New Study Finds Less Than 1 Per Cent of Canadian Corporate Leaders are Black
Senator Omidvar comments on the lack of diversity on corporate boards.
Immigration and Integration
WATCH: Workers on the Move: Addressing Global Workforce Challenges Through Labour Mobility Partnerships
Senator Omidvar discusses the need for labour mobility from developing countries to Canada in order to support our growing elderly population.
Canadian Non-Profit Boards Have a Diversity Problem. Here’s the First Step to Fixing it.
Senator Omidvar comments on the lack of ethnic and racial diversity in the charitable sector.
WATCH: Immigration Policy on the Fly: What Have We Done and What Comes Next?
Senator Omidvar discusses Canadian immigration policy and the need to compensate essential workers with essential pay.
WATCH: What is the Government Doing to Protect Seasonal Agricultural Workers from Contracting COVID-19 on Canadian Farms? | Senator Omidvar
Senator Omidvar and Senator Gold discuss what the government is doing to address the ongoing problems with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program.
Visible Minorities Vastly Underrepresented in the Boardroom, New Disclosures Suggest
"The lifting of all boats is clearly not happening". Senator Omidvar comments on new data showing that only 5.5% of directors are visible minorities.
Opinion: Essential Changes for Essential Migrant Workers
Senator Omidvar and Leslie Seidle comment on how the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the need to rebalance the proportions of high- and lesser-skilled immigrants to Canada.
WATCH: Discussing the Federal Response to COVID-19 with Mental Health Experts
Senator Omidvar asked witnesses testifying before the Senate's Social Affairs Committee about mental health in marginalized communities, the return of children to school, and the impact of COVID-19 on children's health charities.
WATCH: Essential Workers & Canada’s Response to COVID-19
Senator Omidvar asked witnesses testifying before the Senate's Social Affairs Committee about migrant workers, PSWs, the nationalization of long term care facilities, and the release of nonviolent offenders during the pandemic.
WATCH: Discussing the Federal Response to COVID-19 with Canadian Medical Experts
Senator Omidvar asked witnesses testifying before the Senate's Social Affairs Committee about IMGs, COVID-19 in prisons, how to prepare for the next pandemic, and the collection of race-based data.