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| The Great Immigration Debate | BY IAN SUTTON |
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It’s a debate that could last for decades. And may continue to divide Canadians: should immigration be drastically curtailed – if not totally abolished? Or is it the answer to the country’s growing labour shortage?
Two former diplomats both claim increased immigration is politically motivated by the major federal parties and simply contributes to the tax burden of Canadians and many of the country’s social and environmental ills—not to mention crime rates.
Their views are directly challenged, among others, by Anne Golden, president and CEO of the Conference Board of Canada, who says not only does this country urgently need to replenish its aging labour force through immigration, but new federal legislation aimed at tracking down the skilled immigrants our employers need is already starting to work... [ read more ] |
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| FYI Job Opportunity Info Network |
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| A network of 50 community agencies that deliver ODSP Employment Support services to help persons with disabilities find and maintain employment, and employers recruit qualified candidates to meet their hiring needs. Agencies that come under the JOIN umbrella include The Ontario March of Dimes, the Canadian Paraplegic Association, The Canadian Hearing Society, Employment Action and Oasis...
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| ETC global news briefs |
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Europe
France’s state broadcasting regulator the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has attacked French television for its lack of diversity. A study by the CSA of a 500-hour week of programming on 16 of the country’s main channels showed that the visibility of minorities has progressed just over 1% in the past 9 years with individuals labeled as “non-white” representing only 14% of the faces on TV. CSA president Michel Boyon called the situation “unacceptable” and “intolerable in the France of 2008” and has promised to strictly enforce diversity quotas in the future...[ read more ] |
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| VIP i3dvr |
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Back in the 1980s Jack Hoang came to Canada from Vietnam by way of Thailand with little more in his pockets than a dream: to start his own business. Twenty years later i3dvr International is considered a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of digital video technologies for the security industry with employees in the US, Vietnam and Korea. And the secret to its success can be summed up in one word: immigrants.
i3DVR has a straightforward hiring policy: get the best person for the job, no matter how long they’ve been in Canada, what country they came from or what school they graduated from. Applicants are evaluated on their experience and the skills required for the job...[ read more ] |
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| MVP diversity champions |
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| This year the Race for Opportunity Awards went to KPMG (Commercial Impact), Credit Suisse (Global Impact), West Midlands Police (Race Equality Impact Assessment), Derby College and Department for Work and Pensions (Collaboration and Partnership), ASDA (Supplier Chain Diversity) and Ernst & Young (Widening the Talent Pool)...[ read more ] |
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POV Thinking Global
BY JILLIAN MOOD |
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Ahhhh, the ever changing world of recruitment. Remember the good old days? And I’m not talking about the low price of gas and candy, but the old days of recruiting when potential employees were beating down your door for jobs. When there were always plenty of fish in the job market sea.
Back then a single paragraph announcing a new job opening in a local newspaper landed dozens of qualified CVs on your desk. Well, along with one-cent candy these days are gone. Now employers are running many different ads, offering signing bonuses and fighting for competitors by campaigning with bells and whistles to bring in high quality candidates. Despite these efforts, the local Canadian pool isn’t providing suitable options for the increasing number of available positions in high demand fields.
Competing with other employers in a job market of low applicant numbers for multiple job vacancies can become stressful. To get ahead, hiring managers need to start thinking outside of the normal recruiting box...
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Ask a consultant
BY EVENLINA SILVEIRA |
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Dear Diversity@Work:
I am having a really difficult time adjusting to my first job in Canada. It is so different for me that I am not sure that I am going to succeed and “fit in”. In this job, I am frequently attending meetings and I don’t understand why they are conducted the way they are.
Things seem so regimented. After we have exchanged a few superficial “how are you”s, the meeting begins. Then in some of the other meetings that I attend in the office with my peers, the director is always asking us for feedback and suggestions. This seems very strange to me. Why would a high level manager want my recommendations? Shouldn’t they know what to do if they are in that position?
Exhausted Hispanic.... [ read more ] |
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How to achieve real diversity in IT
BY PATRICK GRAY |
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If you’re ever feeling lonely, mention diversity in IT hiring. It’s certain to elicit some opinions, many of them quite passionate. IT historically sees itself as a diverse and non-traditional business function. You’re likely to find different dress, styles of conversation, and different age groups in key positions in IT versus, say, corporate finance. IT esteems the young genius slinging code or the hardware guru who can revive a piece of equipment long written off as dysfunctional, rather than the well-groomed suit with the Ivy League pedicure. IT points to its position on the forefront of outsourcing as another source of diversity, as teams in Boise and Bangalore work together across time zones and cultural barriers.
Despite all this, there’s still a clamor in IT for more diversity... [ read more ] |
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Board and Employee Diversity in the Philanthropic Sector: A Landscape Analysis
BY LETITIA JOHN |
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Diversity is a powerful tool in the modern workforce; its application is valued for improving community responsiveness, bringing together effectiveness, increasing project innovations, and generating new perspectives.
Philanthropic organizations, in particular, are starting to recognize and integrate diversity and inclusiveness practices, coming to understand them as necessary and logical management elements in response to globalization, changing demographics and the issues affecting underserved populations around the world.
Proponents of “diversity in philanthropy” believe that diversity in any organization is best achieved when it is prioritized and... [ read more ] |
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