Events

A government initiative to help skilled immigrants navigate the labyrinth of credential recognition and Canadian job market before they arrive on our shores has boosted newcomers’ employment rate. …

Thinking outside the box when it comes to immigrants: St. Michael’s Hospital does it again
St. Michael’s Hospital is a trailblazer when it comes to integrating skilled immigrants. The hospital was the first to host immigrant interns through Career Edge Organization’s Career Bridge program and to develop mentoring for newcomers through St.Michael’s Making Connections: Newcomer Volunteer Program. Now they’re the first hospital to fuse mentoring with volunteering in partnership with TRIEC’s Mentoring Partnership program….

Paul Gallant
When Erich Shih arrived in Canada two years ago, he found his first job in three weeks — as a gas station cashier in Milton. It was something of a shock since both he and his wife had been established teachers in their country of origin, the Philippines. Shih didn’t look down on the gas station work, but it wasn’t at all what he had planned when he applied to immigrate to Canada….

Neil Armstrong
TORONTO: Jamaican Karen Brown is one of the recipients of the Mentee of the Year Award which is granted by the Mentoring Partnership, award-winning program of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC)….