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To commemorate the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, each year, the Visible Minorities Consultative Group (VMCG) of Statistics Canada organizes a half-day event. This event will took place under the theme of The Diversity Advantage: The Business Case for Diversity.

Statistics Canada's Visible Minority Consultative Group (VMCG) goal for its speakers was simple, but bold: to promote awareness and to showcase visible minorities' culture and advantage to our employees and executives. The group is committed to making Statistics Canada an inclusive organization, one that equally supports the aspirations of all employees, one that removes impediments, works to improve our corporate programs and policies, encourages full contribution and makes the Canadian Embracing Change initiative a success.

I gave a 30-minute presentation as one of 4 speakers who shared their organization's initiatives in making "diversity an advantage" in their workplace. The conference hoped to glean from the shared experiences and learn of ways to implement these initiatives.

My presentation "Strategic Hiring as Part of your Diversity Plan" went into what "strategic hiring" is, and where it fits into the diversity action plan -- using excerpts from CBC's old and new diversity action plan, the presentation I usually give to journalism students, and the cultural intelligence parts of my presentation on Multiculturalism 2.0 (en francais, Interculturalism 2.0).

Complete program after the jump.