Help change thousands more lives through mentoring
It’s The Mentoring Partnership’s 10th Anniversary this year, and there’s extra reason to celebrate with the program passing 10 000 mentoring matches. We’re looking forward to an exciting future – and we want you to be a part of it. In the last 10 years, mentoring has...
Are you ready for the changes to immigration laws in Canada that will affect your recruiting and hiring practices?
On Thursday November 20, TRIEC Campus will host a webinar that looks at the changes to immigration laws in Canada, and how they will affect your recruiting and hiring practices.The webinar will take a practical look at the impacts of these changes to your work as an...
ICTC & RDEE ON Webinar: Hiring Francophone Immigrants’ Significant Benefits for Employers
Immigration is a valuable source of skills and expertise and a diverse workplace produces opportunities for creativity to thrive. Multilingual and Francophone internationally educated professionals (IEPs) can contribute unique ideas and play a huge role in driving...
Mentoring Partnership makes 10,000 matches
When it comes to mentoring, 10 is the magic number. The Mentoring Partnership reached 10 000 matches this week, just in time for its 10th anniversary. The program, which began 10 years ago this year, matches skilled immigrants in the GTA with mentors in their field....
Congratulations to John Tory
The Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) offers many congratulations to the incoming mayor of Toronto, John Tory, today. John is a former board member of TRIEC and has been a public advocate for the importance of workplace diversity and inclusion, and...
My Reflections on the movie Dr. Cabbie
What happens when you see your experiences portrayed in a movie? Dr Cabbie, released last week, tells the story of an Indian immigrant to Canada who struggles to find work as a doctor because his qualifications aren’t recognized. Real-life Doctor Syed Jaffery is...
Ratna Omidvar becomes TRIEC’s first Emerita Chair, TD’s Manjit Singh becomes Chair of the Board
Ratna Omidvar becomes TRIEC's first Emerita Chair this week. This specially created role acknowledges Ratna's continued connection to TRIEC, as well as her outstanding contribution in the field of immigrant employment. As Emerita Chair, she remains a voting member...
Prospects not entirely rosy for foreign-trained MDs, says fairness commissioner
Things are anything but rosy for foreign-trained doctors trying to break into Ontario, says Ontario’s Fairness Commissioner Jean Augustine in this interview with Richard J Brennan. Source: Toronto Star View...