Skills for Change recently teamed up with The United Way for “A Day of Caring” featuring Enbridge! Enbridge is a Canadian multinational energy transportation company that has been serving its community for over 170 years; delivering natural gas to two million homes and businesses across Ontario. Their Gas Distribution IT department took the time…
DetailsMentoring for Change is a program hosted by Skills for Change featuring professionals from established, influential companies. The series provides our clients with valuable insight into a variety of exciting and employable industries and networking opportunities! At our most recent Mentoring for Change event, Skills for Change was proud to partner with Waste Management –…
DetailsThe WORKING IN series is a brand new program hosted by Skills for Change featuring experts from a variety of diverse and exciting professional industries. We’re pleased to announce that the first event in the series was a big success; we had a great turn out and an engaging first keynote speaker. For…
DetailsThank you to everyone who participated in “A Celebration of Immigrant Women.” The evening celebration was held at Toronto City Hall Member’s Lounge and brought together close to a hundred attendees. We are very pleased to announce that the event was a huge success with performances by amazing artists and talks by inspiring immigrant women speakers.…
DetailsPioneers for Change is the annual awards gala held by Skills For Change, celebrating the outstanding achievements of immigrants in our community. There are six award categories, including Arts, Social Impact, Leadership, Youth, and Entrepreneurship. For over thirty five years, Skills for Change has selected exemplary members from our community, who have not only found…
Details35th Anniversary Celebrations This October, we commence celebrations of our 35th anniversary. The celebrations will continue throughout the year, and an open house is being planned for our partners, funders, clients/former clients and general community to visit our offices and relive the 35 year history of the Agency. Details regarding the open house will be…
DetailsBy Sampada Kukade, Associate Director, Program Marketing at Skills for Change Thursday, March 9, 2017 CHANGE. A word Skills for Change employees are not only familiar with, but it is what drives us every day. We focus daily on how developing new skills can bring about positive change for the immigrants and refugees we…
DetailsLINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) is a language and settlement program funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. We are currently running LINC level 2 and 3 classes from August 22 until Sept 2, 2016. We do continuous intake so we can accept new students even on the second week of the class. LINC level 2…
DetailsThe 2015 Pioneers for Change 1920s themed fundraiser gala was an evening to celebrate 6 award recipients who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Arts, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Social Impact, Women in Leadership and Community Engagement. The evening started with a welcome reception, where attendees received staff-made 1920s flapper headbands and corsages, walked the…
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