Who We Work With

Associates

Expanding Our Human Resource Base Depending on the scope of our contracts and activities, Hille-Magassa involves Associates with specific expertise to assist us. These are some of the recent Associates we have worked with.
Information and Communications Technology Council, Ottawa Conducted research on immigrant learning needs and created four modules for the Canada Readiness Tool: Team Building, Intercultural Conflict Resolution, Cultural Intelligence and Creating Culturally Welcoming and Inclusive Workplace.

Developed the Workplace Cultural Communications course for the Canada Readiness Tool.
Integrated Workplace Experience Strategy (IWES) Program (BC and Ontario) Developed, and piloted two courses for internationally educated professionals on Workplace Communications and Workplace Cultural Intelligence for the BC IWES Program.

Created a course on Developing Effective Business Relationships for the Ontario IWES Program.

Prepared self-directed study notes and assignments for all three courses.
Immigrant Services Society of BC Designed and taught to staff and volunteers a full curriculum on immigrant and refugee integration and adaptation.
GoBEYOND Youth Action Gathering Developed a workshop on anti-oppression practices.
Le CollegeEducacentre, Vancouver, BC Designed and developed an on-line course Adaptation et Integration au Milieu Minoritaire Francophone.

Facilitated a forum on Jeunes et l’immigration (youth and immigration) and produced a report on the findings with recommendations.
Integrated Workplace Experience Strategy (IWES) Program (BC and Ontario) Delivered the Workplace Communications and Workplace Cultural Intelligence courses for two groups of internationally educated professionals for the BC IWES Program.

Delivered the Workplace Communications and Workplace Cultural Intelligence courses and a Train-the-Trainers Session for the Ontario IWES Program
Capilano University, Whistler: Diversity Training for ESL Volunteers.
The Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) Delivered 3 certificate courses on Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Workplaces (WICWP) Training for:
  • Educational Institutions
  • Businesses and Employers
  • Municipal Services
  • Health sector service providers and agencies
  • Non-profit and volunteer organizations.
http://www.icavictoria.org/
Grace Rwanda Society, Vancouver Board Development Training. http://www.gracerwanda.org/
UBC Go Global - Overseas Pre-departure Training Intercultural Communications Workshop
PLEA Community Services Society of BC, Vancouver Delivered a seminar for a staff professional development day on intercultural communications and diversity. http://www.plea.ca/
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Vancouver Strategic Planning and Communications Directorate, Communications and Consultation Unit, Vancouver Developed and delivered a two days workshop on Intercultural Communication and Conflict Resolution.
Canadian Crossroads International, Vancouver Workshops on International Development and Capacity Building and Gender and Development.
Center for Intercultural Communications, University of BC On-line facilitators for distance education courses in the Certificate Program in International Development and the Certificate Program in Intercultural Studies.
Canada: Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Ottawa Facilitated a Discussion Forum on the Perspectives of Canadians of Diverse Backgrounds toward Linguistic Duality and prepared the final report:
Canadian Policy Review Camps, Simon Fraser University Facilitated the Africa case study session: http://rethinkforeignpolicy.ca/ or http://casestudyafrica.tumblr.com
UBC Student Development & Services Panelists and session facilitators for the Global Issues Community Symposium.
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Vancouver Evaluated the Active Engagement and Integration Programoffered in South Korea and Taiwan http://aeip.successbc.ca/
Canadian Red Cross Evaluated the Lower Mainland Region Youth Training in Action Program http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=4962&tid=078