Lynda Monk
Director of Thrive Training & Coaching
Day 01 - Self-Care During Challenging Times
Norm Leech
Executive Director of the Vancouver Aboriginal
Community Policing Centre
Day 02 - Indigenous Relations: Education, Awareness and Dialogue
Aireen Luney
Manager, Program Development and Promotion in the Immigration Programs Branch
Day 01 - IRCC and BC PNP: Immigration Pathways to Permanent Residency
Alexander Kang
Senior Program Advisor, Immigrant Integration Unit
Day 01 - BC Immigration Priorities and BC Settlement & Integration Services Overview
Avie Olarte
Communications and Outreach Manager of the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network
Day 02 - B.C. Government Anti-Racism Priorities
Baljinder Jacques
Manager, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Branch for the BC Government
Day 02 - B.C. Government Anti-Racism Priorities
Carling Helander
Executive Director, Immigration Policy and Integration Branch, Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Day 01 - BC Immigration Priorities and BC Settlement & Integration Services Overview
Chris Holling
Director, Labour Market Forecasting, Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training
Day 02 - BC Ministry of Advanced Education & Skills Training Labour Market Outlook
Jane Hurtig
Program Manager, Multicultural and Anti-Racism Programming, Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (VIRCS)
Day 02 - B.C. Government Anti-Racism Priorities
The Honorable Josie Osborne
Minister of Municipal Affairs
Day 02 - Welcome Address from the Minister
John Blakely
Executive Director, Labour, Policy & Legislation, Ministry of Labour
Day 01 - BC’s Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act: What We’ve Done and Where We’re Headed
Juanita Jara
Director, Strategic Policy and Planning – Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions
Day 02 - Mental Health and Substance Use: A Pathway to Hope
Katie Crocker
Chief Executive Officer, AMSSA
Day 01/02 - Welcome/Closing Remarks
Kelly Czmielewski
A/Director, Social Sector Partnerships and Planning – Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions
Day 02 - Mental Health and Substance Use: A Pathway to Hope
Lily Grewal
Director, Immigrant Integration, Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Day 01 - BC Immigration Priorities and BC Settlement & Integration Services Overview
Lisa Herrera
Program Support
Day 01 - Concurrent Session B – Informal English Language Learning and Curriculum
Mark MacKichan
Coordinator, Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre, Vancouver Public Library
Day 02 - Concurrent Session B – BC Public Libraries: Supporting Community Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mary Walsh
Director of Compliance & TFW, Employment Standards Branch, Ministry of Labour
Day 01 - BC’s Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act: What We’ve Done and Where We’re Headed
Mona Hassannia
Registered Clinical Counsellor, Nia Counselling
Day 01 - Concurrent Session A – Self-Care Workshop
Naomi Pope
Director, Labour Market Information and Immigration Analysis, Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training
Day 02 - BC Ministry of Advanced Education & Skills Training Labour Market Outlook
Sarah Finall
Outreach Officer, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Day 01 - IRCC and BC PNP: Immigration Pathways to Permanent Residency
Shideh Taleban
Community Librarian, North Vancouver City Library
Day 02 - Concurrent Session B – BC Public Libraries: Supporting Community Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Trina McKinlay
Policy Analyst, BC Provincial Nominee Program
Day 01 - Concurrent Session C – BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Information Session
Cpl Vinh Ngo
RCMP
Day 02 - Concurrent Session A – Fraud Prevention: Scams that Target Vulnerable People
Yusra Qadir
Director, Innovations, Research and Advocacy Mothers Matter Centre
Day 01 - Concurrent Session B – Informal English Language Learning and Curriculum
Zelo Soyalp
Assistant Director, Asylum Program Division – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Day 01 - IRCC and BC PNP: Immigration Pathways to Permanent Residency
