Monday October 20
Registration
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Welcome and Opening Address
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Opening Plenary: Settlement and Integration in a Different World
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Description: We are witness to the changing demographics of immigration to Canada, changing economic climate and the impact of globalization, and rapid changes in the nature of settlement and integration service delivery in Ontario. The latter is in part a consequence of the implementation of the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement (COIA).
Break
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Plenary: Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement: Present and Future
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Description: A dialogue with Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
Plenary Announcement
5:00 pm - 5:10 pm
Free Time
5:10 pm - 6:00 pm
Dinner
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Showcase of New Initiatives
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
“Meet & Mingle” Reception
9:00 pm -
Tuesday October 21
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Plenary: Economic Integration - Present and Future Prospects
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Description: What role should government, labour, business and community organizations play to facilitate the economic integration of migrants? How can they mitigate the effects of the expected economic downturn on migrants, including migrants from racialized communities and migrant women?
Morning Workshops
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Afternoon Workshops
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Regional Meetings - No Government Present
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Free Time
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Dinner
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Drop-In Information Sessions
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Social & Entertainment
8:30 pm -
Wednesday October 22
Breakfast / Check out
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Plenary: Local Planning for Settlement and Integration
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Description: Dialogue on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration vision for local planning for the settlement and integration of immigrants and refugees.
Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Regional Meetings with Funders
10:45 pm - 12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Annual General Meeting
Keynote Address - Kay Blair, Executive Director, Community MicroSkills Development Centre
1:00 pm - 4:00pm
