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Toronto/CMEDIA: Partnering with World Education Services and Jumpstart Refugee Talent, the City of Toronto hosted the third annual Toronto Refugee Hiring Event earlier this week to support refugees and help increase their access to jobs in the city, a news release has said.
“The annual Refugee Hiring Event opens doors and…Empowering people…an investment in resilience, diversity and the strength of Toronto,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said.
“Far too many forcibly displaced people across Canada struggle to find employment…The Refugee Hiring Event…connecting refugees with opportunities and connecting employers with untapped talent,” Shamira Madhany, Deputy Executive Director and Managing Director, World Education Services said.
In this event Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York) joined by Ratna Omidvar, Senator, along with City staff were there to welcome and support the newcomers’ journey to meaningful employment in Toronto.
Welcoming people in the event, Malik said, “Providing opportunities for meaningful employment…and builds connection to the city and the many diverse communities that make up Toronto.”
Besides providing meaningful employment through pre-screened job opportunities from a range of sectors, the event offered support from community employment agencies for resumé and interview coaching.
The 2023 Toronto Refugee Hiring Event not only facilitated the employers from the banking, retail and hospital sectors in which more than 415 job seekers were able to register and participate in on-the-spot interviews with 27 employers
The event also led to more than 100 on-the-spot and conditional job offers with others being offered a second interview or inclusion in further hiring processes by participating employers.
Led by the Refugee Jobs Agenda Roundtable, this Hiring Event is organized by World Education Services and Jumpstart Refugee Talent with support from Starbucks Canada and in partnership with the City and refugee-serving community agencies.
The City works through the Newcomer Office to ensure the safety, support, with a sense of belonging of newcomers living in Toronto
This is accomplished through the implementation of: The Toronto Newcomer Strategy, The Refugee Resettlement Program, Access to City Services for Undocumented Torontonians
To provide a coordinated approach to newcomer issues, the city of Toronto works closely with settlement sector partners including Toronto Local Immigration Partnerships and other internal and external stakeholders.
The City works through the Newcomer Office to ensure the safety, support, with a sense of belonging of newcomers living in Toronto
This is accomplished through the implementation of: The Toronto Newcomer Strategy, The Refugee Resettlement Program, Access to City Services for Undocumented Torontonians
To provide a coordinated approach to newcomer issues, the city of Toronto works closely with settlement sector partners including Toronto Local Immigration Partnerships and other internal and external stakeholders.
