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Province Announces Investment of $1.6 Million towards Newcomer Success in The Ottawa Region.
Ontario is investing 1.6 million dollars to aide newcomers to the Ottawa region. The Ottawa Community Loan Fund, along with Algonquin College, The Catholic Immigration Centre and The Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks is a proud leader of this initiative, as announced by Ontario Citizenship and Immigration Minister Mike Colle, who added the following:
“Our prosperity depends on the successful integration of newcomers. We will continue to break down barriers for newcomers by putting in place supports and services that allow newcomers to work in their fields”
The Ottawa Community Loan Fund will use its share of the investment ($40,000) to create loans and supports, so that internationally trained individuals can complete their accreditation. Information on our Internationally Trained Talent Finance Initiative (ITTFI) can be obtained by visiting our web site.
Changes to the Board
At its December AGM, the OCLF welcomed new volunteers and said goodbye to some long serving members.
Best Wishes go out to:
- Outgoing Chair, Bruce Linton, for his leadership over the past three years.
- Outgoing Treasurer, Lori Racz and KPMG for their great support!
- Outgoing Board member, lawyer Melanie McDonald who has moved to Calgary. All the best Melanie!
Welcome aboard!
- Incoming Chair, Willy Bagnell, a well known, enthusiastic champion of small business and community organizations in Ottawa.
- Jennifer Cottes, Policy Analyst, HRSDC
- Catherine Leteinturier-Guisse, Account Manager, BDC
- James Kinkaid, an investment advisor with RBC.
The OCLF would not be the success that it is without the remarkable efforts of our volunteers! For those looking to help out, we are currently recruiting new members to The Loan Review Committee, the Communications/Marketing Committee, the Fundraising Committee and the New Products Taskforce. For more information please contact the OCLF’s President, George Brown, at gbrown@oclf.org or 613 594-3535.
OCLF-Alterna Savings Partnership
The rumours have been circulating around the community for months: has the OCLF negotiated a major partnership with Alterna Savings? Stay Tuned!
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Winter
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