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“Unlocking Potential: Leveraging Employer Leadership for Immigrant’s Economic Inclusion.” On March 26, 2024, the Annual Employer Council of Champions Summit engaged 100 senior executives, human...

Long before the pandemic, several sectors were experiencing skills shortages. In fact, access to skilled talent was one of the top three challenges of doing...

Are you ready to reach and recruit diverse talent for your organization? Newcomers to Ottawa – both international migrants and those coming from other Canadian...

The pandemic has accelerated existing trends in remote work and it is expected that this trajectory will continue as more companies adapt to flexible and...

A culturally diverse workforce can be your organization’s competitive advantage to building back better post COVID-19 – here’s how. The world of work as we...

Following the successful launch of the #ImmigrantsWork campaign in May, Hire Immigrants Ottawa co-hosted a second Twitter chat on July 15, 2020 to continue our...

On May 21, 2020, over 100 contributors joined the launch of the #ImmigrantsWork campaign through a Twitter chat. The #ImmigrantsWork campaign aims to raise awareness...

Hire Immigrants Ottawa (HIO), with partners across the country, is excited to launch the #ImmigrantsWork campaign. Leveraging the collective voice of a national coalition, we...

We are living in uncertain times. The increasing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected every facet of social and economic life across the world...

We all want to do the right thing. In a workplace, this drive is even more intense. No one wants to say the wrong thing...

The 2018 Ottawa Business Growth Survey revealed that employers are optimistic about the future of their businesses and have confidence in the local economy going...

Diversity drives organizational success. However, success is only achieved when everyone feels included and can contribute to their full potential. Despite the evidence that leveraging...