The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the launch of the 5th round of its mentoring program.

The program intends to help newcomers settle into the Canadian society better and faster by helping internationally trained Indo-Canadian newcomers connect with successful professionals to help them build useful networks, familiarize them with the Canadian work culture and assist them in job search. The preceding four sessions have met its objectives.

We are actively seeking Mentors and Mentees for this session. The mentors for the program will be carefully chosen from the professional pool of talent available within ICCC's membership to help the mentee in their professional networking and job search strategies.

Objectives of the program

• Help skilled newcomers by matching them with a mentor with a similar background
• Assist them with developing their professional networks and making educated career decisions
• Increase their understanding of Canadian workplace culture and the reality of transferring professional designations
• Strengthen the knowledge of community resources and linkages to settlement services, skills development, job search resources, language and literacy programming among other services

Advantages of the program

Mentee Benefits

• Increased self-knowledge and awareness
• Obtain strategic tools for ongoing career development and success
• Enhance communication skills
• Develop professional etiquette
• Identify talents needed in the Canadian workplace
• Build their network for work and career success
• Become employed in their field of expertise

Mentor Benefits

• Increased self-knowledge and self-awareness
• Optimize coaching and mentoring skills
• Build leadership excellence
• Dialogue with and learn from the experiences of internationally trained people
• Share knowledge and wisdom and explore new ideas and perspectives
• Learn about and contribute to the community
• Recognition from ICCC

Action plan

• If you are a newcomer to Canada or a seasoned Canadian professional, we encourage you to be a part of this program.
• If you are interested in the mentoring program either as a mentor or mentee please follow the links to fill out the appropriate form as well as kindly email your resume to mentoring@iccc.org

Mentee Application Form (Mentee Application Form.pdf)

 Mentor Application Form (Mentor Application Form.pdf)

Please note that the deadline for submissions is Sept 30th, 2013.

For further information please contact:

SPONSORSHIP - If you are interested in sponsoring this ICCC initiative, please email us at iccc@iccc.org

VOLUNTEERING - If you want to join the New Immigrants Committee to assist with this program, please email us at mentoring@iccc.org

For any other inquires, or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Pawan Chankotra (Mentoring Program Coordinator) at mentoring@iccc.org or 416-224-0090 x 545