Are you a new immigrant or refugee in BC, Canada? Looking for employment tips and want to connect with local professionals in your field? Snapp (Skilled Newcomers and Professionals Partnership) is a pilot program by Vancouver-based nonprofit PeaceGeeks which makes 1:1 introductions between new immigrants and local professionals in British Columbia to meet, connect, and share employment advice.
Learn more at https://bityl.co/3zb6 and register by Nov 13 to participate!
Who is eligible to participate?
- Local professionals with at least two years of experience in their profession in BC
- Newcomers who:
- are one of the following: Permanent Residents of Canada; Protected Persons as defined in Section 95 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA); Individuals who have been selected, inside or outside Canada, to become permanent residents (pending verifications) and who have been informed, by a letter from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Convention refugees and protected persons outside Canada who have been selected for resettlement in Canada by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; and Temporary foreign workers who hold or received approval of a work permit under section 112 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) or received initial approval for permanent residence under section 113 of the IRPR.
- have intermediate English communication skills, are able to complete the registration form on their own. We offer an option to match based on language (if a match is available), but a newcomer should expect to communicate in English for their meet-up.
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