Labour Shortage and Economic Immigration: It’s Time to

TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As part of the Toronto Global Forum, Université de l’Ontario français (UOF) is launching a conversation with top global leaders on the issue of diversity and inclusion as a driver of innovation in an economic transition.

With the new realities of digitization, global pandemic, labour shortages, and competition for global talent, the labour market is undergoing a transformation. The purpose of this major conversation is to reflect on the impact of these changes on the future and the economic benefits of the migration of highly skilled, multilingual, and diverse people. Amid these multiple changes shaping the labour market, how can inclusion awareness become a fundamental structure for reskilling? How is digitization and remote work affecting the immigrant workforce? What should be the priorities for the future of work in education and reskilling? The Université de l’Ontario français is particularly proud to launch this fundamental conversation.

For UOF, this major event is also an opportunity to address the decline of the French language, especially the importance of building on the bilingualism of the immigrant workforce to develop a strong Francophone community.

Université de l’Ontario français President, Pierre Ouellette, moderated the Embracing a New Perspective panel. To introduce this discussion, the UOF was pleased to welcome Canada’s Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, The Honourable Ahmed Hussen. Speakers included Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce; Yves-Gérard Mehou-Ioko, Commissioner of Equity and Human Rights, Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario and Vice President of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada; Marshia Akbar, Research Manager, Labour Migration Research, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, at Toronto Metropolitan University; and Navdeep Bains, Vice President…