She holds degrees from the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. In Canada, she is actively involved in advocating for safe spaces to remove breastfeeding barriers in a variety of public places like airports, shopping malls, restaurants, mothers workplace settings, child daycare centres, hospitals and post-secondary institutions. Her exceptional service to the local, provincial, national, and international communities can be seen in her tireless endeavours and incredible mentorship efforts with numerous organizations. Ultimately, PIXEL Moments raised almost $300,000 in total for the St. Pauls Foundation and its mental health department. She also works as a group facilitator at Aurora Family Therapy Centre, where she initiated and co-facilitated community groups such as Girls Inspiring Girls, Newcomer Youth Leadership, Womens group, Create Program and more. Thousands of balloons were seen at winter festivals, corporate events, charity galas and shopping mall offerings, even at TEDx as an artist in residence. Anil Arora came from India to Edmonton, at age 11. She and her family lived the struggles most immigrants experience: cultural, language, environment and job security barriers. Embracing the core values of integrity, innovation and growth, Sabaghpour consistently ranks among the top technical women business owners and has become known as a champion of Canadian women in manufacturing. She pledged her commitment to increasing female representation in the workplace as part of CMEs We Can Do It campaign. His other documentary, the feature-length, A Will to Dream, was an official selection at the 2021 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and won Asias Best Documentary Film at the All Asian Independent Film Festival that same year. His PhD in dance history and theory is from the University of California, Riverside, under the auspices of the Asian Cultural Councils Ford Foundation Grant. Outside of politics, Sabawy is a computer network and IT technologies professional with over 30 years of experience. In Toronto, she taught ESL with TCDSB, along with being a boutique owner EKU Fashions in the famous India Bazaar at Gerrard Street, introducing Canadians to Southeast Asian fashion and accessories. With the use of technology, BEYOND has been able to reach a global audience, their own team representing 24 countries and 22 languages. Enticed by the prospect of being able to care for individuals across all walks of life in Canadas universal health care system, he moved here in 2013. A tri-language speaker, he has logged more than 60,000 hours of teaching, lecturing and keynote speaking in business, engineering, technical, legal, arbitration, dispute resolutions and life transformation. Galura names her installations with Tagalog words as a tribute to her roots. The deal with the Taiwan tourism board marked its first tourism Professor emeritus and program chair, McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program. GROW strengthens the local food environment to be resilient, community focused, and sustainable. Secretary-General of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. HALIFAX, NS, Jan. 17, 2023 /CNW/ - Deep community roots, inspiring natural spaces and a family-oriented way of life have long been draws of living on Canada's East Coast. infringement suit from a New Jersey retail These events have inspired students to get help and have even saved students lives. Being a leader means making leaders. He values diversity in his workplace, he believes that having diverse employees in the store makes all customers feel welcomed and included thus creating a welcoming environment and community. Her organization holds events called Youth Against Metal Health and Illness Stigma (YAMHIS), which provides a safe space and platform for students across the province to share their stories and experiences in regards to mental health. He has collaborated with a diverse range of underrepresented artists fromBlack, Asian, Inuit, First Nation, Latino and Iranian communities throughout his career. Through his association with various other non-profit organizations, Singh has actively worked on promoting peace, diversity, inclusion and cross-cultural understanding among different ethnic and religious groups. in psychology with a double minor in health geography and international development studies at McGill University. They shared their stories and expressed that they wished they had known about the knowledge, resources and guidance available for them to succeed. Member of Provincial Parliament, MississaugaErin Mills. celebrities, such as actor Jason Priestley, wearing Roots apparel. Finding a suitable job that is relevant to his qualification and experience was a struggle in the first few years. shared passion for nature, Rootss products are synonymous with an athletic, Roots delivery details. She along with her friends, Emmy, Malou and Abby, created Kamustahan Nights, an online talk show that tackled crucial topics like mental health, vaccine awareness and others. Her involvement in charity has led to breakthroughs in fundraising, establishing new paradigms of philanthropy in Canada for the healthcare sector, advancing childrens welfare through Kids Help Phone, and preserving heritage in our city asViceChairof City of Vancouvers Heritage Commission. Her Southeast Asian upbringing has helped her share a unique narrative on what it means to foster a sense of belongingness within people, particularly marginalized groups, such as youth, new immigrants and senior populations who struggle with loneliness and mental health issues. Roots hasnt outfitted the Canadian team since. The charitable connection endured on the board of directors for the Sir Edmund Hilary