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All the latest updates and stories from the programFrom duty to personal purpose: Why Dr. Deepak Sharma places such high value on mentoring
Dr. Deepak Sharma is a people and culture leader with over three decades’ experience spanning the public sector, academia, healthcare, and military sectors. An expert lies in human resources, organizational development, and promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion,...
A Natural Way to Give Back: Hanan Fadhel’s inspiring transition from Mentee to Mentor
Hanan Fadhel has over 20 years of experience, delivering large-scale tech solutions across software engineering, cloud computing, AI, and digital transformation for global tech and telecommunication companies. Since moving to Canada, she has led technical teams across...
We make a life by what we give: What inspires Behshad Sabah to keep mentoring
Having worked as an engineer for nearly three decades, Behshad Sabah is sharing his experience across the energy and natural resources sectors to help newcomers to Canada find meaningful careers. For mentoring over 15 newcomers through the TRIEC Mentoring Partnership...
Helping people rediscover belief: Asim Husain’s desire to pay it forward as a mentor
A seasoned IT and business professional with over 20 years’ experience leading telecom teams across Canada and the US, Asim Husain has dedicated his professional careers to build resilient, scalable, and secure tech environments. Asim was honoured at the 2026 TMP...
Helping others grow and achieve their dreams: Why Pradip Jaitly wants to keep mentoring newcomers
A civil engineer by profession, Pradip Jaitly has nearly four decades of experience in construction and project management, having worked with some of the Greater Toronto Area’s best-known developers. For mentoring over 25 newcomers through the TRIEC Mentoring...
Helping newcomers do amazing things: Indra Maharjan explains what motivates him to keep mentoring
Having enjoyed a career spanning more than 35 years in public works and infrastructure, Indra Maharjan’s wants to use his experience to help newcomers to Canada thrive in meaningful careers, by guiding them as a mentor. Indra was honoured at the TRIEC Mentoring...
Mentorship as a Two-Way Partnership: Raymond Ng’s Journey from Mentee to Mentor
Raymond Ng has a background in banking IT solution architecture, with a focus on Insurance and Credit card domain. He served as the cutover lead for a global Banking acquisition project, and the data integration lead for global Insurance divestiture projects. He...
Mentoring Month 2026: Powering Canada’s Essential Industries Through Skilled Immigrant Talent
January marks National Mentoring Month, and TRIEC is proud to celebrate the transformational impact of mentorship though the TRIEC Mentoring Partnership (TMP) program. Through the TRIEC Mentoring Partnership (TMP), mentorship becomes more than guidance. It becomes a...
Chasing the Canadian Dream: Tunde Oyedola’s Mentoring Journey
I moved to Canada from Nigeria in June 2024, in search of the Canadian dream. With nearly 20 years of experience in the Nigerian banking sector, I had steadily built a career I was proud of. But relocating came with a deep fear, would all those years of experience...
Guiding the Next Generation: Why Colin Baskind Has Mentored Over 20 Newcomers
Colin Baskind has a professional history that has spanned over more than 60 years. He has held a range of leadership roles in large and medium-sized companies in South Africa and Canada. As the CEO of various companies, he has been involved in international business...