Red Deer Local Immigration Partnership

Want to collaborate better and tackle real community challenges together? 👥

Join the Community Complexity Lab in Red Deer—a hands-on, 3-part experience where you’ll connect with other nonprofit and community leaders, learn from local examples, and co-create ideas you can actually put into action.

📅 April 14 (full day)
📅 April 29 (half day)
💻 Optional virtual check-in: April 21

No previous experience needed—just come ready to learn and collaborate!

This builds on last year’s work but is totally fresh and open to new folks too.
Let’s make an impact together 💡

Let’s continue building safer, more inclusive communities across Alberta.

Meet the RDLIP Team!

Robyn Devine joined RDLIP as a Project Assistant in September 2025. She is passionate about supporting initiatives that empower individuals and strengthen communities, with a particular focus on inclusion and equity.

An active volunteer since her teenage years, Robyn has dedicated her time to causes that promote access and fairness. She has been recognized for her volunteer contributions with the Stars of Alberta Award for Breaking Barriers: Fighting Gender Discrimination and the Town of Blackfalds Volunteer of the Year Award.

Originally from Vancouver Island, Robyn and her family have called Blackfalds home since 2014. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, knitting, paddle boarding, camping, travelling, and spending time with family and friends.

Hiring decisions are not always based solely on skills or experience. Research shows that employers are significantly more likely to interview applicants with English-sounding names, even when education, qualifications, and work history are identical. This highlights how bias can influence decisions before a candidate is ever met.

Understanding how unconscious and systemic bias operates in hiring helps explain why unequal outcomes persist. Recognizing these patterns is an important step toward creating fairer recruitment practices and more equitable access to employment opportunities.

Source: Government of Canada
For more information you can email us at [email protected]

This project is funded by The Government of Alberta Ethnocultural grant