Over 750 mentorship matches have been made by Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council (
78% of mentees found professional jobs in their fields. Over 510 mentors from 130 organizations, volunteering over 16,600 hours. Over 3,500 participants have taken part in networking events, leading to over 700 employer-employee connections. These are the numbers that ERIEC cannot ignore but to appreciate for the 10th year, the mentors, the organizations supporting the mentees, and the networking events that it organizes to help foreign trained professionals find jobs in their fields in Canada.
The 2018 ERIEC Awards and Recognition Events took place on May 16, 2018, at Sutton Place Hotel in Edmonton. Appreciation certificates were given to mentors who have mentored at least two mentees. Appreciation certificates were also given to those who have helped create connections between a foreign trained professional and an employer, and partnership awards for organizations that have supported ERIEC in helping foreign trained professionals find work in their field.
The event ended with a presentation of ERIEC’s hard working team and networking.
