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TORONTO REGION IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (TRIEC) TORONTO REGION IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (TRIEC)
Leading Diversity:
Including Immigrant Talent in the IT sector
Elizabeth McIsaac
Executive Director, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council
ICTC Tech Talent Summit 2011 – November 2, 2011
TORONTO REGION IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (TRIEC)
What is TRIEC?
Leadership Council
TORONTO REGION IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (TRIEC)
What does TRIEC do?
1. Make connections.
2. Build awareness and capacity.
3. Shape public policy.
Objectives
TORONTO REGION IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (TRIEC)
Why diversity? Why immigrants?
• Diversity Innovation Competitiveness Prosperity
• Global talent = global markets
• Local markets changing
• Employers lead by example
TORONTO REGION IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (TRIEC)
Case study – an employer gateway
• Targeted recruitment: project managers, programmers, business analysts, quality assurance analysts
• Cultural adaptability: employer/management workshops and supports for newly hired skilled immigrants
TRIEC
TORONTO REGION IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (TRIEC)
CGI joins the Mentoring Partnership as an HR strategy: Professional/leadership development and recruitmentCGI joins the Mentoring Partnership as an HR strategy: Professional/leadership development and recruitment
63 mentors to date / 71 matches – 6 mentees hired63 mentors to date / 71 matches – 6 mentees hired
Participation expanded to Montreal through ALLIES
Participation expanded to Montreal through ALLIES
2009
Case study - mentoring
20112010
TORONTO REGION IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (TRIEC)
Lessons Learned
• Relationship building and partnership
• Supports on both sides – ongoing
• Leadership and ownership
TORONTO REGION IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (TRIEC)
Thank you!
www.triec.ca
www.thementoringpartnership.com
Elizabeth [email protected]