Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC)

Following the Summit in 2002, a group of its delegates set up the Toronto City Summit Alliance (now CivicAction). One of the challenges the Alliance identified was immigrant employment – more specifically how the region’s labour market could better leverage the immense skills and talent that immigrants bring. CivicAction and Maytree formed TRIEC the following year. At first, TRIEC operated as a council of leaders — representatives from different sectors who came together to generate ideas and solutions to address immigrant un and under-employment.

Problem Addressed

To find ways that the region’s labour market can better leverage the skills and talent that immigrants bring, CivicAction and Maytree formed TRIEC in 2002. Persistent immigrant underemployment – extremely highly skilled people come to Toronto from all over the world and end up in low-skilled jobs.

Solutions Implemented

For more than 15 years, TRIEC has pursued collaborative strategies to better integrate immigrant professionals into the Greater Toronto Region.

It has engaged employers to build immigrant inclusive workplaces.

It has enhanced coordination across all levels of government, municipal, regional, provincial and national.

Key Results

mentoring relationships facilitated by TRIEC.