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2 AMSSA Cultures West AMSSA CulturesCultures West Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC Vol. 24, No. 2: Fall 2006 www.canada.metropolis.net 2 AMSSA Cultures West Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of British Columbia 205 - 2929 Commercial Drive Vancouver, BC V5N 4C8 Tel: (604) 718-2777 1-888-355-5560 Fax: (604) 298-0747 Email: [email protected] Website: www.amssa.org AMSSA is an affiliation of member agencies providing immigrant settlement and multi-cultural programs in communities throughout BC. VISION: AMSSA believes in a just and equitable society which values Canada’s cultural diversity. MISSION: AMSSA provides leadership in advocacy and edu- cation in British Columbia for anti-racism, human rights, and social justice. AMSSA supports its members in serving immigrants, refugees and culturally diverse communities. www.canada.metropolis.net GOALS: 1. To build Member Agencies’ capacity through effective communication, facilitation, and collaboration 2. To advocate for social justice and equity in In this issue immigration, multiculturalism, anti-racism, and human rights Highlights 17 Local Approaches to Social and 3. To increase AMSSA’s profile as a provincial 3 Message from the President Economic Integration organization Emese Szücs Miu Chung Yan, Sean Lauer, Min-Jung AMSSA STAFF: 4 8th National Metropolis Canadian Kwak and Nabiha Atallah Executive Director Lynn Moran Conference 21 Success Stories: Overcoming Barriers Program Director Timothy Welsh Daniel Hiebert to Integration Admin. Assistant Inna Tomashuk Luna Vives 6 Priorities and Perspectives of Calendar Coordinator Bernard Bouska Citizenship and Immigration Canada 22 Moving to the Margins: Migration Accountant Brita Fransvaag Honourable Monte Solberg Outside of Canada’s Major Urban Project Coordinator Ada Chan 8 Priorities and Perspectives of Centres Multicultural Health Canadian Heritage Denise Spitzer and Kim Walker Coordinator Dora Replanski Jim Abbott 23 Convergence and Divergence: The Multicultural Health Fair 12 Recognizing the Canadian Diaspora Second Generation in Vancouver Coordinator Vivianne de Passe Yuen Pau Woo and Kenny Zhang François Bertrand 18 Address to National Metropolis EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Departments Conference Editor – Leslyn V. Johnson Honourable Colin Hansen 5 Mind Buster Quiz Daniel Hiebert Lynn Moran Timothy Welsh 14 Regional Roundup Features 20 Kudos The views expressed in the articles published in Cultures West are not necessarily those of 10 Anti-Racism and Workplace Equity: 24 Answers to Mind Buster Quiz Lessons from Canadian Cities AMSSA nor its member agencies. We reserve 24 Welcoming New Members Erin Tolley the right to edit all submitted articles for clarity, 25 Post Script: Promoting Health brevity and non-discriminatory language. Original 11 Internationally Educated Professionals: Living among BC’s Multicultural articles may be reprinted in whole or part with Employment and Equity Communities permission from Cultures West provided that Lillie Lum with Michelle Goldberg, Dora Replanski proper credit is given. Caroline Chassels, Gurmeet Bambrah and Nikhat Rasheed 26 Bibliography 28 List of AMSSA members This issue of Cultures West funded by BC 16 Neighbourhoods as Sites of Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, Integration: Social Dynamics and Canadian Heritage and Metropolis Project. Local Governance Pablo Mendez ISSN 0844-1715 AMSSA Cultures West 3 Message from the President his is my first contribution to Cultures West Magazine since becoming AMSSA’s president at our Annual General Meeting in September 2006. And as my tenure begins, our sector is continuing to Texperience significant changes at the municipal, provincial, regional and national levels. For thirty years AMSSA has been a leading advocate for agencies providing immigrant settlement and multicultural programs in communities across British Columbia. AMSSA is both highly recognized and respected by local, provincial and national agencies. Over the years we have created strategic partner- ships with a number of these organizations who are also leading the way in immigration and settle- ment issues. This edition of Cultures West is an example of one such partnership. Metropolis is an international forum for research and policy on migration, diversity and changing cities. In Canada, the Metropolis Project is supported by five national research centres, one of which is Re- search on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis (RIIM). AMSSA has teamed up with RIIM to bring readers thoughtful articles based on the 8th National Metropolis Conference, entitled “Canada’s Place in the World” that was held in Vancouver, B.C. The conference was an ideal structure for a conversation on this vital topic as it gathered