January 25, 2023

PowerPoint Presentation January 25, 2023 Land Acknowledgement As a Toronto based organization, we acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. [...] We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. [...] We’d like to also acknowledge and honour those who came here involuntarily, particularly those who are descended from those brought here through enslavement John MacLaughlin Toronto Workforce Innovation Group Author and Presenter Kevin Stolarick Toronto Workforce Innovation Group Panelists Kaylyn Belcourt Stefanie Siu Chong Ana Rita Morais Copernicus BDP Quadrangle George Brown College Educational. [...] Toronto as a Hub Toronto as a Hub • Canadian hub of Design • 2016-2020 • Firm growth Question to the Panel How does Design in Toronto synergize with Design around the world? (Stefanie, Kaylyn, Ana) Career Pathways • “Design” or “Architect” job postings • Finance & Insurance (36%) • Professional Services (29%) • Information (14%) • Manufacturing (11%) • Retail (10%) Career Pathways • vs. [...] all Toronto postings Career Pathways • Can’t find people / Can’t find jobs • Freelance out of necessity / Engaging fewer freelancers • High growth → High competition for talent • “Right kind” of talent/skills • Opportunities but must carefully understand them • Individuals • Firms / Industry • Educators Question to the Panel How do you find new Design talent? What do you do to “grow your own”? (K.