Evidence for Immigrant Mentorship and Networking—February 2026

Evidence for Immigrant Mentorship and Networking—February 2026

Canadian Economic Analysis DEI Research Immigration Research and Policy Skills and Workforce Development Technology and Innovation Analysis
Pages:17 pages17 min read

Author: Alice Craft, Bronwen Perley-Robertson

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Immigrants face challenges integrating into Canada’s labour market. This research looks at the impact of professional mentorship and networking programs on helping immigrants in this endeavour and at how our knowledge of the impacts of these programs can be improved.

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Opening the Toolbox: Barriers to Immigrant Professional Mentorship and Networking Programs

Immigrants face challenges integrating into Canada’s labour market. This literature review looks at the impact of professional mentorship and networking programs on helping immigrants in this endeavour and at how our knowledge of the impacts of these programs can be improved.

What are the benefits of mentorship and networking programs? As there are benefits, why is the uptake of such programs by immigrants low? What barriers do immigrants face accessing these programs, and are technological innovations helping or hindering their access?

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Professional mentorship and networking in Canada
Mentorship and networking programs hold promise
Barriers to mentorship and networking programs
Innovations in mentorship and networking programs
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Bibliography

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