Category Archives: Newcomers

Today, on International Women’s Day, we are celebrating our local newcomer women.

Today, on International Women’s Day, we are celebrating newcomer women and the skills and diverse perspective they bring from around the world to Bruce and Grey Counties. During the last 18 months, in partnership with Welcoming Communities Grey Bruce, our Rural Pathways for Newcomer Women Project has been learning from

The Rural Pathways for Newcomer Women Project offers informative workshops for employers.

The Rural Pathways for Newcomer Women in Grey Bruce Project is hosting a series of informative webinars geared towards local employers. The first webinar looks at “Creating A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace” and is happening Thursday, August 13th at 10 am. Experts from the Middle East Studies Program, Leads Employment

Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) Application details

The Government of Canada, through Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), worked with United Way Centraide Canada (UWCC), Community Foundations of Canada and the Canadian Red Cross to establish the foundational program design for the Emergency Community Support Fund. Thank you for your interest, the fund is now closed for

Are you a newcomer woman who has relocated to Bruce or Grey Counties? Or, are you an employer that hires newcomers? If so, we want to hear from you!

Are you a newcomer woman who has relocated to Bruce or Grey Counties? Or, are you an employer that hires newcomers? If so, our Pathways Project would love to hear from you. The Project is conducting surveys to better understand the needs of newcomer women and current trends with respect

Pathways Project: visible minority newcomer and immigrant women survey

Rural Pathways for Newcomer Women in Grey Bruce project is inviting visible minority newcomer and immigrant women to participate in this survey. The results will be used in developing programs to help overcome employment barriers.   The survey runs till December 31, 2019. To fill out a questionnaire online, click on the

Rural Pathways for Newcomer Women Project launches in Grey Bruce

The United Way of Bruce Grey and the Welcoming Communities Grey Bruce Committee are thrilled to announce an investment of $246,576.00 from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada in funding the Rural Pathways for Newcomer Women in Grey Bruce Project. May Ip and Olga Gura have been hired as Pathways Development