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“One of the the things that we say is central to our organization is that when immigrants prosper, we all prosper,” says Margaret Eaton, Executive Director of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council. TRIEC now has the numbers to back up that belief: a recently...

Are you a biologist/chemist/engineer? Do you want to have a meaningful volunteer experience, where you really make a difference? If so, a skilled immigrant in your profession is waiting for you! The Mentoring Partnership is urgently looking for mentors who can share...

Could you make a difference by mentoring an architect who has immigrated to Toronto? The Mentoring Partnership is an award-winning program of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council that pairs skilled immigrants with mentors in their professional fields....

January is National Mentoring Month! What better time to build your leadership and coaching skills by signing up as a mentor? Mentoring can bring many benefits for the mentee – but it’s a fantastic experience for the person doing the mentoring too. Giving just a few...

TORONTO, ON (December 2, 2014) – The Mentoring Partnership, a program of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), has made more than 10,000 mentoring matches between skilled immigrants and professionals in their field. The program celebrated this...

The Mentoring Partnership, a program of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), celebrated its 10th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Recognition Reception tonight, Dec. 2, in Toronto. The program has made more than 10,000 mentoring matches between...

Matt Galloway spoke to Majid Kazmi. He is a business consultant with CIBC who came from Pakistan in 2012 and found work partly with the help of The Mentoring Partnership. Majid was a Mentee there, and now serves as a mentor. Yesterday he was honoured by the...

Watch an interview with The Mentoring Partnership Program participant Alex Ho and TRIEC Executive Director Margaret Eaton.

When Enrique Enriques immigrated with his wife and daughter to Toronto from Philippines in 2003, the family figured out much of how Canada works on their own. “I didn’t know the TTC was exact fare,” Enriques laughs now, “I was giving the driver a $20 bill and waiting...

It’s The Mentoring Partnership’s 10th Anniversary this year, and there’s extra reason to celebrate with the program passing 10 000 mentoring matches. We’re looking forward to an exciting future – and we want you to be a part of it. In the last 10 years, mentoring has...