Tuesday, November 30, 2010

News You Can Use - Mentoring online

The target group for this program is Internationally Educated Professionals who are in the process of relocating to Canada. These mentees are matched with Canadian professionals in their field for a four-month mentoring relationship. Apart from the mentoring forum, visitors to this website also have access to links to a range of resources in the areas of settlement, employment and education across Canada. These links are conveniently organized according to these three areas and also according to geographic area of interest to the user. Other resources include a ‘Newsroom' where you may find articles of interest, FAQs and a discussion board where newcomers and other visitors to the site can have discussions and network. Access to the latter two resources requires a basic registration and creation of a user name and password.


To find out more about Canada InfoNet, click here.

Friday, November 26, 2010

News You Can Use - Canada 2011 immigration plan

The Government of Canada will maintain high immigration levels to help sustain the economic recovery, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today upon tabling the annual immigration plan in Parliament. It is estimated that Canada will welcome between 240,000 and 265,000 new permanent residents in 2011. Sixty percent of these immigrants will come through economic streams. "Canada's post-recession economy demands a high level of legal immigration to keep our work force strong," he said. "At the same time, we are maintaining our commitment to family reunification and refugees."


Read the news release. 

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Monday, November 1, 2010

News You Can Use - A story...like your story...

Listen the story of a judge who is performing citizenship ceremonies. A story very similar to everyone else... 
What are you taking from his story? Network and get out!


Find out more about Citizenship and Immigration Canada


"Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along."Napoleon Hill