Community Economic Development Program
The Community Economic Development (CED) program delivers career mentoring and networking programs to support newcomers to obtain employment in their field, develop an understanding of the Canadian workplace culture, build networks and develop strategies for employment maintenance and advancement within the Canadian workplace. Programming includes Core Career Mentorship, Federal Internship for Newcomers Mentoring (FINP), Ottawa Connector Program, Advancing Immigrant Women through Mentorship, iSisters Technology Mentoring, and Pre-arrival Mentoring.
Programs:
Core Career Mentorship
Contact for Mentees: Michelle LaBarre Blouin
Email: mblouin@ociso.org
Telephone: 613-725-5671 ext. 340
Contact for mentors: Jasmine Qi, MHRM
Interim Mentor Recruiter and Liaison
jqi@ociso.org
(613) 725-5671 X 225
Telephone: 613-725-5671 ext. 225
FIN Mentorship
Contact for Interns: Rima Al-Ghazal
Telephone: 613-725-5671 ext. 223
Email: ralghazal@ociso.org
Contact for Mentors: Jasmine Qi, MHRM
Interim Mentor Recruiter and Liaison
jqi@ociso.org
(613) 725-5671 X 225
Pre-arrival Mentoring
Contact: Brenda Bedford
Telephone: 613-725-5671 ext. 255
Email: bbedford@ociso.org
Ottawa Connector Program
Contact: Jasmine Qi
Telephone: 613-725-5671 ext. 307
Email: jqi@ociso.org
Pre-arrival Connector Program
Contact: Jasmine Qi
Telephone: 613-725-5671 ext. 307
Email: jqi@ociso.org
Pre-arrival Power of Trades Mentoring
Contact:
Job Search Workshops
Contact: Brenda Bedford
Telephone: 613-725-5671 ext. 255
Email: bbedford@ociso.org
iSisters Technology Mentoring
Contact: Brenda Bedford
Telephone: 613-725-5671 ext. 255
Email: bbedford@ociso.org
Refugees and Immigrants Supports to Employment (RAISE) Mentoring
Contact:
Advancement of Immigrant Women in the Banking Sector through Mentorship
Contact: Klodiana Puro