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I was invited by the Advisory Committee on Visible Minorities (ACVM), an employment equity group within the federal Department of Justice to give a 20-minute version of my presentation "Beyond the Mosaic: Canada's Multiculturalism 2.0".

The Mandate of the Advisory Committee on Visible Minorities is to advise the Deputy Minister on issues affecting the hiring, retention and career development of visible minority employees. Every year the ACVM hosts a conference to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21).

Their theme for 2009 was the The Road Ahead: Reflecting Canada's Changing Face and how the Department of Justice plans to reflect this change in the context of the government wide policy to achieve a multicultural public service. I was the opening speech for a full-day of speakers, invited to share insights and advice about the rapidly diversifying Canadian population and some of the implications of this trend for the Department of Justice. Other speakers in my session on the Canadian Context included Hindia Mohamoud (Director of Community Impact and Investment, United Way Ottawa) and Jacqueline Lawrence (Diversity and Equity Coordinator, Ottawa-Carleton District School Bureau).