CanadaInfoNet Welcomes New Mentors!

To become a CanadaInfoNet Mentor, you must meet the following requirements:

• You are a person who has a basic understanding of the challenges newcomers face.
• You have a familiarity with Canadian immigration issues.
• You are, or have been, a professional, business, or trades person.
• You have worked a minimum of two years in Canada in a specific business industry, trade, or profession.

If you meet these criteria and would like to be a Mentor, please read our rules of conduct and fill out our online form that will be submitted automatically to our Mentoring Coach. Please be advised that you will need to provide one business reference in order to join CanadaInfoNet. Your application will be reviewed and the Mentoring Coach will contact you, via e-mail, to confirm any details.

Mentors are provided with an online Training ToolKit and they have access to online support via the Mentoring Coach's Discussion Group. This interactive session offers Mentors information on issues of Settlement, Education, and Employment for newcomers in Canada. This session also outlines CanadaInfoNet policies and offers helpful suggestions for creating beneficial mentoring relationships.

There is also a Mentor's Discussion Group.  This forum allows Mentors to network with other Mentors.

Once you are accepted to our Mentoring Community, your profile will be added to the e-Mentor Program for Mentees to review and select from. The CanadaInfoNet search engine will allow Mentees to select a Mentor who has similar interests based on education, work experience, and background.

If there is any reason you think a particular Mentee might not be appropriate for you, or that they might benefit more from someone else's experience, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Rules of Conduct For a Mentor:

• Please respond to your Mentee within three business days. If you are having difficulty keeping up with the number of applicants, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Once you have a Mentee, please establish the relationship by sending them an e-mail message outlining your availability preferences for communicating. For example, you may only be available to respond to your Mentee once a week, or perhaps you are available every evening. Work with your Mentee to establish a time commitment that is agreeable to both of you. Be as specific as possible and once you have established a time frame, please honour it. Should scheduling conflicts arise, please be courteous and give advance notice to your Mentee and try to schedule an alternative date.
• Please maintain confidentiality by not discussing private details with anyone outside your mentoring relationship.
• Do not release your Mentee name, or any other personal information without his or her explicit consent.
• CanadaInfoNet is NOT a forum for Mentors to sell their services to their Mentee(s).  Under no circumstances should you expose your Mentee to any service/information that results directly in your own profit.  Such references are a conflict of interest.
• Keep your relationship professional. Do not discuss personal information with your Mentee unless he/she agrees.
• If you have more than one mentoring relationship through CanadaInfoNet, please set realistic time commitments that you are able to honour.
• Please review the Rules of Conduct for a Mentee . If you feel the conduct of your Mentee is inappropriate, please report it to CanadaInfoNet via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Please make a commitment of at least three months to your mentoring relationship.
  
  Note: The Mentoring program is not to be used for soliciting products, sales, or marketing of any kind.

If you agree to the Rules of Conduct for Mentors, please proceed with your application by selecting I Agree .  

 I Agree