There is power in numbers. TRIEC knows this and works closely with ALLIES, a project of Maytree and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, to harness the potential of ten immigrant employment councils and networks across the country. We share ideas, promising practices and tools.
TRIEC continues to contribute learning tools to hireimmigrants.ca, an online hub for employer resources on immigrant employment. The hireimmigrants.ca Roadmap, an interactive, human resources guide, has now been syndicated through two provincial immigration portals and four municipal websites within Ontario. TRIEC’s training videos are featured here and are popular amongst employers and immigrants across the country.
Nine mentoring programs have been established in five provinces. This year TRIEC presented at the first-ever national mentoring conference hosted by ALLIES in Calgary. We shared the technology from our Mentoring Partnership database to ensure that other programs are primed to hit the ground running.
We’ve shared our learnings on what works when trying to engage employers on the ground and where applicable, have connected our employer partners with national opportunities.
Most importantly, we work closely with other immigrant employment councils to engage in meaningful discussions on what can be achieved together. The time seems ripe for a national, coordinated strategy on immigrant integration in Canada and the number of willing partners is growing.
More on ALLIES
ALLIES (Assisting Local Leaders with Immigrant Employment Strategies) supports local efforts in Canadian cities to successfully adapt and implement programs that further the suitable employment of skilled immigrants. Through a series of multi-stakeholder initiatives, ALLIES and local partners contribute to building a stronger Canada by using the talents, connections and experience of skilled immigrants who have made Canada their new home. The project is jointly funded by Maytree and The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation.
ALLIES provides resources and funding to immigrant employment councils . These employer led councils also include community organizations, post-secondary institutions, assessment service providers, labour, immigrant professional associations and all three levels of government. Find your local immigrant employment council by visiting alliescanada.ca.
Visit the ALLIES website to learn about how the program increases an immigrant employment council’s ability to effect change at the local level and break down the barriers to hiring skilled immigrants.
For more information visit www.alliescanada.ca and read the backgrounder.
Read new ALLIES report Attracting, Retaining and Integrating Skilled Immigrants: An Analysis of Canada’s Leading Employers.
