Invest Immigrant Mentorship

Immigrant Mentorship Program Guidelines

• Time commitments
  • The formal mentor – mentee relationship will last for six months
  • There will be two cohort groups, each cohort will run for six months
  • Cohort 1: June – November, 2011; Cohort 2: September 2011 – February 2012
  • Mentors and mentees will meet at least once a month and are encouraged to communicate additionally via telephone and e-mail
  • Mentors and mentees will meet or communicate for a total of at least four hours per month
  • Each cohort will meet as the broader group three times during the six month period – at the launch, at orientation and at a recognition event being held at the end of the program
  • Mentors and mentees will also be invited to participate in networking opportunities offered by Enterprise Saint John and the Saint John Board of Trade, plus others, as appropriate
• Orientation and training
  • Mentors and mentees will be offered an orientation and some common training sessions that will focus on such subjects as: Cultural competency, roles and responsibilities of mentors and mentees, etc.
  • Mentees will also be offered special training sessions on entrepreneurship through Enterprise Saint John’s Emerging Entrepreneurship program
  • Mentees will be offered other relevant, practical information about services and programs offered by the Saint John Board of Trade; Canada Business - Services for Entrepreneurs, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), and Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)
• Other
  • The mentor-mentee meetings will take place wherever agreed upon by each pair
  • All participants will be required to get a Police Clearance to participate in the program. We can guide you through the required procedure.