P2P Conferences & Workshops


Meeting of WCI Governing Council and Domain Leaders – Ottawa, ON

The WCI Governing Council met to take stock of progress and to discuss future directions. This was followed by presentations and discussion of research examining LIP best practices. The morning session was restricted to WCI Governing Council members (university, community, and ex officio members). The afternoon session included the…

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Conference on Northern and Small Communities – North Bay, ON

The conference focused on Northern and smaller communities’ LIP strategies and action plans and explored how best to support them analytically. With this in mind, the following objectives were established for the conference:   1. To identify crucial issues associated with four inter-connected themes: (a)…

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Retention and Attraction Workshop

The WCI hosted a one-day workshop to explore potential strategies that cities might utilize in order to improve their attraction and retention of newcomers.   Support for the workshop came from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Citizenship and Immigration Canada Ontario Region and NHQ,…

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