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
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 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 […]
Meet Tonia, a Canada InfoNet participant from Nigeria
“Take ownership for your learning,” says Canada InfoNet participant, Tonia Aigbokhae. Tonia who recently immigrated to Canada, was referred to Canada InfoNet by our partner agency, Planning For Canada. In this article, she beautifully shares her experience as a participant in the program and how it benefitted her. My name is Tonia Aigbokhae and I am […]
Are we Doing Enough to Support Immigrant Women in the Workplace?
Immigrant women face a range of challenges in the workforce, including the gender pay gap, and difficulties accessing executive roles in the workforce. This is made even clearer by the data — a recent study by TRIEC shows that women only make up about 36 percent of executive roles in the Greater Toronto Area, and when those […]
I found a job before arriving in Canada amidst Covid
A Canada InfoNet Success Story The current pandemic situation has changed everyone’s lives and we know that for those immigrating to Canada at this time it might seem even harder to stay motivated to continue with your job search. These are challenging times but there is no reason to give up on your goals. Today […]