Skills for Change | Media

January 21 | Skills for Change on OMNI

OMNI News visited our Flemingdon Park location as part of this story on Internationally-trained professionals. Watch the piece here.

November 19 | d@w on CBC's Metro Morning

On November 19, Matt Galloway spoke with Tinashe Mafukidze,  leader-in-residence for Immigrant Women in Leadership at Skills for Change who spoke at the 2012 diversity@ work conference, "Immigrant Women and the Workplace". 

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Skills for Change AGM

October 2012

A write up of the Skills for Change 30th Annual General Meeting from Canadian Newcomer Magazine.

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Reducing Canada's "brian waste" through innovation

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Increased immigration brings to our country a diversity of people, ideas and practices, which in turn make us better attuned to opportunities for innovation and responsiveness in addressing complex and changing needs—both here in Canada and around the world. Read post on the

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I try to reinstate hope in newcomers’ lives: Navin Chandaria

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

I try to reinstate hope in newcomers’ lives: Navin Chandaria

 For his efforts, Chandaria was recently honoured as a Pioneer for Change at Tiff Bell Lightbox. The event was presented by Skills for Change, a not-for-profit agency specializing in employment success for internationally educated professionals, and CIBC.

 

Recap of Pioneers for Change on Rogers Cable 10/63

June 21, 2012

Rogers TV Cable 10/63 in Toronto and Scarborough created this "behind the scenes" recap of our Pioneers for Change event.

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People not consulted on immigration changes

Friday, June 15, 2012

People not consulted on immigration changes

We are thrilled that Skills for Change, the hugely successful settlement organization in St. Paul's, will host our next town hall focused on immigration…

 

Skills for Change celebrates 20 years of the New Pioneer Awards with Film Gala

June 13, 2012

A recap of our Pioneers for Change event from Canadian Newcomer Magazine

On June 5th, more than 300 people gathered at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, where Skills for Change held the Pioneers for Change fundraising event, which took the form of a film premiere. The cinematic experience consisted of five short films telling extraordinary life stories of people who first came to Canada as immigrants, and became leaders in their respective fields and role models for the next generations of newcomers.

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Pioneers for Change event coverage from El Popular

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Read all about our Pioneers for Change event in this piece from Spanish language newspaper el popular.

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In Conversation with Navin Chandaria

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Pioneers for Change Honouree Navin Chandaria offers inspiration and expertise to newcomers in this interview with Inside Toronto.

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