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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Professional ImmigrantNetworks:
Connecting with immigrant talent
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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SPEAKERS
Suzanne HoffbergRacism Prevention OfficerHRSDC’s Racism-Free Workplace Strategy
Racquel SevillaManager of Program DevelopmentToronto Region Immigrant EmploymentCouncil (TRIEC)
Deanna MatzankeDirector, Diversity & Inclusion/HR Policy &ComplianceScotiabank
Daniel CheoreanuPresidentAssociation of Romanian Engineers in Canada(AREC)
Suzanne HoffbergRacism Prevention OfficerHRSDC’s Racism-Free Workplace Strategy
Racquel SevillaManager of Program DevelopmentToronto Region Immigrant EmploymentCouncil (TRIEC)
Deanna MatzankeDirector, Diversity & Inclusion/HR Policy &ComplianceScotiabank
Daniel CheoreanuPresidentAssociation of Romanian Engineers in Canada(AREC)
Agenda
1. Value of a diverse workforce
2. How professional immigrant networks(PINs) can help employers
3. Scotiabank’s work with PINs
4. A closer look at a professional immigrantnetwork
5. Q & A
6. Wrap up
1. Value of a diverse workforce
2. How professional immigrant networks(PINs) can help employers
3. Scotiabank’s work with PINs
4. A closer look at a professional immigrantnetwork
5. Q & A
6. Wrap up
The Racism-Free Workplace Strategy
• Part of Canada’s Action Plan AgainstRacism
• Resources to engage and advancemembers of visible minority andAboriginal communities
• Suite of products
• National and regional partnershipsand network groups
• Part of Canada’s Action Plan AgainstRacism
• Resources to engage and advancemembers of visible minority andAboriginal communities
• Suite of products
• National and regional partnershipsand network groups
“Canadians tend to see immigration as an issue for the federalgovernment to handle. But the worldwide war for talent requires
a wholesale change of attitude, one that brings action onimmigration into corporate offices, large and small.
…When business leaders and managers provide opportunities forimmigrants to improve processes and create new products and
services, they can grow their businesses. For this reason,immigration as a corporate issue goes far beyond the job-filling
portfolio of human resource managers; it’s a matter of corebusiness development.”
- Conference Board of Canada
Immigration: A business imperative
“Canadians tend to see immigration as an issue for the federalgovernment to handle. But the worldwide war for talent requires
a wholesale change of attitude, one that brings action onimmigration into corporate offices, large and small.
…When business leaders and managers provide opportunities forimmigrants to improve processes and create new products and
services, they can grow their businesses. For this reason,immigration as a corporate issue goes far beyond the job-filling
portfolio of human resource managers; it’s a matter of corebusiness development.”
- Conference Board of Canada
• 251,511 immigrants in 2006 and70% landed in Toronto, Montrealand Vancouver
• 2006-2011: Immigrantsaccounted for 67% of populationgrowth, will hit 80% by 2031
• 375,000 immigrants neededannually for economic growth
• Professional immigrant networks:Source of skilled talent foremployers
Value of skilled immigrant talent
• 251,511 immigrants in 2006 and70% landed in Toronto, Montrealand Vancouver
• 2006-2011: Immigrantsaccounted for 67% of populationgrowth, will hit 80% by 2031
• 375,000 immigrants neededannually for economic growth
• Professional immigrant networks:Source of skilled talent foremployers
What are Professional Immigrant Networks(PINs)?
Employer benefits
• Connect to talent• Raise profile as employer of
choice• Develop cross-cultural
competencies• Connect with communities
relevant to your business
• Connect to talent• Raise profile as employer of
choice• Develop cross-cultural
competencies• Connect with communities
relevant to your business
Employer benefits
• Connect to talent• Raise profile as employer of
choice• Develop cross-cultural
competencies• Connect with communities
relevant to your business
• Connect to talent• Raise profile as employer of
choice• Develop cross-cultural
competencies• Connect with communities
relevant to your business
Working with PINs:Recruitment
• Send job postings to a network in your sector
• Use TRIEC’s PINs website to connect with multiple groups
• Recruitment fairs
Working with PINs:Get to know the talent pool
• Information sessions or tours
• Employees as guest speaker, mentor or trainer
• Attend events
Working with PINs:Sponsorship and in-kind support
• Financial support
• Host networking events
• Staff as volunteers
• Immigrant networks are an untapped poolof talent that can meet recruitment needs
• Engage the networks to build talentpipeline
• Learn more about the networks and how toengage them:www.NetworksForImmigrants.ca
Tips for employers
• Immigrant networks are an untapped poolof talent that can meet recruitment needs
• Engage the networks to build talentpipeline
• Learn more about the networks and how toengage them:www.NetworksForImmigrants.ca
• Co-ordinated effort maximizeslimited resources to engagemultiple groups
• Partnerships a key component intalent sourcing strategy
• Raise profile as employer of choice
Scotiabank: Supporting PINs website
• Co-ordinated effort maximizeslimited resources to engagemultiple groups
• Partnerships a key component intalent sourcing strategy
• Raise profile as employer of choice
• Provide speakers andpresenters for events
• Host and attend events
• Employee resource groups(ERGs) work with relatednetworks
• Connect directly withnetworks
Working with professional immigrant networks
• Provide speakers andpresenters for events
• Host and attend events
• Employee resource groups(ERGs) work with relatednetworks
• Connect directly withnetworks
PINs website: Going national
HalifaxFredericton
Montreal
Ottawa
North Bay
Niagara
TorontoKitchener
Edmonton
London
CalgaryVancouver
• Look beyond “Canadianexperience”
• Use networks to identify talentand onboard hires
• Consider flexible workarrangements
Tips for employers
• Look beyond “Canadianexperience”
• Use networks to identify talentand onboard hires
• Consider flexible workarrangements
AREC:Association of Romanian Engineers in Canada
• Promote common interests ofRomanian-educated engineers
• Provide networking opportunities
• Help Romanian-educatedengineers obtain Ontario licenseand employment
• Promote common interests ofRomanian-educated engineers
• Provide networking opportunities
• Help Romanian-educatedengineers obtain Ontario licenseand employment
AREC:Connecting employers with engineers
• Job postings on website
• Job postings on social media
• Information sessions andcompany tours
• Inviting decision makers togala dinner
• Job postings on website
• Job postings on social media
• Information sessions andcompany tours
• Inviting decision makers togala dinner
Outcomes
• Employers attract potential talent
• Members find jobs in line witheducation and experience
• Members learn about employer’sculture and hiring process
• Employers attract potential talent
• Members find jobs in line witheducation and experience
• Members learn about employer’sculture and hiring process
• Connect on social media andbuild a relationship withleadership
• Guide the PIN on how to build thepartnership
• Participate in workshops
• Mentor
• Share success stories
Tips for employers
• Connect on social media andbuild a relationship withleadership
• Guide the PIN on how to build thepartnership
• Participate in workshops
• Mentor
• Share success stories
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Q & A
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• Visit www.hireimmigrants.ca to sign up foreTips and watch past webinars
• Next webinar — Winning HR Strategies: Acloser look at the Best Employers for NewCanadianshttp://winningpractices2012.eventbrite.com/
• Feedback survey
Wrap Up
• Visit www.hireimmigrants.ca to sign up foreTips and watch past webinars
• Next webinar — Winning HR Strategies: Acloser look at the Best Employers for NewCanadianshttp://winningpractices2012.eventbrite.com/
• Feedback survey