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This section has the latest news on immigrant networks and immigrant employment in the Toronto Region.

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April 2, 2013
CAMP & M-Bridge joint event featured in SNAP!

A network of professional immigrants gathered at the office of Joe Daniel, MP for Don Valley East, to participate in Jane Hardenek's Personality Dimensions Workshop. Participants were encouraged...

March 27, 2013
Job-Search: Networking Like A Canadian Pro

It was the first week of spring, and a large group of well-dressed media professionals stood in clumps in the packed top floor of The Spoke Club in Toronto to engage in a networking evening...

March 19, 2013
Macleans: The Future of Jobs in Canada

On a recent February evening, Karl Eve received an emergency call from a restaurant owner in Canmore, Alta. The busy eatery had suddenly found itself with no hot water, even though the basement...

March 12, 2013
Strong Immigration Helps Canada Meet Labour Needs

As huge oil and resource construction projects continue to soak...

March 8, 2013
Environmental stewardship program available for foreign-trained professionals

An intensive eight-week certificate workshop on the community environmental sector begins next month for new Canadians.

The course is part of a joint initiative between Conservation Halton...

February 4, 2013
Latin American immigrants make waves in Canada as Generation Ñ

A  smooth Spanish accent and a wooden surfboard on a shelf in his office on Toronto’s King Street West hint at Diego Casco’s origins. Otherwise, the Costa Rican graphic designer might be from...

February 1, 2013
Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism

As of today, all Canadians are invited to submit nominations for the fifth annual Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism.

“I encourage Canadians to support...

January 31, 2013
Engineers Canada launches website to help newcomers plan their engineering careers

OTTAWA, Jan. 31, 2013 /CNW/ - A new website launched by Engineers Canada and funded...

January 16, 2013
‘When new immigrants succeed, all of Canada wins…’

Murali Murthy is the author of the bestselling ‘The ACE Principle – 15 Success Principles to Absorb, Comprehend and Excel in every area of life’. A creative director...

December 13, 2012
What Employers Want: Power of immigrant talent

“If it weren’t for immigration, the economy, especially industries like information technology, would be in very bad shape today,” says Tom Turpin, vice-president of sales, Randstad Canada, one of...