Program Partners
JVS Toronto
Project Welcome is delivered by JVS Toronto. Since 1947, JVS Toronto has empowered people to maximize their potential at work and school by providing career, employment, and educational and vocational assessment services. JVS Toronto has 75 years of experience providing customized employment support to newcomers to Canada from over 130 different countries through pre-arrival employment acceleration and mentorship programing. Click here for more information on JVS Toronto.
South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Service
The South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Services (SOICS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a welcoming and inclusive community. The organization provides a range of free services to all immigrants and other groups, including settlement and employment related services in the South Okanagan region in British Columbia for over 45 years. SOICS partners with Project Welcome in matching internationally trained professionals immigrating to Canada with mentors in their field who live and work in the South Okanagan region. They also collaborated to develop a welcome toolkit to the region. Click here for more information on Moving to the South Okanagan.
CEDC Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission is an arms-length Community Development Corporation tasked to be the primary independent Economic Development Agency for the City of Thunder Bay, ON with a mission to grow and diversify the region’s economy. The organization is involved in many immigration-related projects such as The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). Thunder Bay CEDC partners with Project Welcome in matching internationally trained professionals immigrating to Canada with mentors in their field who live and work in the Thunder Bay region. They also collaborated to develop a welcome toolkit to the region. Click here for more information on Moving to Thunder Bay.
YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce
The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce to match pre-arrival immigrants with mentors in their occupation in the region. The YMCA has been serving this community since 1877, enriching the lives of people of all ages. The organization works to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities throughout Grey and Bruce counties. To do this they offer opportunities for personal development in many program areas: Health, Fitness, Aquatics and Recreation, Child Care, Community and Justice Programs, Settlement Services, Housing Support and Employment Services. Click here for more information on Moving to Grey and Bruce counties.
The Saint John Newcomers Centre
The Saint John Multicultural Newcomers Resource Centre inc., commonly known as The Saint John Newcomers Centre (SJNC), is a non-profit, non-political, and non-religious organization. Founded in 2009, the purpose of the SJNC is to improve the cultural, social, and economic well-being of citizens and newcomers of all backgrounds to Greater Saint John and to promote equality for all cultural groups. SJNC's goal is to serve as a central location where all citizens and newcomers to our region can gain access to community services and information.Click here for more information on Moving to Saint John.
Program Funders
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Project Welcome is a Service Delivery Improvement project funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and delivered to pre-arrival internationally experienced professionals who want to connect to work opportunities in smaller communities across Canada. IRCC facilitates the arrival of immigrants, provides protection to refugees, and offers programming to help newcomers settle in Canada. Click here for more information on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.