Monthly Archives: August 2016

When a customer who need an interpreter visits a branch, the RBC advisor opens the language app on a tablet and in less than a minute is connected to a qualified staffer. The three can then talk over the video link, with the interpreter also having access to an optional on-screen whiteboard. The service is […]

Stuart Anderson, Forbes Immigration has been a hot-button issue in America for over 150 years and may be for another couple of centuries. Still, amid the controversy, there are a number of facts that I’ve discovered through research about high-skilled immigrants that give a sense of the overlooked benefits and contributions of immigrants, as well […]

Khaled wakes up early. Most people in the refugee camp in Polykastro, in northern Greece, do – the tents get too hot to sleep shortly after the sun rises. But Khaled wakes up with intent: he has to get to work, one of the rare people in the camp who do. He starts prepping the […]

Jessica Scott-Reid, Chatelaine Three Syrian women who arrived in Canada via a Jordanian refugee camp this past spring will soon debut a community-funded catering company that serves authentic Syrian food. The idea for the business came about at a welcome dinner held at the Eucharist Church in Hamilton for recently arrived Syrian refugees. But instead […]

Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press The Immigrant Centre is hosting its annual job fair, with more than 30 employers looking for workers. Last year, 1,700 newcomers took part in the Immigrant Centre job fair, said Amie Membreno, manager of employment services at the centre. “Unemployment is a very difficult problem to overcome, especially for newcomers to […]

The Canadian Club of Toronto In the latest event in our Canada 150 Series, Dave McKay, President & CEO of RBC, will investigate how we can best harness the innovative power of our next-generation entrepreneurs. He is joined on Friday, September 30th by a panel of some of the country’s best and brightest young innovators, Mallorie Brodie (Bridgit), Lauren Friese(TalentEgg), and Ethan […]

CBC news Finding work in a new country can be a challenge for anyone — especially refugees. That’s why Globalme — a local company  specializing in technology and language — is hoping to help Syrian newcomers get a head start. Marketing manager Erik de Vries told Stephen Quinn on CBC’s The Early Edition the company has three paid internships […]

By Siobhan Fenton, Independent Muslim people are much more likely to be unemployed than any other faith group in the country, a House of Commons committee has warned in a report outlining stark differences in the social and economic experiences of different communities in Britain. 12.8 per cent of Muslims are unemployed, compared to 5.4 per cent […]

By Maya Sioufi, MIT Technology Review In partnership with several organizations, the NGO hosted a business ideation weekend to support asylum seekers in finding team members and developing business ideas. The event led to the launch of  14 business which the NGO is currently supporting. For September of this year, they plan on hosting a week-long event […]

By Stephen Petrick, Inside Belleville Quinte United Immigration Services is getting ready to be part of a pilot program intended to help Syrian refugees find work in agriculture. The program is being hailed as a great way to help new Canadians find employment and contribute to an industry where there’s a demand for workers. “It is […]