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New International Credentials Recognition Act — an important milestone

June 13, 2024

DIVERSEcity CEO Neelam Sahota attended a roundtable on June 12, 2024, hosted by Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials… Read more

DIVERSEcity hosts its first Citizenship Ceremony during Citizenship Week

May 17, 2024

DIVERSEcity is deeply honoured to have hosted its first Citizenship Ceremony, marking a significant milestone in the community… Read more

The Story of a Welcome Group in Surrey, BC: “These volunteers were going above and beyond!”

April 15, 2024

Check out this blog post from the Together Project! In his role as Volunteer Coordinator at DIVERSEcity, Together… Read more

DIVERSEcity at WorkAbility: working together to create psychologically safe workplaces

April 11, 2024

Garrison Duke, COO, DIVERSEcity, speaks on panel on inclusive workplaces On April 10, 2024, Garrison Duke, COO, DIVERSEcity,… Read more

Zahra’s Story: Finding confidence

April 4, 2024

Being a young newcomer comes with its own set of insecurities and challenges. For DIVERSEcity Youth Programs participant… Read more

Be the Leader of Your Life: DIVERSEcity X Minerva BC sold-out Women’s Leadership Forum

March 26, 2024

On March 8, the Anvil Centre in New Westminster came to life with dialogue and connection as about… Read more

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International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate women’s stories, achievements and breakthroughs. But growing threats to gender equality globally are making women’s rights and freedoms increasingly fragile. In today’s climate, Canadian women need to come together to reflect, discuss, act and advocate for progress. At our 2025 DIVERSEcity x Minerva Women’s Leadership Forum on March 6, we made space for this critical dialogue through panel discussions, networking and group activities. At the event, we also captured advice from a few of the incredible women leaders in attendance, asking them their thoughts on what women can do to thrive despite the ongoing challenges today. Watch our video featuring: 💐 Christie Sparklingeyes, one of this year’s panel speakers 💐 Matilda Williams-Obiajunwa one of our panelists last year 💐 Tina Strehlke, CEO, Minerva BC 💐 Neelam Sahota, FCPA, FCGA, ICD.D Sahota, CEO, DIVERSEcity This #InternationalWomensDay, let’s work together to #accelerateaction and help each other grow, lead and bloom! Share your ideas with us on how we can work together to uplift each other and advance gender equality for all women! #IWD2025 #GrowLeadBloom #ForPeopleForCommunities www.dcrs.ca ... See MoreSee Less
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Have you been the victim of a cyber hate crime or seen hate or violence online? You are not alone. According to Statistics Canada, cyber-related hate crimes increased from 92 to 219 reports and 71% of Canadians between 15 and 24 have been exposed to online hate or violence. Join our Together Against Hate Community Forum: Eliminating Racism for a Better Future and find a safe space to: 🤝🏼 Share your experience with online and in-person hate crimes 🤝🏼Take in a lively and timely panel discussion 🤝🏼Enjoy a yummy lunch 🤝🏼Engage in an interactive group activity! We would love to have some youth voices heard in this project, so we look forward to seeing you at the forum happening March 22, 2025, from 11 am to 4 pm at the Civic Hotel in downtown Surrey! Register for your #FREE ticket here www.eventbrite.ca/e/together-against-hate-forum-eliminating-racism-for-a-better-future-tickets-12... #ForPeopleForCommunities #Tah #youth #cyber #digitalliteracy ... See MoreSee Less
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It was an absolute joy to welcome a room full of diverse women uplifting each other at yesterday's DIVERSEciMinerva BCva BC's Leadership Forum! Captivating speakers, authentic dialogue, inspiring information, plus fun, food and flowers!Here are a few photos from the event from the amazingPebble Studioble Studio!Thank you to all the supportiveCity of New WestminsteresFortisBC Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityUniAMSSA BC, YWCA Metro Vancouver VWorkBCer, WorkBC and mediGlobal BC Global BCHappy International Women#ForPeopleForCommunitiese#IWD2025n#growleadbloom #growleadbloom ... See MoreSee Less
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7 days ago

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Have you been the victim of a cyber hate crime or seen hate or violence online? You are not alone. According to Statistics Canada, cyber-related hate crimes increased from 92 to 219 reports and 71% of Canadians between 15 and 24 have been exposed to online hate or violence. Join our Together Against Hate Community Forum: Eliminating Racism for a Better Future and find a safe space to: 🤝🏼 Share your experience with online and in-person hate crimes 🤝🏼Take in a lively and timely panel discussion 🤝🏼Enjoy a yummy lunch 🤝🏼Engage in an interactive group activity! We would love to have some youth voices heard in this project, so we look forward to seeing you at the forum happening March 22, 2025, from 11 am to 4 pm at the Civic Hotel in downtown Surrey! Register for your #FREE ticket here www.eventbrite.ca/e/together-against-hate-forum-eliminating-racism-for-a-better-future-tickets-12... #ForPeopleForCommunities #Tah #youth #cyber #digitalliteracy ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

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We are less than a week away from the SOLD OUT DIVERSEcity x Minerva BC’s Women’s Leadership Forum and we couldn’t be more excited! As we count down the days, we are happy to introduce our final panelist! Meet Marisa Espinosa, Director of Major Studies for TransLink Planning and Policy! Marisa previously served as the Director of Scenario Planning for the Vancouver Plan, supporting the development of the City of Vancouver's 30 year vision, and prior to that as Director, for the City of Vancouver’s Engineering Services Division where she led innovation and sustainability for the city’s fleet and equipment, and engineering facility master planning functions. Marisa has 20 years of experience leading strategic planning, multi-modal planning and infrastructure development in both Vancouver, BC and the San Francisco Bay Area for some of the largest transit agencies in North America. We look forward to hearing from Marisa and all our esteemed panelists next Thursday, March 6, 2025 at the Anvil Centre in downtown New Westminster, as we come together to grow lead and bloom this #internationalwom#MinervaBC Please email marketing@dcrs.ca to join the waitlist. #IWF #IWF2025 #ForPeopleForCommunities #minervabc ... See MoreSee Less
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