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Professional Immigrant Networks initiative (PINs)

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Type
Web Site
Phase
Ongoing
Start Date
02/09/2012
Undertaken In
Ontario
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Keyword (s)
  • Mentoring
  • Outreach
  • Partnership Building
  • Stakeholder Engagement
Summary

PINs is an initiative of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC). TRIEC, with funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and sponsorship from Scotiabank, is working collaboratively with professional immigrant networks to increase their capacity to connect their skilled immigrant members to meaningful employment. The primary objectives of PINs are:

  • To strengthen the individual and collective organizational capacity of the networks

  • To create effective working relationships between the networks and employers, professional associations, service providers, government, and other relevant stakeholders

  • To create a network of professional immigrant network leaders and support their development as effective leaders

The  PINs website incorporates a variety of features to bridge the gaps between the professional networks, immigrants, community agencies and employers. These include a network directory searchable by profession or ethno-cultural group, various communication tools, a resource library and an events calendar.

For employers, the website gives them the ability to connect to sector- and ethno-specific professional immigrant networks, communicate directly with target markets and build their brands among new, established and perspective immigrants. For immigrants, and the community agencies that support them, the website makes it easy to connect with and join these networks as part of the immigrant's employment strategy.

Web site address
http://www.networksforimmigrants.ca
Did you receive any funding?
Yes
Funding Source
  • Federal Government
  • Private Company/Investor(s)
Partners for this initiative
  • Employer
  • Immigrant Serving Organization
  • Non-Government Organization (NGO)
Are you looking for partners?
Yes
Type of File(s)
Language of content
English

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OwnerJessica Hume
Date CreatedThursday, February 16, 2012 3:22 PM
Date ModifiedFriday, February 24, 2012 3:17 PM
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