Knowledge Transfer, Communication and Outreach
2008 Call for Proposals for Dissemination Grants
Application Deadline: February 12, 2009
This is the first Call for Proposals (CFP) for Dissemination Grants for Metropolis British Columbia. In this round, we expect to provide funding for approximately 5-10 new dissemination projects of $2,000-$10,000 each.
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Skilled Migration: Challenges and Opportunities in Rapidly Changing Global and Local Contexts
Professor Richard Bedford, University of Waikato, New Zealand
video of this presentation is now available online.
MBC Research Consultation Retreat
A summary of the proceedings from our Annual Retreat last September can be viewed here
Policy Research Symposium – November 7, 2008
SFU Harbour Centre, Rooms 1420 and 1430
9:00 am – 9:15 am - Welcome
Daniel Hiebert, Metropolis BC and Deb Zehr, BC Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development (ALMD)
9: 15 am – 10:45 am - Panel One: Finding a ‘home’ in Metro Vancouver: Refugees, housing and income security
Chair: Baldwin Wong, Multicultural Social Planner, City of Vancouver
Kathy Sherrell, University of British Columbia
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Tom Carter, University of Winnipeg
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Jenny Francis, University of British Columbia
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11:00 am – 12:30 pm - Panel Two: Intersections of health and home: Issues of health influencing refugee integration
Chair: Miu Chung Yan, Domain Leader, MBC, Associate Professor, UBC
Laura Simich, University of Toronto
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Gulalai Habib, Resettlement Assistance Program of Immigrant Services Society
(bio) (ppt) (mov)
Harpal Johl, DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society
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1:15 pm – 2:15 pm - Federal/Provincial Perspectives
Chair: Daniel Hiebert, Co-Director, Metropolis BC
Lois Reimer, Citizenship and Immigration Canada BC/Yukon Region
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Bill Walters, Immigrant Integration Branch, BC ALMD
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2:30 pm – 4:00 pm- Panel Three: New Directions, New Approaches
Chair: Kathy Sherrell, Doctoral candidate, University of British Columbia
Respondents will address the following key questions:
In your view what is the most important gap we are facing in respect to the provision of services to GARs? What are some of the challenges? Initial learnings?
Liza Bautista, Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia
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Alison Dudley, Immigrant Integration Branch, BC ALMD
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William Kolong Pioth, Homework Club (South Sudanese Community of BC and UBC students)
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Marc Larrivée, Step Ahead Program, MOSAIC
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Cecilia Tagle, Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)
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