OCASI Executive Directors Forum
The OCASI Executive Directors Forum gives sector leaders the opportunity to dialogue on sectoral priorities on policy and practice in immigrant and refugee settlement and integration. It is an opportunity to dialogue and network with peers and representatives from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI) and other stakeholders.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of the OCASI Executive Directors Forum 2011 is to come to a shared understanding and commitment to work together to build and sustain an inclusive and immigrant and refugee-centered settlement and integration strategy for Ontario.
Its specific objectives, to be met through plenary presentations, table discussions and seminars are:
- To strengthen the dialogue on immigrant and refugee settlement and integration among OCASI members, and between OCASI, government decision-makers, funders and other stakeholders;
- To strengthen the capacity of OCASI members agencies to engage more effectively with Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s modernized approach to settlement;
- To continue the dialogue on the future of settlement and integration in Ontario through the vehicle of a renewed Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement.
Who Can Attend
The OCASI Executive Directors Forum is designed for Executive Directors or their designates from OCASI member agencies and other immigrant service organizations in Ontario who are funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and/or the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration through the NSP Program.
Each organization is allowed to register ONE participant. OCASI Board Members are not counted in the one participant-per-agency formula.
