On the agenda for immigrant employment: Online Networking
Networking can be a vital part of your job search, connecting you to opportunities that would otherwise be hidden. But the rise in online networking sites such as LinkedIn has changed how we go about building our professional networks. This is perhaps even truer if...
Growing inclusive leadership
The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) has identified diversity as one of the top five challenges for non-profit leaders (Shaping the Future: Leadership in Ontario’s Nonprofit Labour Force, Ontario Nonprofit Network, The Mowat Centre, University of Toronto, September...
Triec.ca has relaunched
Welcome to the new look triec.ca! We have relaunched a new website, with a refreshed design and up-to-date information and resources. The new triec.ca tells GTA companies and organizations how TRIEC can work with them to help them connect with Internationally Educated...
Newcomer Day – celebrating the city’s newcomers
Happy Newcomer Day Toronto! Today the city is coming together to celebrate Toronto’s immigrants and the contribution they have to make – and we’re thrilled to be joining in. Newcomer Day is organized by the City of Toronto and the Toronto Newcomer Leadership table....
Leave this world a little better than you found it
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Canada is a long-standing member of the Professional Immigrant Networks (PINs) program. We spoke to CIMA Canada’s PINs leader, Amal Ratnayake, about what it means to be a PINs leader and how his association has...
It is more blessed to give than to receive
M-Bridge Culture Integration Society for Professionals is a proud PINs association run by internationally educated professionals (IEPs). M-Bridge’s PINs leader, Sophie Duan talks about her experience with the PINs program. M-Bridge was formed in 2008 to help...
Strength in Numbers for Immigrants Looking for Work
On the evening of May 6, we're hosting a celebration of our Professional Immigrant Networks program. The event will also celebrate Scotiabank’s renewed three-year sponsorship of the program. Professional Immigrant Networks (PINs) is a network of professional...
The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas
What started in Halifax as a new idea for connecting skilled immigrants with established professionals has grown into a successful program. Connector has now been replicated and adopted in other cities across Canada, including Toronto. Recently, TRIEC’s Connector...