20 Journeys

20 Journeys is a traveling photography exhibit that tells the story of skilled immigrants who have contributed to the vibrancy of the Toronto Region labour market. The exhibit details their immigrant experiences, their journeys to achieving success, and the programs and employers that have shared in their milestones.

As Canada's largest immigrant receiving centre, the Toronto Region is highly dependent on immigration for its economic and labour force growth, and benefits from the contributions of this diverse and highly skilled community. The immigrants who share their stories come from many walks of life, and many professions, but all share one common goal - starting a new life in Canada, beginning with finding work in their chosen field.

20 Journeys is part of TRIEC's public awareness work about the importance of effectively including skilled immigrants in the labour market.

Immigrants profiled in 20 Journeys

Aileen Raquel Philippines	Babatunde Adebajo Nigeria	Hadi El Rayess Lebanon	Jean Kin Singapore
Yijun Wang China	Javier Santos Mexico	Jyoti Shukla India	Caryl Registe Dominica
Haya Zilberboim Israel	Kevin Chen China	Kamal Joshi India	Jie Lu China
Marcelo Sagel Argentina	Renu Mehta India	Sibaway Issah Ghana	Richard Goyder United Kingdom
Micheline Jeanfrancois Mexico	Paul Liu China	Maryna Bakuntseva Ukraine	Vikram Ahluwalia India
Asad Rahman photographer Bangladesh

 

20 Journeys has been displayed at a number of locations throughout the GTA including the Allen Lambert Galleria in Brookfield Place, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Toronto City Hall, Markham Civic Centre, Mississauga Civic Centre, Bramalea City Centre, Halton Regional Centre, Mississauga Civic Centre and the Toronto Reference Library, among others.

If you are interested in hosting the exhibit, please contact Claire DeVeale-Blane at 416-944-1946 ext. 271 or cdeveale@triec.ca.

20 Journeys is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.