2010 ten most influential Hispanics nominated
Awards presented by Canada's OAS Ambassador on November 23 in Toronto
140 tickets reserved for past winners, diplomats, media, sponsors, guests; only 160 available
Toronto, November 3, 2010---In three weeks, ten of Canada’s most influential Hispanics will be recognized by His Excellency Allan Culham, the recently appointed Canadian Ambassador to the Organizarion of American States. The honourees have been selected by journalists and executives from the Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance, CBC, Ottawa's FOCAL, Canadian Council for the Americas, Canadian Hispanic Congress, Hispanic Press Association of Canada and by the past thirty award winners. The event will take place in the form of a business reception at the Toronto Board of Trade. Only one hundred and sixty tickets remain.
Eighteen men and eight women from five Canadian provinces were nominated for this year's awards. The nominees include entrepreneurs, researchers, artists and community leaders representing nine Spanish speaking countries.
"10 Most" awards sponsors include mining giant Barrick Gold Corporation, travel and insurance company Ingle International, Centennial College, the International Language School of Canada -ILAC- and Medoro Resources Limited. Private sector association HispanicBusiness.ca organizes the event. "Building on our philosophy of responsible mining, Barrick has been a significant investor in Latin America for more than 15 years. Fostering strong economic ties between Canada and Latin America is crucial and the ever-growing Hispanic-Canadian community plays a key role in building those relationships," said Rodrigo Jimenez, Vice-President of Corporate Affairs for Barrick Gold.
Media are invited to obtain media accreditation and join the question and answer session with His Excellency Culham. The awards are supported by media outlets from across Canada including Correo Canadiense and Latin Life newspapers; radio stations Ondas Hispanas and CIRV; magazines Abanico, Debate, Football International, La Guia de Toronto, Latidos, Mercado News and Sports Astros; online portal TorontoHispano.com; Ottawa's EcoLatino and La Prensa, Alberta's Hola Calgary.com; and Toronto-based TV station TLN and Quebec-based NuevoMundo TV.
"The nominees prove that Hispanics are a driving force in Canada's Creative Class. This is a celebration of our contributions to Canada and we should all join the celebration," commented event organizer Mauricio Ospina. Ospina, who is also being accredited as real estate agent. Ospina is proposing 10% Hispanic ownership of the Pan-American Villa. The 2,000 residential units that comprise the athletes' village will be occupied by the public following the 2015 Pan-American Games.
Canada's 740,061 Hispanics are five years younger and more likely to be university educated than the average Canadian. Most Hispanics live in the GTA and over 70 per cent have arrived in the last twenty five years, according to a Statistics Canada study based on the 2006 census.
To reserve a seat for the November 23 "Ten Most Influential Hispanic Canadians" awards ceremony with His Excellency Allan Culham, send an email to Mauricio.Ospina@HispanicBusiness.ca. Ticket costs $30 per person or $40 after November 12, and include appetizers and cash bar. Only one hundred and sixty tickets are available.
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Media Contact: Mauricio Ospina, director@HispanicBusiness.ca
Barrick Gold Corporation is the gold industry leader, with interests in 25 operating mines and a pipeline of projects located across five continents, in addition to large land positions on some of the most prolific mineral districts. Barrick offers investors exceptional leverage to higher gold prices with the industry's largest production of 7.42 million ounces in 2009 and its largest reserves of 139.8 million ounces, in addition to 6.1 billion pounds of copper reserves and 1.06 billion ounces of contained silver within gold reserves as at December 31, 2009. More information at www.barrick.com
Ingle International, a trusted name in the insurance industry since 1946. Ingle provides travel and visitors to Canada insurance, as well as insurance products for international students, expatriates, diplomats, and anyone travelling from anywhere to anywhere in the world. Ingle also provides special risk insurance for extreme activities such as sports and travel to dangerous places. Ingle International supports the growing Latin American community in Canada and is proud to be the national sponsor of the 10 most influential Hispanic Canadians. For more information, please send an email to maguirre@ingleinsurance.com
Centennial College primarily serves the eastern portion of the Greater Toronto Area through four campuses. It has a record of exemplary teaching and innovative programming.Centennial is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions in Canada . Almost 100 ethno cultural groups are represented and 80 languages are spoken on campus. Offering more than 95 programs in Business, Communication, Arts, Community Services, Engineering Technology, Health and Transportation. These career-oriented programs emphasize practical experience with laboratory learning, industry and agency placements. Now offering special Latin American International Scholarship. Your Future Learning is CENTENNIAL COLLEGE. Contact us mrenkwitz@centennialcollege.ca or myang@centennialcollege.ca
ILAC is an international award winning ESL school located in Toronto and Vancouver. It provides English as a Second Language Training and University Placements in Canada through the most up to date English curriculum, modern facilities, safe and affordable accommodations. ILAC recruits students from over 70 countries in order to provide students with a real multicultural experience. At ILAC, international students will find excellent facilities, highly educated teachers along with an extra curricular program that will allow each of them to discover why is Canada a great place to learn English and experience the world! Contact us at www.ILAC.com
Medoro Resources Ltd. is a gold exploration, development and mining company with a primary emphasis on Colombia. Medoro owns most of the prolific Marmato gold district and the producing Mineros Nacionales underground gold mine located in Zona Baja at Marmato. The Company is conducting an exploration and infill drilling program at its Marmato Project to expand and upgrade its already substantial gold resources there as the basis for its plan to develop a large open pit gold mine to realize the large potential of the Marmato Project. The Company's Marmato Project currently hosts measured and indicated gold resources of approximately 7.5 million ounces, and an inferred resource of approximately 2.2 million ounces. More information at www.medororesources.com