Psychological Safety and Well-Being of Newcomers in the Workplace
The journey of immigrating to a new country can be overwhelming. And not just the moving process, but what happens post-arrival. The feeling of inclusion – or lack thereof – in a newcomer’s new environment, and how it affects their psychological well-being as they...
“Even with extensive experience and great education, you need an ally in your job search” – Mauricio Morales
“Arriving in a country as a newcomer feels like being an undercover agent – nobody knows you.” Mauricio Morales says of his experience moving to Canada. Mauricio Morales took part in TRIEC Mentoring Partnership in mid-2017 after moving to Canada from Colombia. With an...
Creating Opportunities for Immigrant Professionals to Succeed
Gerard Keledjian has been an active contributor in TRIEC’s Professional Immigrant Networks (PINs) program through his association, the New Canadian Media Professionals’ Network (NCMP). He talks to us about his journey as a newcomer, a PINs leader, an entrepreneur and...
Pre-budget submission 2019: invest in mentoring to help more immigrants find meaningful work
Recommendation: that the Government of Canada invest $11 million annually in mentoring programs across Canada to improve the employment outcomes of 6,000 immigrant professionals and to encourage employers to hire immigrant talent. In the release...
Ana Peniche – Advancing to Success
Ana Peniche was a mentee in the 2017 cohort of the Collaborative Mentorship Program launched by Hispanotech. She talks about her experience in the program, how it helped her find success in her career, and why mentoring is useful for newcomers to Canada. I grew up in...
Expanding Professional Networks, Creating Friendships and Building a Stronger Community
As PINs association Hispanotech looks forward to the fourth year of its mentorship program, Gabriel Sorozabal, who led the launch of the program in 2015, talks about why he wanted to start the program and the journey so far I always thought of a mentor as someone who...
Churchill Fellow Visits TRIEC for Insight into Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Kajal Sanghrajka, director of Growth Hub Global and Churchill Fellow, traveled to Austria, Canada, Finland and the USA to study effective migrant integration through entrepreneurship. Her report, “How do cities attract and integrate high skilled immigrant...
Guest blog: `Be the change…’ Observations from the Canadian Immigration Summit 2018
Guest blogger Alka Kumar shares her thoughts on the Conference Board of Canada's Immigration Summit, which took place in May 2018. For those of you who really wanted to be in Ottawa for the Immigration Summit, May 30-31, but could not make it, let me share...