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TRIEC is pleased to be working with media partners Canadian HR Reporter, CBC Toronto and the Toronto Star for the IS Awards.

Our media partnerships provide an opportunity to showcase the success stories, innovative practices and leadership of the IS Award winners. By shining the spotlight on the winners, TRIEC hopes to inspire more employers and individuals to consider the benefits of bringing skilled immigrants into the workplace.

Previous IS Award winners have been profiled by local, national and international media including Canadian Business, Financial Times, Business News Network (BNN), Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Canadian HR Reporter, Workplace News, CBC Radio and Television, and in the ethnic press.

Media Coverage

2010 winners


TheStar.com special section
CBC Toronto hub

Broadcast Coverage
Skilled Immigrants, Metro Morning
Canadian Experience, Metro Morning
RBC Immigrant Advantage Award, CBC
Canadian HR Reporter Individual Achievement Award, CBC
Honouring those who help foreign trained professionals, Radio Canada International

Online media
Reinventing his business with the help of immigrants, TheStar.com
Engineer savours success, after a long road to acceptance, TheStar.com
Transportation firm helps get his career back on track, TheStar.com
New hiring approach improves success rate for immigrants, TheStar.com
Screening program gives foreign-trained doctors a chance, TheStar.com
Buddy system helps new workers crack Canadian quirks, TheStar.com
Woman of the Week: Nancy Steele, Women’s Post
Top performers recognized for leveraging skilled immigrant talent, HRReporter.com
5th Annual Immigrant Success Awards (Video), Canadian HR Reporter
Helping skilled newcomers integrate, Canadian Immigrant Magazine
Immigrant Success Awards, Canadian Immigrant Magazine

Print
Helping immigrant workers fit in, Globe and Mail
Helping skilled newcomers integrate, Canadian Immigrant Magazine

Indian Express
Firms honoured for work with skilled immigrants, Canadian HR Reporter


2009 winners
TRIEC and Toronto Star partner on special newspaper section
TRIEC and CBC Toronto partner on IS Awards coverage

Print Coverage
Immigrant Success Awards, Canadian Immigrant magazine
Making the workplace work, Xtra
Lawyer embarks on odyssey to requalify. Law firm takes lead in creating a bridge for immigrants, Toronto Star
He created a job out of diversity. Michael Bach made the case at KPMG for welcoming newcomers, Toronto Star
From China, she brings a big boost in production. Hired on at Samtack, Jessica Chen uses know-how to retool assembly line, Toronto Star
Diversity no longer about fitting in. Pitney Bowes encourages newcomers to be themselves so it can tap into what they have to offer, Toronto Star
Patricia’s adventure needed a dose of excellence. As desperation sets in, she finds a bridge to rewarding work at hospital, Toronto Star


IS Awards winner, Samtack, World Journal
IS Awards winner, Samtack, Ming Pao
IS Awards honour diversity, Canadian HR Reporter
Giving foreign-trained lawyers a helping hand, Law Times
Samtack success story: Tech boss, Canadian Immigrant Magazine
TRIEC Awards Winner: Honouring Inclusion Excellence, HR Professional Magazine


Online media

Thriving Toronto tech firm shows wisdom of hiring immigrant talent, IT Business News
Immigrant Success award winners announced, Canadian HR Reporter
Samtack’s award-winning diversity (90% immigrant-staffed) means $130 million in annual revenue
, Yonge Street

Board of Trade members recognized for leadership in diversity, Toronto Board of Trade e-newsletter
Awards for workplace integration. TRIEC recognizes companies who give skilled immigrants a helping hand, TheStar.com
The Immigrant Success Awards Video, Yonge Street
Highlights from the Immigrant Success Award (Video), Canadian HR Reporter

Broadcast Coverage
Radio-Canada interview with IS Award winner: Fraser Milner Casgrain, Radio Canada International
Metro Morning interview with Karen Tuschak, FMC, and Amrit Soar, CBC Radio


2008 winners

Print Coverage
Immigrant talent adds to brewer’s bottom line, Globe and Mail
Ethnic diversity: ‘New Canadians’ expand markets, Financial Times
Nixon and D’Alessandro: Skilled immigrants are the key to business success, Globe and Mail
Can you afford to miss out?, Your Workplace Magazine
Canada’s need for foreign talent remains strong, Special to Globe and Mail
Opening doors of opportunity for immigrant social workers, Good News Toronto
Programme hits right note with immigrants, ExtraNA
Nytric wins award as top workplace for immigrants, Mississauga Business Times
Now hear this: Fiona Macfarlane, Americas chief operating officer, tax, Ernst & Young, Canadian Business
Strategic efforts to integrate immigrants, Canadian HR Reporter
Immigrant Success Awards Winners, Toronto Star
Immigrant Champions, Canadian Immigrant Magazine
TRIEC announces winners of 2008 Immigrant Success Awards, Workplace News Magazine
A ray of hope for new immigrants, Toronto Star
IS Award Winners, Sing Tao Daily

Broadcast Coverage
IS Award Winners: Nytric Limited, Patricia O’Connor, Jane Lewis, Radio-Canada International (RCI)
IS Award Winner: Fiona Macfarlane, Radio-Canada International (RCI)
IS Award Winner: Nytric Limited, CBC Radio: Here and Now
TRIEC’s IS Awards (.wmv), CBC Television: News at Six
IS Award Winner: Patricia O’Connor, SUN TV: Canoe Live
IS Award Winner: Nytric Limited, CBC Radio News
IS Award Winner: Fiona Macfarlane, CBC Metro Morning
TRIEC’s IS Awards, OMNI News: Cantonese Edition

2007 winners

Print Coverage

Steam Whistle targets quality, Financial Post
Turning setbacks into comebacks, Toronto Sun
George Brown refines its methods, Toronto Star
Diversity: Smart hiring brews success, Workplace News Magazine

Passion for helping immigrants rewarded, Canadian HR Reporter
Alan Rego conferred Toronto Star Award, Mangalorean.com
Rego, Maharaj recognized for outstanding achievement, Desi Talk
Tough to fit in, award winner says, Toronto Star
Employers bypass skilled workers, Toronto Star
Programs help workers hit the ground running, Toronto Star

Broadcast Coverage

IS Award winner Steam Whistle Brewing, Workopolis TV
IS Award winner Steam Whistle Brewing, CBC TV: News at Six
IS Award winner Steam Whistle Brewing, CBC Radio: Here and Now
OMNI News – South Asian Edition

2006 winners

Grab the best, wherever they’re from, Toronto Star
Big dreams: i3DVR’s new Canadians find a home, Canadian Business Online
Awards program praises immigrant-friendly businesses, DiversityWorks
Firms lauded for hiring immigrants, Toronto Sun
Award shines light on employers that integrate immigrants, Canadian HR Reporter
IS Awards celebrate ‘best employers’ of immigrants, Canadian HR Reporter

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