YMCAs of Three Rivers Waterloo Region

The Mentorship Program brings internationally-trained professionals together with established professionals for a series of in-person and online meetings to discuss their profession and create an individualized career plan. Mentorship is a one-on-one match between newcomer participants (mentee) and program volunteers (mentor.) These strategic mentoring matches allow newcomer mentees to learn about Canadian workplace culture, make critical networking connections, and learn how to increase their marketability by leveraging their skills and previous international experience. By the end of the mentoring journey, newcomer mentees have developed a more relevant and strategic career plan to continue their career in Canada with confidence.

• An internationally trained professional with valid confirmation of credentials
• Permanent Resident, Conventional Refugee, CUAET status
• Possess English proficiency of level 7 or above (based on Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score with valid proof)

• Newcomers - Immigration / Sponsorship
• Newcomers - Refugees
• Newcomers - Settlement Services