Area of Practice: Employment and Entrepreneurship Supports

The Coopérative d’intégration francophone (CIF) de l’île-du-Prince-Édouard is a non-profit Francophone newcomer settlement and integration organization on Prince Edward Island (PEI). The organization was first incorporated in 2006 and adopted a province-wide mandate in 2010 to support the greater Acadian and Francophone community across PEI. The CIF aims to facilitate the successful integration of French-speaking…

The Government of New Brunswick (GNB) serves and represents the people of New Brunswick. Its priorities include the economy, affordability and housing, education, healthcare, the environment, and leadership. In recent years, the Government of New Brunswick has faced internal skills shortages due to an aging workforce and has anticipated an increase in job vacancies. At…

Jumpstart Refugee Talent is a refugee-led international charitable organization headquartered in Toronto, with a network of offices across the country and globally. Founded in 2015 by three Syrian friends, the organization is dedicated to promoting the economic inclusion of refugees in receiving communities. Jumpstart connects refugees with meaningful employment and entrepreneurial opportunities, aiming to help…

Newcomer Kitchen, founded in 2016 as a social enterprise, aims to provide social and economic opportunities to newcomer women through food-based activities in the Greater Toronto Area. Initially, the organization offered commercial kitchen space at a restaurant for Syrian refugee women to meet, cook traditional foods, and interact with the local community. Over the course…