2017 Champions of Cultural Diversity Award
Do you know:
A company that is leveraging immigrant talent?
An employer committed to better including immigrants in the workplace?
An individual who demonstrates leadership in including immigrants in the workforce?
You can nominate them as a champion of cultural diversity!
The New Brunswick Multicultural Council will be holding a provincial event to recognize New Brunswick
employers for their best practices in the areas of diversity, inclusion and integration of newcomers into the
NB labour market. In order to reflect the tremendous linguistic and geographic diversity of New Brunswick
employers, two categories of awards, Anglophone and Francophone, will be presented. The awards are as
follows:
New Brunswick Large Business Champions of Cultural Diversity
This award will recognize a large organization with significant contributions to newcomer employment in
the province of New Brunswick.
It is to be presented to an employer that has:
 championed inclusive hiring practices;
 shown a commitment to diversity and equality in providing access to advancement and professional
development opportunities;
 significantly helped newcomer employees adjust to the Canadian workplace;
 promoted and celebrated cultural diversity in the workplace and community;
 a total staff size of 50 or more employees.
Examples of potential winners include, but are not limited to:
 Organizations that leveraged immigrants’ connections to local and/or international markets to
expand their business;
 Organizations that have established onboarding practice where immigrants are better integrated to
the workplace.
New Brunswick Small/Medium Business Champion of Cultural Diversity
This award will recognize a small or medium organization with significant contributions to newcomer
employment in the province of New Brunswick.
It is to be presented to an employer that has:
 championed inclusive hiring practices;
 shown a commitment to diversity and equality in providing access to advancement and professional
development opportunities;
 significantly helped newcomer employees adjust to the Canadian workplace;
 promoted and celebrated cultural diversity in the workplace and community;
 a total staff size of less than 50 employees.
Examples of potential winners include, but are not limited to:
 Organizations that have recruitment practices that include immigrants
 Organizations that have that have leveraged immigrants’ knowledge to create more innovative
products/services or new line of business
New Brunswick Individual Champion of Cultural Diversity
This award will recognize a person with significant contributions to newcomer first work experience in the
province of New Brunswick.
It is to be presented to an individual that has:
 mentored newcomers;
 significantly helped newcomer employees adjust to the Canadian workplace;
 promoted and celebrated cultural diversity in the workplace and community;
Examples of potential winners include, but are not limited to:
 Someone who has coached and trained newcomers on mock interviews
 Someone who is a mentor for immigrants in a workplace
Nomination and Award process
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Self-nominations cannot be accepted.
Nominations can be made by any interested party but not by family members of the nominee.
Nominations are to be made using the online form found on the NBMC website
Nomination deadline: June 15th 2017
The award winners will be notified by the Selection Committee by letter and/or phone.
The award will be presented at our Champions of Cultural Diversity award ceremony
All Nominees will be notified of their nomination and will be personally invited to attend the
ceremony by the Committee
Winner Recognition
 Opportunities for local and provincial media coverage
 Public recognition at the Employer Recognition Award ceremony, a high-profile networking
opportunity hosted by NBMC
 Profile on the NBMC Website
 Award Winner prize
How the process works
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Visit our website for complete details
Fill out the nomination form by June 15th
NB: You can also fill out the paper version and give it to your local Immigrant Services
Agency
Award committee will follow up by phone with all the nominations
Selection Committee visits shortlisted nominees’ onsite
Winners are selected
Recognition Award Ceremony
If you know: 1) A large employer and/or 2) a small/medium employer, and/or 3) a person that you
feel is deserving of receiving one of these prestigious NBMC awards, please fill out the online form
or print the attached form and submit to your local agency no later than June 15th 2017.
For more information
Visit our website or contact Madeleine Whalen at [email protected] or 506.453.1091 ext. 221.
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Nomination Form:
NBMC Champions of Cultural Diversity Award
Date: _________________
Name of Nominator: _________________________________
Phone: _______________________ Email:________________________________________
Francophone community award
Anglophone community award
Please check only one of the appropriate box.
Large Employer Champion of Cultural Diversity
Small/Medium Employer Champion of Cultural Diversity
Individual Champion of Cultural Diversity
Name of the Employer/Professional Licensing Association/Body/Organization:
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Phone number of the nominee: _______________________
Email Address of the nominee: ___________________________
How do you know the employer/organization/individual?
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What has this employer/organization/individual done to deserve this award?
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How has this employer/organization/individual actively supported diversity in the workplace/community?
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Please use additional pages if you wish to expand on the reasons for nomination.
Deadline for submission is June 15th. Nominations can be submitted the following ways:
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Online form
Fill this form and give it to your local agency