Policy and Research Coordinator,
Steven Isidori
Email: sisidori@mbot.com
Phone: 905-273-6151 ext. 38
Address: Mississauga Board of Trade
701-77 City Centre Drive,
Mississauga, Ontario
L5B 1M5 Canada

 

Business without Borders, Diversity Knocks - October 25, 2010
Paul Beamish hired Gigi Wong because of her answer to a simple question: how would she react if a Chinese businessman belched after his meal? It was a difference in cultural etiquette he'd observed hosting Asian clients and wanted to know how a prospective employee would handle the situation. A Canadian-born job candidate said she'd politely tell the person to stop, but Wong had the correct response. "I would ignore it," she said. "It's a sign they are enjoying themselves."
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ITS in Mississauga (International Trained and Skilled in Mississauga) is an employer focused program delivered by the Mississauga Board of Trade, geared at assisting Mississauga businesses with the employment integration of foreign trained professionals. Through an employer awareness campaign, the program will increase awareness amongst employers on the benefits of hiring foreign trade professionals and the resources, tools and services available to support the hiring, integration, training and retention of skilled immigrants.

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Upcoming Events

(May 2, 2012) Are you an employer, business organization, HR professional or simply interested in learning how to better integrate and retain foreign trained professionals in the workforce? Then this message is for you! Mississauga Board of Trade will be hosting Employer Information/Cultural Diversity Awareness seminars in partnership with key local organizations in the coming weeks/months. Please visit www.mbot.com and www.itsinmississauga.ca in the coming weeks for more details and information.

In the meantime if you have any questions about Mississauga Board of Trade's ITS in Misissauga program please contact Steven Isidori, Policy & Research Coordinator at sisidori@mbot.com, or 905-273-6151 ext. 38.

Mississauga Board of Trade 2nd Annual Job Fair

 

(March 13, 2012) Over 500 job seekers congregated at the Living Arts Centre last Thursday for the Mississauga Board of Trade’s 2nd annual job fair. The job fair was part of MBOT’s ITS’s in Mississauga program, an employer focused program geared at assisting Mississauga businesses with the employment integration of foreign trained professionals. Through an employer awareness campaign, the program is designed to increase awareness amongst employers on the benefits of hiring foreign trade professionals and the resources, tools and services available to support the hiring, integration, training and retention of skilled immigrants

40 employers from different sectors lined the atrium of the Living Arts Centre, ranging from large companies such as Ingram Micro, UPS, Canada Post and RBC Insurance to local Mississauga SME’s like Nurse Next Door and Power Saving Systems Inc. Local community partners such as University of Toronto Mississauga, ACCES Employment and Career Edge Organization were also present, providing employment advice and highlighting their many programs and serves to help individuals become gainfully employed.

The event proved to be a success for both employers and job seekers, as many employers were able to meet with candidates that suited the positions they were hiring for. Sherry-Anne Bedminster from RBC Royal Bank was able to arrange many interviews with qualified candidates, while other employers had the opportunity to meet hundreds of job seekers face to face. Employers were impressed with the quality of the candidates and were enthused to conduct further interviews.  

MBOT will highlight the hiring success stories that result from the job fair on the ITS in Mississauga website in the coming months.

OneCAD Solutions on the hiring of Internationally Trained & Skilled New Canadians
OneCAD Solutions Ltd. has found great success in hiring new Canadians who bring with them a wealth of mechanical engineering and manufacturing experience along with a positive attitude as they successfully continue their engineering career here in Canada. It has just made good business sense for OneCAD to include internationally trained and skilled (ITS) new Canadians in its staffing mix as they contribute to OneCAD’s growth in a very competitive manufacturing environment.

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MBOT Hosts Employer Seminar with The Honourable Charles Sousa
(March 13, 2012 - Mississauga, Ontario) On March 8th, 2012, Mississauga Board of Trade (MBOT) hosted, “Hiring & Integrating Internationally Trained Professionals into the Workforce” at The Living Arts Centre. The event was funded by the Ontario Government and an initiative of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and featured keynote speaker, The Honourable Charles Sousa, Ontario Minister of Citizenship & Immigration and Minister Responsible for the 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games.

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