Rania Younes and Elham Ershad

Rania Younes and Elham Ershad

Rania Younes is Director, Strategy & Impact at IEC-BC. With 17 years of experience in strategy and impact, Rania bridges policy, partnerships, and practice. She co-founded initiatives supporting immigrant professionals and drives employer engagement and systems innovation at IEC-BC. | Elham Ershad is Associate Director, Programs & Impact at IEC-BC. With 20 years in non-profit and corporate sectors and CPHR and CDP certifications, Elham specializes in partnership development, employer engagement, and immigrant workforce integration. She leads program strategy, budgeting, and evaluation, while growing partnerships that ensure IEC-BC programs deliver strong social and economic impact.
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DiversityWorkplace

How employers can attract, hire and retain internationally trained talent

  Across Canada, employers are balancing persistent labour shortages with fast-changing skill demands. Through the Strengthening Employer Feedback Channels (SEFC) initiative, the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IEC-BC) and partners...