You recognize the value of skilled immigrant talent and have processes in place to recruit, integrate and retain these employees. Share your stories and expertise to help other organizations and expand your programs across the country.
Share Your Success Story
Sharing the story of how you recruit, integrate and retain skilled immigrants will show other organizations how easy it is to put these practices into place, benefiting the organization and the community. Your practices don’t have to be elaborate or expensive, sometimes the simplest initiatives are the most effective. By contributing your story, you will add to the collection of promising practices and you might even find a few new ones from other Champions to try for yourself.
3M Uses Language Game to Build Cultural Competence
A five-minute language exercise helps 3M supervisors better understand the experiences of skilled immigrant employees who speak English as a second language.
Become a National Corporate Partner
As an ALLIES National Corporate Partner you will work on solutions to employ skilled immigrants that have a clear and measurable impact in local communities. This includes identifying senior local leadership to create local immigrant employment councils, as well as encouraging leaders to participate in initiatives such as mentoring, internships, public awareness campaigns and award programs.
These activities will allow your organization to inform the discussion about the advantages of hiring skilled immigrants, create opportunities for media coverage and raise your profile as a good corporate citizen and employer of choice.
Become a National Corporate Partner
Join the National Mentoring Initiative
The ALLIES National Mentoring Initiative supports employers in launching mentoring programs in multiple cities. Taking a mentoring program national has many benefits for a company. It ensures all employees, regardless of location, can access mentoring and reap the benefits of being volunteer mentors. It also ensures the company is consistently reaching out to diverse talent pools, wherever they may be.
The ALLIES National Mentoring Initiative provides the employer with access to mentoring programs with common core criteria while respecting local realities and establishes mentoring as a successful method for employers to participate in skilled immigrant integration across Canada.
