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Newcomers Forum 2006
For Newcomers and Individuals on Humanitarian Grounds
Welcome to Canada - Facing the Challenge
Arbour Green Auditorium
South Common Community Centre
Sunday June 18, 2006 

The Newcomer’s Forum 2006 is organized by the Newcomers & Equity Affairs division with the support of OIDA’s Global Citizen program and Canada Career Consortium. Ananth Rajkumar, Director Finance and Economic Strategies, Melinda Kao (Centre for Foreign Trained Professional and Trade People), Ruth Rantwiwaa, (Catholic Cross Cultural Services - Peel Region), Shabnam Budwani (Skills for Change), Dr. Bhushan Sood, (World Financial Group), Esa Para Easananda (Home Life Super Star Reality Ltd), Jag Jit Kaur (RBC Royal Bank), Dr. Neville Hewage (Ontario International Development Agency), V. Balasubramaniam( Barrister and Solicitor),  Udayan Bhatt (Dixie Bloor Neighborhood Centre) delivered the presentations. Representatives from Inter Cultural Neighborhood Social Services, Malton Employment Resource Centre also participated for the program. Jigna Shah was the emcee for the forum. Main objective of the forum is to provide guidance and humanitarian assistance to newcomers to integrate in to Canadian main stream so that they can participate Canadian workplace and wider community.