Foundation for over 26 years providing substantial financial support for tuition, uniforms and the building of schools in Nepal. On the charity front, Lee played an active role in a number of international disaster relief fundraising events such as the Sichuan and Haiti earthquake, Philippines typhoon, Japanese and Southeast Asia tsunami. Statistics Canada projects by 2031, between 25 to 28 percent of the population will be foreign-born and 29 to 32 percent of the population will belong to a visible minority group. President and CEO, Canadian Arabic Orchestra. Ruwanpura has been an influential educator and scholar in construction engineering and project management, and an innovator in global engagement. Currently, Li sits on the board of CanadaHelps and George Brown College Foundation. After witnessing firsthand the effects food insecurity had on her students and families, she left teaching to address the systemic issues many families living on low-incomes face, especially Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, and people with disabilities. He was the owner of Tophers NOFRILLS until he retired from the business this month. Visible minorities are expected to account for 63 percent of the population of Toronto, 59 percent of Vancouver and 31 percent of Montreal. Funding sources for his work include the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Ontario Innovation Trust, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ontario Centres of Excellence, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, HydroQubec and various industrial partners. She is a scholar and published author having received national and international attention for her work. Alongside her impressive qualifications, she has received many awards and recognition for her work in the industry and community, such as being recognized as one of Canadas Top 20 Women in Cybersecurity, Diversity and Equity Alumni Award, Spotlight Award and Inspire Award. "Roots Canada. In 2013, Al Zaghal moved to Canada and co-founded the Canadian Arabic Orchestra (CAO) with his wife, Lamees Audeh. private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners a company with offices in Toronto, Her goal is to help women transcend and reach their full potential through personal development, leadership, civic engagement and entrepreneurship. Registration includes: Fox has attended international schools and catalogued hundreds of family recipes from friends of all backgrounds. One area where diversity is often discussed is in the labour market. He had been the president of Canadian Physiology Society, inaugural chair of Pan-Northern Mining Research Alliance, and a member of more than 20 board of directors for research, innovation and economic development organizations in Canada. He has served as a board member of the Edmonton Mens Health collective, currently sits on the CCR Inland Protection Committee, and is a member of the Rainbow Coalition for Refugees. Both tied in 3 areas: Diversity & Inclusion, Work-life balance and Career Opportunities. She is a proud recipient of the Iranian Women Organization of Ontario of Science/Technology/ Innovator Award in 2017 and Lumesmart was a finalist at the Richmond Hill Board of Trades Business Achievement Award in the Conservation and Environmental Category in 2017. She seeks to fill the gaps for the development of new approaches to address economic injustice and abuse by reviewing existing systems, policies, legislation, procedures with financial institutions, industry regulators, local and national government, the family justice system, consumer lawyers, and academics. Entrepreneurship@UBC has selected Li to participate in the prestigious HATCH Venture Builder Accelerator program. In Saskatoon, Wang was a Captain of Big Bike for fundraising activity for Heart and Stroke Foundation and a judge of a regional science fair. just wasnt possible for large retailers to make everything in Canada. made goods. Philps campaigns featured She has reached more than 23,000 people and brought awareness of economic abuse in Canada. During the first six months of joining this position, she has secured three competitive research grants and is undertaking important research to explore the health inequities experienced by Canadian immigrants and to ensure equitable and relevant cardiovascular health services for them. Gradually, he moved to other positions such as baker, cashier, salesman while attending night school to complete his graduation. He is a strong advocate of empowering patients to care for their health and is passionate about public health education. View Roots Canada 150.docx from BUSINESS 0123 at National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad. She is also a member of the Community Engagement Sector Table at IPW. Chadha is currently working a program manager with City of Ottawa overseeing rail operations with annual budget of over $70 million. Gulasingam strongly believes in empowering people with disabilities through sports. His son, Jay Herdman, is following in his dads football footsteps, having recently joined Whitecaps FC Academy as a midfielder. In recognition to her efforts, Ebrahim was the first Pakistani to receive the Order of Ottawa (2021). In May 2022 he will run the Vancouver Marathon and raise funds for Pieta House, a suicide prevention organization in Ireland. My father had an exceptional work ethic and mother taught us our faith, manners and loving qualities. She enjoys quality time with her husband, Peter, her parents, who also immigrated to Nova Scotia, and her children (her real pride and joys), Natasha and Rohit. The countrys Farrells research and community work specifically advance our understanding of the sociocultural factors that inform