Nov. 23, 2016 Assignment

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Wednesday's Reading Assignment

Here are your tasks:

1. Role play: Having a Business Mentor
2. Check out these associations: 1, 2, 3, 4
1. What are their histories, features, and opportunities? Use Google and take notes for each of them.
2. As a member of one association, write a brief email requesting services equivalent to another association’s, providing the relevant URL evidence.

ANSWERS;

1.The Canadian Tamil Professionals Association (CTPA)

The Canadian Tamil Professionals Association (CTPA) founded in 2008, is a non-profit, non-political organization focused on developingopportunities for young Tamil professionals through networking events, professional development, and community involvement. CTPA will further the interests and objectives of local emerging leaders and stimulate interest and participation in local business activities and community events.

CTPA was formed to address the need for Tamil people starting a new career or business to network with each other and support and promote each others’ businesses. Providing opportunities for young Tamil professionals to meet on a regular basis encourages relationships to be built and perspectives to be shared.

2.The Canadian Arab Institute (CAI) 

The Canadian Arab Institute (CAI) is a charitable, non-partisan policy and community engagement think-and-do-tank.  It was founded in 2011 with the aim of starting a new conversation about the life and contributions of Canadian Arabs and offering a unique perspective on public policy issues.CAI generates original discourse that engages Canadian institutions and the public and helps improve understanding between communities.

3.Cross-cultural Professionals Association of Canada(CPAC)

CPAC (Cross-cultural Professionals Association of Canada) was first founded in 1992 as a registered not-for-profit organization. Our mandate is to assist internationally trained professionals in gaining recognition, cultural integration, career advancement, civic engagement in Canada and expanded international opportunity through quality service and advocacy.

4.Professional Immigrant Networks (PINs)

PINs is made possible through the collaborative efforts of a number of stakeholders.Associations are member-based associations run by and for skilled immigrants. They work to help their members connect with and integrate more quickly into the labour market.One of the ways the PINs program builds the capacity of professional immigrant association is by raising awareness. They do this by:Promoting PINs associations to immigrants, prospective immigrants, employers and key stakeholders through our outreach activities including immigrant fairs, speaking engagements and other related conference. Encouraging immigrants to connect with PINs associations to help build their professional networks as part of their job search strategy. Engaging employers to connect with immigrant talent through the associations