, as key note speaker. A panel of speakers will include Azim Lila, youth speaker; Maya Roy, Executive Director of Newcomer Women's Services Toronto; Margaret Eaton, Executive Director of Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council; and Josh Hjartarson, Vice President, Policy and Government Relations, Ontario Chamber of Commerce.
Light refreshments will be provided.
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About the organizer
The Intergovernmental Committee for Economic and Labour Force Development in Toronto (the ICE Committee) was established in 1997 by officials in the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, and the City of Toronto. The purpose of the committee is to help coordinate the economic and labour force development activities of the three orders of government (and the various departments and ministries within each order of government) in Toronto.
The membership of ICE includes representatives from the Government of Canada (Industry Canada, Service Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and FedDev Ontario), the Government of Ontario (Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities and the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment & Ministry of Research and Innovation), and the City of Toronto (Economic Development and Culture, Employment and Social Services, and Social Development, Finance and Administration).
The Mowat Centre is an independent public policy think tank located at the School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Toronto and Ontario's non-partisan evidence-based voice on public policy.