and influence food literacies. Known as The Gentle Force, Ariff offers transformative education to people feeling stuck in their lives. City: Montreal He has led organizations to bring greater diversity, inclusion and accessibility, is a member of several boards, and actively contributes to numerous community initiatives and charities. She lovingly instills in them her Mexican roots and encourages them to use their Canadian wings to fly after their biggest dreams. In 2021, the Nellie McClung Foundation named Chahal an inaugural recipient of the Manitoba 150 Women Trailblazer Award. She is a public speaker who has received many different accolades for her work in the topic of mental health, online safety and media literacy, youth empowerment and human rights. He received the 2019 Ordre des ingnieurs du Qubec Recognition for outstanding contribution and was selected among the Top 20 Personality of Diversity by Deloitte Canada and Media Mosaque. A subsequent wave of immigration from Europe after the two World Wars brought many new cultures, languages and religious groups to Canada, resulting in many changes in government policy and the first laws to protect diversity. the Boa Shoe Company, a small family-run business located on College Street in Toronto (see Small Business). His documentary film, A Piece of Paradise, won Best Canadian Film and Best First Feature Film at the 2017 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival the first back-to-back win in the festivals 21-year history. Since immigrating from Tel Aviv, Israel to Toronto, Ontario, eight years ago, Blonder has become a licensed architect and a registered urban planner, and co-founded her business which has expanded into an influential seven-employee firm. Sabaghpour is equally committed to the community and environmental causes. Globally, EcoSikh has planted 400+ sacred forests and 400,000+ trees, with millions committed through regional business, conservation and community partnerships. The relationship between Roots and the Carpio is an active member of the Asian community in Canada and has worked with many not-for-profit groups and underrepresented communities for almost two decades. Sanyal has been recognized for his work through awards like USasks Alumni Achievement Award (2022), SYPE Young Professional of the Year (2019), EECOM Outstanding Youth Action Leader (2019), Water Canadas Young Professional of the Year (2019), and Corporate Knights Top 30-Under-30 Sustainability Leader in Canada (2018). McElhinney has been nominated for many businesswomen, Women of Inspiration (Universal Womens Network) and philanthropy awards. His creation of the Standing Strong Task Force to address the legacy of the universitys namesake, Egerton Ryerson, resulted in the historic and bold decision to rename the university, along with 21 other action-oriented recommendations including more support for Indigenous and Black scholarship and a commitment to establish learning programs for students, faculty and staff on Indigenous history and the Indian residential school system. She has been involved in the undergraduate and postgraduate education in the HHSC. A flagbearer of immigrants cardiovascular health as well as seniors care, Allana has served the immigrant community at various levels, including through mentorship. Born in a remote village in Algeria, and fluent in English, Arabic, French and Spanish, Lachemi has led a new strategy to build a global university that will rank in the top 200 in the world by 2030. Recently awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Canadian Mortgage Awards, Kuljit Singh is the owner and founder of Mississauga-based AKAL Mortgages Inc., founded in 2007. She is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Education Consultants Canada (ECC) Inc. and a licensed immigration consultant who helps international students work through the onerous process of applying to study in Canada. Arora has an inclusive leadership style, and a powerful vision, transforming large and high-profile organizations to achieve their full potential impacting the Canadian economy and society. In addition to the libraries and food banks, he and his team have accomplished numerous projects: seminars for immigrants, food deliveries for those in isolation, holiday celebrations, winter gear for the homeless, Coffee with Seniors and free tax filing. Sabawys advocacy also helped secure over $45 million in provincial funding for the South Common Community Centre and Library, and over 1,000 long-term care beds for Mississauga. Her humble upbringing showed her the value of community, generosity and education, but also developed fierce financial independence as both a gender and ethnic minority in a melting pot of cultures. She also led the development of the award-winningSurrey First Peoples Guide for Newcomers, a resource seeking to uplift and amplify the voices of the land-based Nations that Surrey occupies, uncover hard truths, construct a foundation for shared understanding, and continue the important work of building solidarity between the Indigenous and newcomer communities. overseas, the Roots founders took a different approach that combined the Usually at that age, teenagers get to experience lifes most cherish moments with their childhood friends and high school colleagues, but life had different plans for him at that time. After working as a lead physician at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Sri Lanka, Gulasingam immigrated to Canada in 2008. cost-efficient strategy of manufacturing Triana has always had the ability to identify and connect relationships in organizations and communities that can generate value and mutual enrichment. Canadian Immigrant not only connects newcomers in Canada, but