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The story of Canada’s ethnocultural diversity in numbers. Speaker series – Canada 150
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
- In-person event
Statistics Canada’s role is vital in providing consistent data over time that tell the story of Canada’s ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity. This diversity stems from the Aboriginal people who lived here well before the first European settlers arrived, as well as from various waves of international migration. Since Confederation in 1867, more than 17 million people from all over the world have made Canada their home.
On April 25, Statistics Canada will have as a guest speaker, Peter S. Li, Sociology Professor Emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan, will shed light on the ‘construction of diversity’ in Canada, based not only on demographic realities but also on normative values at different points in time. His presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with experts from various fields. This event will bring together academics, historians, students, policy makers, community organizations and practitioners in a discussion to advance our collective understanding of diversity in Canada.
Joining the panel are:
· Jack Jedwab, Executive Vice-President, Association for Canadian Studies and Canadian Institute for Identities and Migration
· Ümit Kiziltan, Director General, Research and Evaluation Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
· Nora Spinks, Chief Executive Officer, The Vanier Institute of the Family
· Yoko Yoshida, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University
· Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Assistant Director, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division, Statistics Canada (moderator)
The presentation will be in English, with simultaneous interpretation in French. Participants will be invited to ask questions in the official language of their choice.
Please register no later than April 20, as space is limited.
Getting to the venue
Located in the heart of downtown Ottawa, the Sheraton Ottawa Hotel is just a 5-minute walk from Parliament Hill. The hotel offers parking at a rate of $20 per day.
This speaker series will bring together academics, historians, students, policy makers, community organizations and practitioners to discuss Canada’s story, as we tell it in numbers. Each event will focus on one of the Canada 150 themes—diversity and inclusiveness, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, youth and the environment, and will highlight interesting historical research in each area. To learn more about Statistics Canada’s program of activities, visit www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/canada150.