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Hundreds Connect at 2025 Speed Mentoring® Marathon

Connection and Opportunity   We hosted our largest mentoring event of the year, our Speed Mentoring® Marathon, bringing together hundreds of jobseekers, mentors, alumni, and employers for an evening of networking, inspiration, and opportunity.  Now in its fifteenth year, the Speed Mentoring® Marathon has become one of our most anticipated events. It is a powerful platform where diverse talent connects directly with employers across multiple sectors to gain insights, build confidence, and open doors to employment.  Building Connections Across Sectors   This year’s event featured 12 sector-specific mentoring rooms, generating more than 1,000 connections between jobseekers and professionals from organizations across engineering, […]

World of Difference Fundraiser Raises the Bar for Inclusive Employment

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an unforgettable evening at our 2025 World of Difference Cocktail Reception. Together, we celebrated the power of community and partnership in helping jobseekers build meaningful careers. The evening was filled with inspiring moments, including remarks from our President & CEO, Allison Pond, and Board Co-Chair, Andrea Robertson,  as well as moving alumni stories shared by Tom Oluwole, Mufaddal Munshi (Muffa), and Majek Ofenor.  We were thrilled to announce SEPHORA Canada’s generous $50,000 gift, alongside support from TD, Accenture, SciCan, Mastercard, HP Foundation, Starbucks—our entertainment sponsor—and Bruce Power, whose team shared heartfelt words […]

Peel Multi-Sector Hiring Event Connects Hundreds to New Opportunities

We hosted one of our largest multi-sector hiring events of the year at the Adult Education Centre – Mississauga Campus on September 17, 2025.  Jobseekers connected face-to-face with some of Canada’s leading employers, resulting in more than 600 interviews and countless doors opened to exciting career opportunities. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our community partners for sharing valuable resources and to everyone who helped make this event such a success. We were also pleased to welcome Deepak Anand, MPP for Mississauga–Malton and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research & Security. He engaged directly with employers and […]

Innovative Partnerships Create Real-World Impact  

Last month, we hosted a first-of-its-kind Speed Mentoring® event in Kincardine to connect skilled jobseekers with career opportunities in Ontario’s energy sector.   Recognizing that geography can be a barrier, Bruce Power chartered a bus to bring ACCES clients from Toronto to Kincardine, breaking down location barriers and making the event accessible and inclusive for all participants.   The event brought together 42 jobseekers with professionals from Bruce Power and employer partners including AtkinsRéalis, Kinectrics, and Day & Zimmerman. Together we created a unique space for jobseekers to explore real-time opportunities in the energy and engineering fields, gain technical insight, and receive […]

Now Available: ACCES Employment’s 2024-2025 Annual Report

We are proud to release our 2024–2025 Annual Report, a comprehensive look at another year of remarkable achievements, innovation, and impact in the communities we serve. This year’s report highlights the progress we’ve made in creating a more diverse and skilled workforce across the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. Some key highlights include: The launch of the first-ever ACCES Street Fleet, expanding our outreach and access to local communities that are harder to reach Growth and diversification of sector-specific programming in key areas such as agri-tech, healthcare, and skilled trades An expanded employer network, now surpassing 5,200 valued partners A […]

ACCES Employment Secures Future Skills Centre Support to Expand Health English Language Pro (HELP) Program

We’re pleased to announce that our Health English Language Pro (HELP) program is one of 35 initiatives that have been awarded funding through a $7.6 million investment by the Future Skills Centre, funded by the Government of Canada’s Future Skills program. HELP connects internationally trained newcomer physicians with experienced volunteer physicians to enhance their medical language and communication skills and deepen their understanding of Canadian healthcare systems. This investment builds on the strong foundation we established alongside Dr. Eva Grunfeld and our partners across the medical community. Since the launch of HELP, 70 partnerships have been created between volunteer and […]

Sue Sadler represents ACCES on global stage to share newcomer workforce integration insights

Last month, our very own Sue Sadler, Senior VP of Services and Program Innovation, represented ACCES Employment on the global stage as part of a SSHRC-funded and Carleton University-led initiative focused on migration and integration. Sue joined scholars, civil society leaders, and Canadian government representatives in Poland and Kazakhstan to share Canada’s experience supporting newcomers—highlighting the critical role organizations like ACCES Employment play in helping refugees and immigrants successfully integrate into the workforce. From a workshop at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics exploring the arrival of Ukrainian refugees to meetings in Astana and Almaty on labour market integration, Sue […]

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