Headquartered in Toronto, TD Bank Group is one of the largest banks in North America with a team of more than 85,000 employees.

• 6 time winner of Canada’s Best Employer for New Canadians award
• 3 time winner of Canada’s Best Diversity Employer
• funder of the ALLIES National Mentoring Initiative and founding partner of The Mentoring Partnership where they have mentored over 1,000 new Canadian jobseekers in Toronto

• actively participates in CRIEC’s Mentoring Collaborative, ERIEC’s Career Mentorship Program, LMIEC’s Mentorship for Immigrant Employment and Halifax’s Mentoring and Connector Programs

• serves on the board of TRIEC and as a council member

• serves on Hire Immigrants Ottawa’s Employer Council of Champions and Finance Sector Working Group and has participated in coaching events

• active corporate partner of Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership

• winner of TRIEC’s 2006 Immigrant Success Award for an Individual – Senior Vice-president, Human Resources

• sponsors settlement programs managed by the Calgary Immigrant Aid Society including the Immigrant Professional Career Bridging program and the Professional Women’s Mentoring program

• in partnership with ACCES Employment Services, hosts networking event to connect newcomers to recruiters from the bank — recruiters offer resume development advice and facilitate mini-interview sessions

• over 50 senior leaders participated in ACCES’ 2-hour speed mentoring program

• in association with Ryerson University, participated in the development of communication skills program for new Canadians and sponsors ACCES’ “Talk English Cafe” program to help newcomers develop business language skills

• published Knocking Down Barriers Faced By New Immigrants To Canada: Fitting the Pieces Together argues that the federal government could put the equivalent of 370,000 more people to work if it tweaked the immigration system to focus on the long-term needs of the job market.

This video by TD Bank Group explores the many challenges faced by new immigrants as they attempt to make a new life in a new country. Watch how mentoring can provide confidence, cultural awareness and much needed friendly support.