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All the latest updates and stories from the programSupporting newcomers (and ourselves) during a time of crisis
By TINA VIRMANI The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on every aspect of our individual and collective lives, and it is affecting all of us, regardless of our differences. At the same time, we have become aware of the ways in which our specific identities...
Where mentoring milestones are created: Employer Partners
When Loreal Rhodes immigrated to Canada with her family in her teens, she saw the struggles her parents went through trying to fit into a new culture and find jobs that would suit their skills and experience. Her mother eventually landed satisfying work, but her...
New Employer Partner: Modern Niagara “Newcomer mentees are inspirations to us”
Is the experience of being a mentor as valuable as having one? For Modern Niagara, a new employer partner at TRIEC Mentoring Partnership, the skills mentors gain are a valuable asset. This part of their organizational culture is great for mentees too, because it means...
Where the mentoring magic begins: community partners
The success of the TRIEC Mentoring Partnership is collaboration, at every level. From the employers who work to recruit mentors within their organizations, the individuals who volunteer their time to mentor newcomers and the community partners who help potential...
The Newcomer Journey to Fruitful Canadian Employment [Part 2: The Mentor]
Securing a job in a new country is not an easy task for any newcomer, but help along the way can make finding fruitful work a little less challenging. Volunteer mentors at TRIEC Mentoring Partnership hope to make the newcomer’s employment journey a bit easier and that...
The Newcomer Journey to Fruitful Canadian Employment [Part 1: The Mentees]
Securing a job in a new country is not an easy task for any newcomer, but help along the way can make finding fruitful work a little less challenging. Volunteer mentors at TRIEC Mentoring Partnership hope to make the newcomer’s employment journey a bit easier and that...
New Partner Story: Meridian Credit Union “Sparking innovation and new thinking”
At TRIEC we are proud to have Meridian Credit Union join TRIEC Mentoring Partnership as an employer partner as of May 2019. Meridian is Ontario’s largest credit union and the third largest in Canada, helping more than a quarter of a million members in Ontario....
New Employer Partner: Loblaw Companies Limited “taking action creates positive change for diversity and inclusion”
In this blog, we welcome our new employer partner Loblaw Companies Limited with TRIEC Mentoring Partnership. Loblaw is Canada's food and pharmacy leader, and the nation's largest retailer. Their stores include Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix, No Frills, Real Canadian...
“Our mentors gain the drive to do more” – Rogers Communications on reaching 100 matches
Rogers is one of two employer partners to receive an award for providing mentors to more than 100 newcomers in 2018. Sharon Hinds, Rogers' Mosaic Project Lead of TRIEC Mentoring Partnership, talks about what being a partner in the program means to the organization....
“We are always looking to expand our talent pools…Skilled immigrant employees bring a wealth of innovative ideas and unique perspectives” – TD Bank on reaching 1,500 matches
For the first time, TRIEC is giving awards to employers who have provided mentors to support more than 1,500 newcomers to Canada in their employment journeys. One of those winners is TD Bank. Faisal Yousuf, AVP, Personal Banking Delivery Excellence and TRIEC Executive...
