Current Grants

Calgary, Alberta

ALLIES has awarded CRIEC a Partnership grant to expand their mentoring initiatives, and to grow corporate and community partnerships.  CRIEC will also coordinate a strategy to engage with and source talent from Professional Immigrant Networks (PINs).

Halifax, Nova Scotia

ALLIES has awarded the Halifax Regional Municipality a Partnership Grant to implement a comprehensive employer awareness and engagement program. The initiative, led by the Greater Halifax Partnership will raise awareness and change perceptions about the benefits of hiring immigrants; provide key decision-makers with the information they need to source, select, develop and welcome skilled immigrants to their workforce; and increase the business network of new immigrants so that they will be able to find employment in their areas of expertise. This third goal will be achieved through the Connector Program which will recruit “connectors” to refer immigrants to a minimum of three people in his or her network. Each of them will be encouraged to refer the immigrant to another three professionals.

Montréal, Québec

ALLIES has awarded a Partnership grant to La Conférence régionale des élus (CRE) de Montréal, an association of elected officials, community and business leaders focused on the socioeconomic development of the Montréal region.

The CRE is leading Alliés Montréal, a multi-stakeholder group that will undertake a combination of initiatives to draw attention to the challenges immigrants face in the labour market and the value their skills bring to improving our economy.

Peterborough, Ontario

ALLIES has rewarded a Start-up Grant to the New Canadians Centre of Peterborough to establish a mentoring program for skilled immigrants which will include a public awareness campaign to promote the program.

North Bay, Ontario

ALLIES has rewarded a Resource Grant to the North Bay & District Multicultural Centre (NBDMC) to explore the viability of a human resources support services centre that will serve SMEs in North Bay, Timmins and surrounding areas.

Toronto, Ontario

ALLIES has awarded TRIEC a resource grant to build a mentor support and professional development program and to design an evaluation framework to measure the impact of the Council’s work. The grant will also be used to enhance TRIEC’s communication tools to build awareness among employers on the business case for hiring and retaining skilled immigrant talent.

Toronto, Ontario

ALLIES has awarded a Resource Grant to JVS Toronto to offer a cross-cultural group mentoring  program with Professional Immigrant Networks in the Greater Toronto Area. The program will assist skilled immigrants in building their professional networks in order to find employment.

Closed Grants

Edmonton, Alberta

ALLIES has awarded a Start-up Phase One grant to the the Edmonton Social Planning Council.  Led by the Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council (ERIEC), employers, citizens and institutions have come together to deal with the region’s fast growing economy and significant labour market shortages. As their first action item, ERIEC will develop a mentoring program for Edmonton.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

ALLIES has awarded a Start-up Phase One grant to the Saskatoon Community Foundation. This grant will support the creation of an immigrant employment council that develops local interventions and solutions to meet the needs of both Saskatoon’s employers and skilled immigrants who live in the region. Many large employers have to look outside of Saskatchewan to meet their labour needs.

Vancouver, British Columbia

ALLIES has awarded the Vancouver Foundation a Start-up Phase One grant to lead the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IECBC) which will address the challenges immigrants face in finding employment that matches their education and professional experience. The Council will engage employers, government, settlement organizations, and other key stakeholders to develop solution-based actions that facilitate the labour market integration of skilled immigrants.