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Training and mentoring programs for displaced scholars and students in Canada

This database gathers publicly available training and mentoring programs for displaced students and researchers in Canada

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Navigating the Quebec School System

Undergraduate
Refugees, protected persons, resettled refugees with PR in Quebec
The Refugee Centre
Information
English & French

Navigating the Quebec School System guide from the Refugee Centre Integration, Sustainability and Aid. Includes sections detailing post-secondary and CEGEP.

Youth Transition Program

Undergraduate
Ages 19-29, Convention Refugee or Refugee Claimant with a valid study/work permit, Must not have completed/graduate from a recognized public college or university program
Humber College
Learning plans, mentoring, advising, career exploration, skill building
English

Free transition program for youth between the ages of 19-29, helping make the transition to college easier whether participants have completed highschool or not.

Newcomer Students Association

Undergraduate
post-secondary newcomer, immigrant, and refugee students
Newcomer Students' Association (formerly the Newcomer Students' Association of Ryerson - NSAR)
Mentorship, annual scholarship, public forums, netoworking opportunities, annual conferences and leadership programming, immigrant women and students specific prgoramming, events and workshops
English

Non-profit organization that helps post-secondary students with the transition into school, through education and training, leadership development programs, research and advocacy, and community and civic engagement. They have networks/programs for racialzied and immigrant women to build communtiy through support groups, volunteer and leardership training and info and referrals. They also do research on post-secondary education for barriers that refugee students face.

Connect Concordia Mentorship Program

Undergraduate
Undergraduate student who is apart of an equity-deserving group (lists newcomers and refugees as a group eligible)
Concordia University
Mentorship program
English

Mentorship program for undergraduate students, mentors can be Concordia staff, faculty, alumni or graduate students. The program encourages equity deserving students to apply (but I'm unsure if it is designed specifically just for equity-deserving groups), and after the mentorship program is complete students will receive a $140 participation award.

S4 Collective

Undergraduate
Precarious migrant and newcomer students (Sanctuary Students)
S4 Collective
Workshops, consultations around admin, logistical and safety information
English

S4 Collective is run by a group of current and past Sanctuary Students who help identify and provide resources catered to barriers that arise for students going into secondary or post-secondary schooling, regardless of immigration status.

Beat the Odds Internship Program

Undergraduate
Refugee student
Concordia University
Paid internship in a relevant organization
English & French

A paid internship for students helping them gain professional mentorship, workshops, and peer network.

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