{"id":5549,"date":"2021-11-23T15:19:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T22:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/toolkits-reports\/conference-report-pathways-to-prosperity-2021-national-conference\/"},"modified":"2021-11-23T15:19:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T22:19:21","slug":"conference-report-pathways-to-prosperity-2021-national-conference","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/events\/conference-report-pathways-to-prosperity-2021-national-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Report: Pathways to Prosperity 2021 National Conference"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1100 participants gathered virtually at the Pathways to Prosperity 2021 National Conference Recordings from\u00a0plenary sessions and workshops are available on the virtual conference platform, which remains open to all registered attendees Recordings from\u00a0plenary sessions and workshops are also available\u00a0on the P2P website under the Events section &nbsp; Click here to access the Virtual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","event-category":[],"class_list":["post-5549","events","type-events","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<h3><span>More than 1100 participants gathered virtually at the Pathways to Prosperity 2021 National Conference<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span>Recordings from\u00a0plenary sessions and workshops are available on the virtual conference platform, which remains open to all registered attendees<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3><span>Recordings from\u00a0plenary sessions and workshops are also available\u00a0on the P2P website under the <em>Events<\/em> section<\/span><\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/virtual\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to access the Virtual Conference Platform<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nOn November 8-10, 2021, the Pathways to Prosperity Partnership held its Ninth Annual National Conference \u2013 <strong>Plus \u00e7a change, plus c\u2019est la m\u00eame chose: Post-COVID Strategies to Address Enduring Challenges in the Settlement and Integration of Newcomers in Canada<\/strong>. More than 1100 service providers, LIPs and RIFs, government representatives, researchers, and other stakeholders from across the country were in attendance.\r\n\r\n<h3><span>Feedback Received<\/span><\/h3>\r\nThe feedback received on the conference indicates that by all counts it was a great success. For example, the keynote speaker, plenaries, and documentary screening received ratings of 6 and higher on the 7-point scale, with the other aspects of the conference hovering in the 5.7 to 6 range. When asked if they would attend future Pathways to Prosperity Conferences, the response from attendees was a resounding YES, with a mean likelihood rating of 6 on the 7-point scale. Comments included:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Thank you P2P Team for another fabulous conference. I look forward to these conferences every year and am never disappointed.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>This was the most informative and inspiring conference I have ever been to. Great job to everyone \u2013 organizers, presenters. Really well done.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Excellent content, well organized, easy to use virtual platform.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>As always, the topics are timely, and the diversity of perspectives interesting. I love the mix of academia, sector and policy representation at this conference, which is a main feature that keeps me coming back year after year.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span>Overview of the Conference: Sessions<\/span><\/h3>\r\nThe first day of the conference began with opening remarks, a land acknowledgement, and a presentation, including drumming, by Nadine McKenzie, Naawakwe Singers. The opening also included a video message by The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.\r\n\r\nThe second day of the conference kicked off with an engaging special keynote address by Silmy Abdullah, author, lawyer and social justice advocate who reminded us of the power of story-telling and the need to incorporate the stories of racialized immigrant women to ensure immigration policies do not perpetuate gender inequality and racism.\r\n\r\nThe conference also included the following plenary sessions: Acknowledging and Defeating Racism and Islamophobia in Canada: The Path Ahead; Supporting Immigrant-Indigenous Relations in Canada: Addressing Long-standing Issues and Moving Toward a Shared Future; Envisioning Immigration and Settlement in Canada in a Post-Pandemic Era; Representing Our Communities: Ensuring Diversity and Inclusion Within LIPs and RIF; and LIPs and RIF as Knowledge Mobilizers.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, there were 26 workshops and discussion forums that covered topics such as addressing settlement challenges, anti-racism and anti-oppression initiatives, employer engagement, francophone minorities, gender-based violence, housing challenges, language training, temporary foreign workers, and updates from IRCC, to name a few.