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To help you integrate into Canadian life and the workplace, the Immigrant Education Department gets involved in special projects involving the
broader community. They involve important issues like advisement, language proficiency and credential assessment. These projects are
often coordinated with other colleges and the provincial and federal governments.
This project, supported by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration of the Government of Ontario, investigates barriers
to immigrants gaining employment. It also develops and implements Ontario college services to improve the integration of internationally
trained individuals into the workforce. The Immigrant Education Department also participates in separate projects examining barriers
and services related to advisement, language proficiency and credential assessment. Read more on the
CIITE project. 
Orientation to Ontario (O2O):
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI), recognizing the key role newcomers play
in Ontario’s and Canada’s continued economic and cultural growth, have funded a joint, province-wide initiative: the Orientation to
Ontario (O2O) project.
The O2O project will develop a framework and tools to support the delivery of a standardized orientation to Ontario that will aid the over 100,000
newcomers who settle in Ontario every year.
Targeted tools and supports in multiple media—print, online, workshops—will work in unison to address key information needs and aid
in the development of customized approaches to settlement planning that will empower newcomers to expedite their settlement and integration into
Ontario’s society.
Free workshops for employers: Increasing the Capacity of Small and Medium Sized Businesses to Hire and Retain Internationally Trained
Immigrants (ICHR)
Small- and medium-sized businesses represent 80% of all employers across Ontario. George Brown College, and 13 other Ontario colleges, provide
workshops for their HR professionals and others who make hiring decisions. The workshops provide hands-on strategies for recruiting,
evaluating, interviewing and hiring skilled immigrants. They also raise cultural awareness, and encourage participants to reflect on cultural
assumptions and biases. These workshops were developed and piloted by TRIEC (Toronto Regional Immigrant Employment Council). Ask
us about this project.
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