Canadian Career Pathways for Newcomer Women

 


Canadian Career Pathways for Newcomer Women (CCPNW) is an employment & entrepreneurship training program for visible minority newcomer cis and trans women and gender-diverse individuals with a focus on building computer and digital literacy skills, Canadian employment skills and starting your own business for the Canadian market.



Eligibility:
  • Must not have Canadian citizenship status;
  • Permanent Residents of Canada;
  • Protected persons as defined in section 95 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
  • Individuals who have been selected, inside or outside Canada, to become permanent residents ( pending verification) and who have been informed by a letter from IRCC;
  • Convention refugees and protected persons outside Canada who have been selected for resettlement to Canada by IRCC; 
  • Temporary foreign workers who hold or received approval of a work permit under section 112 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), or receive initial approval for permanent residence under section 113 of the IRPRl; and
  • Ukrainian temporary residents and their dependents
  • The above eligibility requirements are determined by the program funder Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada

 


Program Details:
  • Employment-focused Program Time:   Monday to Friday- 10:30 am- 2:30 pm
  • Small Business-focused Program Time:   Tuesday to Thursday- 10:30 am- 2:30 pm
  • Program Duration: Each session runs for 8 weeks at a time
  • Program Location: 102 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario
Two streams are available:

Employment Stream: 

  • Program runs Monday- Friday 10:30 am- 2:30 pm
  • Learn digital skills by using technology and software
  • Learn business skills such as, social media marketing, product development, website descriptions, photography, and basic graphic design.
  • Employment training including point of sale systems, employability skills, customer service, retail skills, sales, communication, leadership and teamwork.
  • Build and launch your business idea online.
  • Access to 1:1 mentorship post-graduation from the program.

 

Small Business Stream:

  • Program runs Tuesday- Thursday 10:30 am- 2:30 pm online 
  • Build your business, and make more sales with 1:1 support.
  • Assistance in developing a business website on a selling platform of your choosing (ex. Shopify, Etsy, Ebay, etc.).
  • Social media audit of business pages with recommendations and assistance developing a social media strategy to boost followers, engagement and sales.
  • Development of a three year business plan.
  • Branding and graphic design using online software.
  • Development of a business media package (letterhead, labels, invoice templates, social media templates, business cards, etc.)
  • Access to 1:1 mentorship post-graduation from the program.
  • Participants must come with a product that you are already actively selling and have a basic knowledge of social media platforms (Facebook as an example) and using a computer.

 

Registration Information:

 Currently not accepting new applicants.