Executive Director
Elizabeth McIsaac is the Executive Director of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), a multi-stakeholder collaboration that identifies and implements local and practical solutions that lead to meaningful employment for skilled immigrants.
Elizabeth has worked with TRIEC since it was launched in 2003 as a project of The Maytree Foundation. She has also held various positions at the Maytree Foundation, most recently as the Director of Policy.
Before joining the Foundation, Elizabeth was the Executive Director of the Association of International Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and previous to this worked in direct service with immigrant and refugee communities, as well as holding various roles in research and teaching.
On the issue of immigrant labour market integration, Elizabeth co-authored the IRPP policy paper, “Making the Connections: Ottawa’s Role in Immigrant Employment” (2007), and also “Integrating Immigrants in Canada: Addressing Skills Diversity” in the OECD publication From Immigration to Integration: Local Solutions to a Global Challenge (2006).
Elizabeth currently serves as the vice-chair of the board of directors of FCJ Refugee Centre in Toronto, and has been on the board since 2008.
