A conversation with the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council

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Think about where immigrants go. What cities are in the top of your mind? Don’t tell! I can guess! Toronto is one of them.

Around 250 thousand people immigrate to Canada every year. 30% of them choose Toronto. That’s a lot of people for one city! And a lot of competition at the time of looking for a job, also.

Under those conditions, you can easily guess that in a city like Toronto there are hundreds of Organizations devoted to help newcomers succeed. Today, I want to introduce you to one that I think is unique. It’s the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC).

The Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) is a multi-stakeholder council that creates solutions to better integrate skilled immigrants in the Toronto Region labour market. What makes this place unique is that they deal directly with the employers: they educate them. TRIEC has a few interesting plans to help you achieve your goal of finding the best job for you.

To know more about them, I had the chance to talk to Charles Achampong. He is Manager, Corporate & Stakeholder Relations for TRIEC and he is based in Toronto.

In this conversation you will learn about:

• What you are expected to do as your homework before arriving to Canada.
• What other organizations in Toronto can help you with employment.
• What programs TRIEC have for you.
• What kind of companies work with TRIEC and could be your next employer in Toronto.

You can listen to our conversation here using our player:

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Now it’s your turn…

Leave us a comment to let us know how are you going to do your homework or, in case you still have to do it, how are you planning for it.

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