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All the latest updates and stories from the programSean Pimenta: “Without a doubt mentoring has definitely helped me succeed in my career”
Sean Pimenta is Senior Manager, Card Production & Invoicing Operations at RBC. Sean is a mentor with the TRIEC Mentoring Partnership. He was recently recognized as a 10-time mentor for his contribution and leadership helping newcomers succeed in the Canadian...
Nael Zubaidi: “Getting this position has been my career goal since I left Dubai”
Nael Zubaidi came to Canada in August 2020. He previously worked in Dubai for nearly 15 years as an M&E manager for a large general contractor. He become a mentee with the TRIEC Mentoring Partnership through the program at Sheridan College. Like many immigrants...
Claudius Otegbade: “I’ve had incredible career progression since I arrived in Canada six years ago”
Claudius Otegbade is Partner, Forensics & AML at C&G Professionals Services Inc. He shares his mentoring experience and the transition he made from mentee to mentoring newcomers himself. Why did you become a mentor? It was my way of paying it forward. I was a...
New Partner Story: Ontario Teachers’ “Mentorship is Mutual”
We are proud to have Ontario Teachers’ join TRIEC Mentoring Partnership as an employer partner. Ontario Teachers’ is Canada's largest single-profession pension plan with $221.2 billion in net assets. They pay pensions and invest plan assets on behalf of 331,000...
Mentor and Mentee Spotlight: Our Mentoring Journey during the pandemic
By Eiliyah Deewan and Henrique Goncalves Eiliyah is a Project Officer at the Canadian Executive Service Organization, and a volunteer mentor at TRIEC. Her appreciation for mentoring inspired her to co-author and put this blog together with her mentee, Henrique...
How to be a great mentor in a virtual environment
By TINA VIRMANI Unemployment, underemployment and adjusting to life in a new country were common challenges for newcomers to Canada long before the onset of COVID-19. However, the pandemic has intensified these issues. Newcomers are experiencing a more unstable job...
Supporting 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
Watch the full video: 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...
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...