\r\n\r\nThe second day ended with screening of the documentary, The Mosque: A Community\u2019s Struggle, followed by a Q&amp;A with the Producer, Director, and Documentary Interviewees.\r\n\r\nThis year, the conference also included gamification and the top 5 participants received Amazon gift certificates.\r\n\r\nClick here for the P2P 2021 Conference\u00a0Agenda\r\n\r\n<h3><span>Poster Presentations<\/span><\/h3>\r\nThe conference also included 11 poster presentations. At the end of the third day, the poster award winners were announced:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Mental Health and Wellbeing of Newcomer Young Men in Canada<\/strong>\r\nMia Tulli &amp; Carla Hilario<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Newcomer Children with Complex Care Needs in New Brunswick<\/strong>\r\nTatum Burdo, Shelley Doucet &amp; Alison Luke<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nCongratulations to the presenters of these excellent posters!\r\n\r\nGo to the conference website for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/site\/posters\/\">a\u00a0listing of poster presentations<\/a>. We encourage you to visit the posters and connect with poster presenters <a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/virtual\/\">on the virtual platform<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<h3><span>Sponsors and Virtual Exhibitor Booths<\/span><\/h3>\r\nThe conference also included 22 virtual exhibitor booths. The exhibitor booths were sold out weeks in advance of the conference.\r\n\r\nGo to the conference website for\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/site\/listexhibitors\/\">listing of exhibitors<\/a>.\u00a0We encourage you to visit the exhibitor booths and connect with representatives from these organizations <a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/virtual\/\">on the virtual platform<\/a> at your leisure.\r\n\r\nWe thank all of the exhibitors, and we thank the sponsors for their support:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/site\/sponsors\/?event=p2pvvp2021&amp;section=108562&amp;id=SPOIPMC0GV60FM9ED\">Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance \u2013 Alliance canadienne du secteur de l\u2019\u00e9tablissement des immigrants (CISSA-ACSEI)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/site\/sponsors\/?event=p2pvvp2021&amp;section=108562&amp;id=SPOF2QPC3CQ4QT6P6\">COPA National<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/site\/sponsors\/?event=p2pvvp2021&amp;section=108562&amp;id=SPOKTDVMKD75AITBC\">Future Skills Centre | Centre des Comp\u00e9tences futures<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/site\/sponsors\/?event=p2pvvp2021&amp;section=108562&amp;id=SPO50RVHZ68AON850\">Windmill Microlending | Le Moulin Microcr\u00e9dits<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/site\/sponsors\/?event=p2pvvp2021&amp;section=108562&amp;id=SPOPRV33IV6EWQYAA\">YMCA of Greater Toronto<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWe would like to thank all presenters, chairs, and facilitators who worked so hard to ensure that the conference was a success. We also thank the conference planning committees for putting together an amazing 3-day schedule.\r\n\r\nOf course, this conference would not have been possible without the generous support of our main funder \u2013 Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.\r\n\r\n<h3><span>Session Recordings and Files<\/span><\/h3>\r\nVideo recordings and PowerPoint presentations from plenary sessions and workshops are available <a href=\"http:\/\/pheedloop.com\/p2pvvp2021\/virtual\/\" target=\"_blank\">on the virtual conference platform<\/a>, which remains open to all registered attendees. Meeting notes from discussion forums and Day 3 workshops are also available on the pages of the specific sessions, when you scroll down to the \u2018Files\u2019 section.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/p2pcanada.test\/library\/category\/p2p-conferences-workshops\/\">Presentations and Recordings are also available on the P2P website<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<h3><span>P2P 2022 Virtual Workshop Series<\/span><\/h3>\r\nWe continue this virtual gathering and knowledge sharing with the P2P 2022 Virtual Workshop Series, which will take place from January to April 2022 on Tuesdays at 1:00 PM EST. For more information on the Virtual Workshop Series schedule,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/p2pcanada.test\/library\/pathways-to-prosperity-2022-virtual-workshop-series\/\">click here<\/a>.","remove_heading_underline":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_feature","type":"pdf","pdf":{"en_file":6433,"en_label":"Overview of the Conference: Sessions","fr_file":null,"fr_label":""},"video":{"title":"","video":null}}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/5549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p2pcanada.truemarket.io\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category?post=5549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}