diverse voices from the most relevant constituencies that are interested in immigration and cultural diversity. These voices included policy analysts, academic researchers, and representatives of non-governmental or- ganizations who participated in five plenary sessions and 72 workshops. There is no doubt that the Metropolis Conference is important to our sector as we believe the engaging discussions and timely research by major stakeholders will continue to influence policy makers. There is no doubt that the Metropolis Conference is important to our sector as we believe the engaging discussions and timely research by major stakeholders will continue to influence policy makers. This edition of Cultures West features selected excerpts from the proceedings of the 8th National Me- tropolis Conference. While many individuals from the settlement services sector may have had the chance to attend, we hope that this publication can help bring the lessons and perspectives we heard to a broader audience. In the following pages you will read about national priorities at the Citizenship and Immigration Can- ada and those at Canadian Heritage, plus get an inside look at recent research from the Asia Pacific Foundation about Canadians living overseas. You will also gain valuable insight into workshops that look at phenomena such as anti-racism and workplace equity, foreign trained professionals, integration success stories and local approaches to integration. For your benefit we also include a bibliography of additional resources where you can delve even deeper into the ideas that we present. Not to be missed are the regular Cultures West departments – the ever popular Mind Buster Quiz, Re- gional Round Up of what’s happening with AMSSA agencies and Post Script, where we take another look at Multicultural Health, a topic that we covered in our Spring edition. The Fall 2006 edition of Cultures West is filled with interesting and thought provoking ideas that will keep you turning the pages. Please enjoy. And for more info on the conference proceedings, visit the conference website at: www.canada.metropolis.net Emese Szücs, President 4 AMSSA Cultures West Above all, the conferences provided a plat- 8th National Metropolis form for the dissemination of new research by Canadian and international scholars. Conference Eleven of the plenary speakers were aca- by Daniel Hiebert demics (5 Canadian and 6 international), en- suring that scholarly activities were at the he 8th National Metropolis Confer- cial support given to the conference from core of the event. There was also at least one ence was held in March 2006 at a time the federal departments of Citizenship and Canadian academic presenter in each of the Tof widespread reflection on Canadian Immigration Canada (CIC), Social Develop- workshops of the conference (this was a re- immigration policy. The conference occurred ment Canada (SDC), Human Resources and quirement). Our collective knowledge of im- over a 4-day period and included five regu- Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), and migration and diversity was expanded by lar plenary panels plus several special ple- Justice, as well as the B.C. provincial govern- the conference. nary events. In addition, 72 workshops were ment; the agreement of government official The conference also provided unparalleled held, covering a wide range of topics. Each to act as plenary speakers, or Chairs of ple- opportunities for members of Non- workshop was required to include at least nary sessions (CIC, Heritage, HRSDC, SDC, Government Organizations to interact with: one presentation from an academic re- B.C. government, Nova Scotia government, senior academic figures; policy makers; and searcher, a representative of a SPO, and a Québec government, Mayor of Vancouver); of course each other. The participation of representative of government. This enabled and the large number of policy analysts who NGOs was supported financially by CIC- a high level of dialogue among stakeholders participated in workshops. Members of civil Integration Branch, the BC Ministry of the At- interested in immigration. society organizations were also well rep- torney General, and HRSDC. In addition to resented, in the form of three plenary speak- The plenary sessions addressed questions the large number of NGO delegates at the ers and a large number of workshop par- that are at the leading edge of policy and conference, it is worth noting that there was ticipants. The conference brought research, academic research. In particular, three top- an NGO representative on the conference policy, and practice together, and in the ics that have not been discussed at previous steering committee, four plenary speakers process enhanced communication and mu- Metropolis conferences were highlighted: were from
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