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May 2010 Our Congratulations to Winners of Ethno-Business Award! |
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Saturday, 22 May 2010 09:15 |
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Our sincere congratulations to 2010 finalists of Ethno-Business Award!
Established in 1988, the purpose of the Ethno Business council of British Columbia is: To recognize and celebrate the achievement, of New-Canadian entrepreneurs; To provide a forum: a) that creates an awareness of the opportunities and programs available for New Canadians and immigrant entrepreneurs; b) where community and business organizations may come together to network, share information and coordinate their activities that support New Canadians and immigrant entrepreneurs; and To encourage and support entrepreneurs who are New-Canadians and immigrants to British Columbia in the establishment and development of their businesses. To learn more about the Ethno Business Council of BC http://www.ethno.org/default.aspx
2010 Award Recipients are:
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Recipients |
| OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT |
Infinity International Enterprises Inc. |
Tony Lam |
| ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY |
GeoAdvice Engineering Inc. |
Werner and Sandy De Schaetzen |
| EXPORT |
Lulu Island Winery |
John Chang & Allison Lu |
| FOOD INDUSTRY |
Fresh Direct Produce |
Davis Yung, Albert Lum & Kam-Chiu Lee |
| Manufacturing |
Summit Clothing |
Leopoldo Gutierrez |
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Sunrise Kitchens |
Paul Bhogal |
| RETAIL |
Monde Gelato (Gelarmony) |
Maurizio Grande & Andrew Cheung |
| SERVICE |
Bains Travel Ltd. |
Paul & Dolly Bains |
| WHOLESALE |
Eminence Organic Skin Care |
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April 10, 2010 BCITP Net hosted a Dialogue between immigrant professionals at the 2nd Immigrant Professional Conference in BC |
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Saturday, 22 May 2010 08:57 |
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On April 10, 2010 over 200 immigrant professionals attended the 2nd Immigrant Professionals Conference in BC. BCITP Net hosted a Dialogue session at the conference which was attended by over 30 immigrant professionals. The session was facilitated by Olga Scherbina, Acting Chair of BCITP Net and co-facilitated by Leadership Roundtable members - Rodolfo, Luiz, Armeni and Meng. The goal of the session was two-fold: to provide information about BCITP Net role in the province and outline assistance that we provide to immigrant professional organizations in BC as well as to hear from immigrants about their vision for our organization.
For the last 5 years, BCITP Net was mostly an advocacy grou formed by three non-profit organizations serving immigrants and funded by the Government of Canada. In the year of 2009 our funding ended and we realized that we would like to move from an advocacy model to a more action-oriented group. Participants of the Dialogue session strongly supported our ideas of being more proactive and action oriented vs. just a 'talking group'. As a result of the Dialogue session, BCITP Net is currently hosting a number of face-to-face discussions with BC's immigrant professional organizations to create partnerships and work on the projects to enhance employment outcomes for skilled immigrant in BC.
During the session five subgroups of participants emerged based on immigrant professional backgrounds. BCITP Net Leadership Roundtable members hosted five simultaneous 20-minute profession-specific discussions on the certification processes, network and job opportunities for engineers, admin & HR practitioners, doctors, IT and educational professionals. |
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May 2009 Presentation to the UBC Centre of Intercultural Communications |
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Saturday, 22 May 2010 08:42 |
On behalf of BCITP Net, Rodolfo Neiva de Sousa, presented to the participants of the Spring Institute, UBC Centre for Intercultural Communications, about issues immigrant-professionals face in British Columbia. Presentation contained information about current immigrant demographics, employment and wage rates and the work members of BCITP Net have been doing for the last five years.
The Centre for Intercultural Communication (CIC) at The University of British Columbia recognizes that understanding and respect between cultures is the key to success in the global arena. The CIC offers programs and services to develop intercultural awareness, understanding and skills for today’s increasingly global academic and business environments. To learn more about about CIC visit their website http://cic.cstudies.ubc.ca
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