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.