Exploring Skilled Trades in Canada
Canada’s projection for the Skilled Trades sector is that over 256,000 new apprentices are needed over the next 5 years to meet the demand of the workforce. For newcomers with expertise in a trade from outside Canada, or individuals attracted to pursuing a rewarding career in the skilled trades sector, the country offers lots of […]
Welcoming includes seizing opportunities, big and small, to see each other and work together
One way to welcome newcomers is to volunteer in newcomer-serving organizations. Our volunteer mentors at JVS Toronto have helped more than 2000 newcomers to Canada
Navigating the Canadian Job Market: Lessons Learned by a Canada InfoNet Participant
When it comes to finding employment, focusing on quality over quantity can make a significant difference. By making improvements to your resume and targeting only the most suitable job opportunities, you can increase your chances of success. In addition, the power of networking can lead you to a job. In this blog post, we share […]
Celebrating 20 years of Mentoring Services
Celebrating 20 Years of Mentoring at JVS Toronto: Empowering Skilled Immigrants to Achieve Career Success For the past 20 years, JVS Toronto has been
Mentor Spotlight: Hugo O’Doherty
Hugo is a mentor with Canada InfoNet and he works for Moving2Canada supporting newcomers to settle in Canada. Hugo, who is also an immigrant from Ireland, has been observing Canada’s trends on immigration to share with newcomers. From his personal and professional experience he understands the needs and goals of immigrants and feels rewarded in empowering them to […]
Mentee Spotlight: Shilpi Gupta
Canada InfoNet connects immigrating professionals with established Canadians in their field for mentorship support. This has provided participants (mentees) with direct and up to date industry information, while facilitating the professional development of both mentees and their mentors. Below testimonial is from Shilpi Gupta – IT Project Manager, a successful mentee who benefited from the […]
From Mentee to Mentor – Meet Olabisi Adesina
We are always happy when our Canada InfoNet participants share their success stories with us but we are beyond excited when, after getting valuable work experience in Canada, they become mentors with our program. Meet Olabisi “Bisi” Adesina, a former Canada InfoNet mentee, who now shares her experience and knowledge with her other immigrating professionals […]
Mentee Spotlight: Meet Jasmine
Canada InfoNet participant Jasmine talks about her immigration journey, job hunting in Canada, and what online mentoring did for her. Hello, my name is Jasmine and I landed in Canada in July 2022. I started my permanent resident application back in my home country, Malaysia in early 2020. Due to Covid-19, I lived with both […]
Meet Kanwardyal, A Canada InfoNet Success Story
Kanwardyal Singh is a Product Owner/Manager who immigrated from India in 2017. In his preparation to come to Canada he became a program participant and mentee with Canada InfoNet where he was matched with Rick McCallion. After successfully establishing himself in the country, he wanted to pay it forward and decided to become a mentor with […]
Meet Mohamed, A Canada InfoNet Mentee
Mohamed, who will be landing in Canada shortly, shares his experience of how being a mentee helped to explore alternative career options and be prepared for the Canadian workplace culture. My name is Mohamed Awad and I am a new Canadian immigrant working as a Mechanical Engineer. I started the mentorship program with JVS Toronto’s Canada […]