Résumé & cover letter clinic
Rewrite your CV into the format Canadian employers expect, translate your experience so it's understood, and write cover letters that get read. One-to-one, usually two sessions.
Improving social welfare · پشتیبانی از تازهواردان و پناهندگان
New to Canada? Someone here has done this before you.
Free, confidential support for Iranian newcomers and refugees — from your first résumé in Canada to your first job, and every form in between. In Persian, from volunteers who remember arriving. In person in Coquitlam and Langley, B.C.; by phone and video anywhere in Canada.
What we help with.
Practical things, one at a time. You don't need to know which one you need — tell us your situation and we'll start there.
Job search coaching
Where jobs in your field are actually posted, how to use LinkedIn, how to reach people, and how hiring works here — including the unwritten parts.
Mock interviews
Practice interviews in English or French with a volunteer from your field, with honest feedback. Then again, until it's boring.
Credential recognition
Engineers, doctors, nurses, teachers, accountants, tradespeople: which body assesses your qualifications, what it costs, how long it takes, and what to do for work in the meantime.
Settlement navigation
SIN, health card, bank account, phone plan, transit, housing search, school enrolment, driver's licence. A volunteer walks you through it, and comes with you if you'd like.
Mentorship
Matched with an established Iranian-Canadian in your profession for six months of coffee, introductions and honest advice.
Language practice
Weekly English and French conversation circles, and help finding government-funded language classes (LINC/CLIC) near you.
Referrals
Trusted immigration lawyers and legal aid, Persian-speaking doctors and counsellors, settlement agencies, and emergency support through our relief program. We don't give legal advice; we get you to someone who can.
How it works.
Four steps. The first one is the only hard one.
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Reach out
Fill in the form below, email, or call. Persian is fine. You don't need to explain everything.
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A call in Persian
Within three business days a volunteer calls you for a 20-minute conversation about where you are and what would help most.
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Matched with a volunteer
You're paired with someone for the specific thing — résumé, interview, credentials, settlement — and, if you'd like, a mentor in your field. Sessions are online via Zoom or Teams, or in person in Coquitlam and Langley if you prefer.
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We stay in touch
We check in monthly until you tell us to stop, and again when you land a job, so we can celebrate.
- Free. Always. Anyone who asks you for money in our name is not us.
- Confidential. Only the volunteers helping you see your information.
- No status required. We never ask about your immigration status, and we don't report to anyone.
- Nonjudgmental. Whatever brought you here, and however long it's been.
For employers
Hire from our community.
Newcomers in our program are qualified, prepared and ready. Send us a posting and we'll share it with the people it fits, or host a hiring information session with us.
Share a job postingFor volunteers
Become a mentor or coach.
If you've built a career in Canada, you know things that aren't written anywhere. Two hours a month, in your own field, can shorten someone's first year by a lot.
Mentor a newcomer