also aspiring immigrants from more than 150 countries. Farida Deif is the Canada director at Human Rights Watch, one of the worlds leading international human rights organizations. This is urgent because mental illness is among the top five causes of disability and death among Canadian youth. Singh is actively associated with various philanthropic endeavours. itself with a top American retailer. Dean, Faculty of Science, York University. He has also worked as a professor of IT at George Brown and Centennial Colleges. Her husband and business partner, Shawn, patiently supports, encourages and contributes to the success of it all. She has been honoured by local and national organizations for her indelible outreach leadership and student advocacy, the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and the provinces highest honour Order of Ontario. At her retirement, three perpetual awards were set in her honor, UofT Diana Alli Medical Student Graduation Award, the national Diana Alli CITAC Award to an MD/PhD student, and UTIHPs Lifetime Membership on the Advisory Board. Serving on multiple boards, Sidhu used his experience to launch EcoSikh Canada, a climate and environmental action non-profit and charitable organization. Her passion to empower women developed a philanthropic focus, which she shared with her home country by importing high-end textiles from Nepal as her first business in Canada in 1989. US president Bill Clinton and exCanadian Prime Minister Jean Chrtien have also been spotted wearing Roots leather jackets. While leading such large Canadian projects, Iyer has also been building mental health services globally. example, Budman and Green would follow their friends John Candy She also holds a professional engineer designation and numerous certifications in the field of information security. At age 90, he published his first book, an autobiography, Immigrant Gone to Heaven., Director of Settlement Services, Immigrant Centre. Entrepreneur, community organizer, mentor. Teacher, researcher and community advocate. Ariff has been interviewed on numerous news and social media channels as well as podcasts. offering (IPO) its first sale of stock on the Toronto Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol ROOT (see also Stock and Bond Markets). She holds a graduate degree from Columbia Universitys School of International and Public Affairs and lInstitut dEtudes Politiques de Paris and obtained an undergraduate degree from Carleton University in Ottawa. Entrepreneur and PhD candidate She is personally connected and compassionate towards both staff and patient needs. Qin firmly believes in giving back to the community to foster growth in the community. Named one of Ontarios Top Young Entrepreneurs by the Ontario Centres of Excellence in 2018, Yumnah Hussain is a business student who started her entrepreneurial journey when she was only 15 years old. This inspired Aquino to create her own youth-led non-profit organization at the age of 15 called Peace of Mind. Her vision to raise the bar everyday has been recognized with numerous accolades, such as the Georgie Awards for Brand Identity and Best Advertising Campaign, and the prestigious HAVAN Award from the Homebuilders Association of Vancouver, for Best Marketing Campaign of The Year. Following the 1998 Games, Roots dressed American Roots was considered primarily a local clothier, as court records noted He came from Brazil, alone, more than 30 years ago and worked survival jobs (like fast food, cleaning and retail), but quickly realized the way to get ahead was a Canadian education. Her competition win with the Ontario Centres of Excellence was extensively recognized in the media on Global News and province-wide when she was honoured with receiving the Inspirational Woman Award by member of Parliament Jennifer OConnell. While Herdman was not a professional player himself, he did play amateur football during his time in New Zealand, before moving to Canada. He contributed to the recovery of the endangered White Pelican, undertook the first thorough inventory of chlorinated hydrocarbons and mercury levels in aquatic birds in the Canadian Prairie provinces, the first successful CWS study on the effects of pesticides on birds in South American rice fields, and the first detailed study of the effects of oil spills on seabirds on Canadas West Coast. His technology was selected among the top 10 inventions of Quebec in 2019 by the magazine Quebec Science. She knows firsthand the difficulties immigrants face. settlement sector with immigrants, newcomers and refugees since she arrived in Canada. As a member of the LGBTQ+ newcomers community, he found it hard to connect with others from the community and realized there were no resources available. He has been the lead musician of the orchestra since its foundation. Zinaty has been a frequent global TV and conference panelist, keynote and a public speaker, including a TEDx talk, and most recently at the World Diversity in Leadership Conference alongside Martin Luther King III, world leaders and Julia Gillard Former PM of Australia. Anaida Deti is a dental professional who has built an award-winning business model and now inspires and motivates other dental professionals and women entrepreneurs to follow their dreams. Asia. Proceeds generated go back to supporting the women at GROW Foundation. Through IRIS, Ramos holds two patents and is focused on creating value by developing cutting-edge intellectual property, operational execution and driving market adaptation delivering triple bottom-line to IRIS stakeholders year over year. The hat became so popular that it was seen on celebrities worldwide, He retired seven years ago. 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