February 18, 2014 - Business & Immigrant Workforce Strategies

Please note, this event not a job fair.  It is not intended as an employment matching opportunity.
 
As this is a dialogue for businesses to find solutions, we kindly ask that social service organizations refrain from registering.
Business & Immigrant Workforce Strategies
A Leadership Surrey Dialogue

In Surrey, welcoming newcomers is nothing new.  For years, our city has been attracting the lion's ahre of the region's new immigrants and refugees, and providing substantial, programs, services and resources to help them settle here.

The Surrey Welcoming Communities Project is a new vehicle designed to take our welcome effort to the next level.

Supported by WelcomeBC, through a wide variety of initiatives, the project aims to reach out and engage the whole community.  These projects are guided by a coordinated force of 25 local partners (The Surrey Welcoming Communities Committee).  Together, advisory members represent virtually every facet of Surrey life.

By focusing "welcome" resources around a single shared vision, we can reach more deeply into our communities, and spark a fundamental change in attitudes and actions towards immigrants and refugees as they face the challenge of creating a new life in our communities.

WHY SHOULD BUSINESS ATTEND?

1. To meet Surrey's immigrant talent pool and get a better understanding of the skills force in Surrey.
2. To understand the barriers between the community and te workplace, for both business and immigrants.
3. To learn about a solution to the skills gap that businesses are facing.