Santsingh (Sant) Marwaha – multiple-time mentor and a proud engineer
First introduced to The Mentoring Partnership and the opportunity to mentor immigrant professionals in 2005, Santsingh (Sant) Marwaha has been mentoring internationally trained engineers from all over the world looking for ways to get into their professional fields in...
Pradeep Mathur – serial mentor driven by his own immigrant experience
Pradeep Mathur migrated to Canada in 2008 from India having worked in the Middle East for many years. Despite significant international banking experience, it took him 13 months to find a job in Canada. Briefly a mentee with The Mentoring Partnership through ACCES...
Dan Mitta – Building people skills goes a long way in getting on in the world
Dan Mitta, Architect-Building Code Advisor with the Ontario Public Service, has been a mentor in The Mentoring Partnership for over seven years and has mentored more than 10 internationally trained architects in the GTA. He spoke with us about his experience as a...
Enrique Enriquez – this program was IT!
My mentees inspire me! When Enrique Enriquez arrived in Canada from the Philippines in 2003, he brought with him skills in networking, systems support, administration, and teaching. The Mentoring Partnership was yet to be launched. He struggled with and learnt the...
Amjad Rana- Mentoring Pro
"Being a mentor has taught me to be humble". When Amjad Rana first arrived in Canada 17 years ago, he trekked to a public library every day to scour suitable job postings in publications. He would then respond with hand-written resumes that were invariably six to...
Veena Balram – mentoring helps me relate to my customers
"The Mentoring Partnership gave me an opportunity to mentor skilled immigrants in a structured way". When Veena Balram arrived in Canada from India 11 years ago, she got a job within a week. Veena is now Director, Unsecured Lending at Scotiabank. Years after arriving...
James Strasman – all my mentees are intelligent and beautiful people
"Be interested in your mentees and be honest with them". James Strasman’s empathy for newcomers comes from his personal experience. In 1964, as a young architect he went looking for a job in Switzerland. “I can still remember carrying my drawings around and trying to...
Ranil Mendis – Mentor to 10 or more skilled immigrants
When Ranil Mendis immigrated to Canada in 1987, there was nothing like The Mentoring Partnership in place. He came with significant qualifications and experience, but it wasn’t translating well with employers in Canada. “I ended up doing very very junior roles,” he...
Riaz Shaikh – Mentor to 10 or more skilled immigrants
Riaz Shaikh, Supervisor Capital Projects, City of Toronto After immigrating from his native India in 2002, Riaz was unable to find a mentor in his professional field of architecture. “When I came to Canada, The Mentoring Partnership Program didn't exist,” recalls...
Saleha Hussain – Mentor to 10 or more skilled immigrants
Saleha Hussain, Building Engineer, City of Toronto Saleha’s parents immigrated to Canada when she was a teenager. She witnessed their struggle settling in Canada and trying to find jobs in their professional fields. Unfortunately, it never happened for them and they...