This document provides an overview of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) and its work promoting diversity and inclusion. It discusses several TRIEC initiatives: 1) Creating opportunities for skilled immigrants through programs matching them with mentors and internships to gain Canadian work experience. 2) Improving local integration practices worldwide by facilitating information sharing between immigrant receiving cities. 3) Six programs aimed at increasing diversity in leadership, including placing immigrants in governance roles and training political leaders. 4) Goals and progress for each program, such as matching over 1400 candidates to jobs and placements and training over 60 political leaders.

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2. Where is Toronto?
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3. The world’s most
diverse city region
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4. 3 Summits
12 initiatives
7000+ volunteers
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Next Toronto Summit: February 10-11, 2011

5. Creating opportunities for skilled immigrants
5,000 skilled immigrants matched with Canadian professional
mentors through The Mentoring Partnership
1,300 skilled immigrants gained Canadian experience through
Career Bridge internships
Advocacy on credential recognition and other issues
ALLIES: Maytree project replicating TRIEC across Canada
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6. Improving local integration practice in major immigrant receiving
cities worldwide
Information sharing and learning exchange
– City-to-city exchanges and virtual seminars (“Integrated Learning
Exchange”) connect over 1,200 leadersExchange”) connect over 1,200 leaders
– 2010 Cities of Migration Conference in The Hague convened
participants from over 50 cities in 22 countries
– Good Idea Network of 100+ host organizations represented by
outstanding, innovative local integration strategies and models of
practice
– E-Library, bi-monthly e-newsletter and social marketing
Aimed at all stakeholders, such as city leaders, integration experts
and practitioners
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7. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES GOAL BY 2011 PROGRESS TO DATE
 Matches highly qualified candidates with
governance positions in agencies, boards,
commissions and non-profit organizations
1000 candidates
500 appointments
1400+ candidates
470 appointments
 Offers online database of diverse voices to
media
300 media spokespeople 210 active spokespeople
120+ journalists registered
400+ known stories filed
 Trains leaders to run for elected office or
manage campaigns
100 trained political leaders 60 trained political leaders
Currently recruiting next cohortmanage campaigns Currently recruiting next cohort
 Catalyzes the next generation of city-
builders
75 new city-building leaders 57 new city-building leaders
Currently recruiting next cohort
 Bridges leadership connections between
established and rising corporate leaders
through salon-style series
100-150 executives in new
network
125 participants
 Annual report on the region’s public, private,
and non-profit sectors’ progress toward
diverse leadership
3 report releases 2 reports finding an average of
14% visible minority
representation in leadership
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Raise awareness and facilitate dialogue on
the benefits of diversity in leadership
New conversation about
diversity in leadership
70+ public presentations;
continuing media coverage;
regional dialogue through
DiverseCity Perspectives
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