The OCASI 2010 Executive Directors Forum will be held at Nottawasaga Inn Resort from November 1-3, 2010.
This is a time of growth and transformation for Ontario’s immigrant and refugee serving sector. The Executive Directors Forum gives sector leaders the opportunity to dialogue on sectoral priorities, issues and concerns with their peers and with representatives from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and other stakeholders.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of the OCASI Executive Directors Forum 2010 is to come to a shared understanding and commitment to work together to build and sustain an inclusive and immigrant and refugee-centered settlement and integration strategy for Ontario.
Its specific objectives, to be met through plenary presentations, seminars and workshops are:
To strengthen the dialogue on immigrant and refugee settlement and integration among OCASI members, and between OCASI, government decision-makers, funders and other stakeholders;
To strengthen the capacity of OCASI members agencies to engage more effectively with Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s modernized approach to settlement;
To strengthen organizational capacity and advance the professionalization of the sector;
To facilitate the understanding and process of building constructive, formal and informal relations with external and new players in settlement and integration;
To continue the dialogue on the future of settlement and integration in Ontario through the vehicle of a renewed Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement.
Registration
Registration information will be available early September.
Needs Assessment Survey
OCASI invites your valuable input on the OCASI Executive Directors Forum 2010. Your contribution is very important to OCASI, even if you do not plan to attend the Forum.
The Forum program includes plenary presentations and discussion sessions as well as concurrent workshop and seminars. We are seeking your input to guide selection for these sessions.
The survey questions were identified by OCASI members through surveys and periodic regional and provincial meetings and discussions.
The survey is available at www.ocasi.org/edsurvey. It should take between five and ten minutes to complete. Please respond to the survey by Friday, July 16.
Call for Proposals
Over the years, trainers and consultants from the community, private and government sector, as well as staff from OCASI member agencies and other community organizations have presented information sessions and workshops at the OCASI Executive Directors Forum. If your organization or an individual in your organization is interested in delivering a session at the Executive Directors Forum, please complete and submit Session Proposal Application Form, available on line at www.ocasi.org/edproposal, by Friday, July 23, 2010
Accessibility in Official Languages
Within the framework of official languages legislation and commitments, OCASI is proactively working to improve access in both English and French to its Executive Directors Forum. Forum attendees will be able to participate in plenary presentations in either one of the two official languages in Canada. Simultaneous interpretation equipment and services will be provided to this effect. The program of the 2010 Executive Directors Forum will be available in both languages.
OCASI looks forward to further improving access to its Forum in both official languages over the years to come.
