One of our members has provided this vital information about job opportunities. NOTE that the deadline for one of the opportunities is JANUARY, 25 at 12 NOON!

Youth Employment and Internship Opportunities

The Youth and New Professionals Secretariat within the Ministry of Government Services co-ordinates several provincewide employment programs to attract a diverse array of new talent to the Ontario Public Service (OPS).

The 2012 launch dates for two of the programs; the Ontario Internship Program (OIP) and the Summer Employment Opportunities (SEO) for students have now been announced.
The OIP application period is now open. Until January 25th, at 12 noon, recent university and college graduates (within the past two years) can apply.
OIP introduces recent university and college graduates to the OPS, offering two-year, entry-level, paid internships in a variety of focus areas.
The government provides summer employment for students throughout the province. SEO positions will be posted February 17 and March 9, 2012. Updated information on summer student employment is now available on the website at www.ontario.ca/careers. Interested candidates may select Youth and New Professionals to learn more about the programs, how to apply for the OIP and SEO positions and to discover the broad range of career opportunities available in the OPS.
If you have questions about these or other youth employment initiatives, please visit the website or call Employment Ontario toll-free at 1-800-387-5656.

Important Survey to be sent to members soon!

The survey that we mentioned in our past messages is almost complete and will be sent to you shortly. It is the single most important activity that we have ever asked you to do until now because it will help us to better understand your needs and priorities so that we can concentrate on those specific issues, programs and services that matter to you. For the organization to be relevant to the members we have to know what is that we need to focus on.
We cannot overemphasize the importance of the survey because it will determine the nature of the organization going forward. Members are encouraged to treat the survey with the urgency it deserves so that we don’t fall behind in our planning efforts to design and implement strategically important programs for the community support group.

The Immigrant Talk Show begins screening on Rogers TV 63 & 10

Starting Monday January 9^th 2012 on ROGERS TV Channels 63 and 10 one of our Zimbabwean sisters, Dr. Vivian Mthenjwa-Hanya begins hosting her program The Immigrant Talk Show at times shown below.

The talk show explores the realities of immigration, settlement and integration. Among many other topics, the show seeks to explore an open forum for the immigrants and their receiving communities to discuss professional experiences with special reference to “getting into the system”. More importantly, the program not only discusses the challenges faced by immigrants, but captures their success stories in order to inspire others.

VIEWING TIMES

Mondays at 1pm	Tuesdays at 9:30am
Wednesdays at 9:30pm	Fridays at 7:30am, 3pm & 6:30pm
Saturdays at 10:30pm	Sundays at 6:30pm

If you want to be a guest or to advertise your business/Organization during the show or through the show’s website please E-mail them at: info@theimmigranttalkshow.com or call 905 370 0093. You can also contact the show’s Rogers TV Sponsorship Consultant: Carla.RoblinPryce@rci.rogers.com or call 905 780 7257. For more details visit www.theimmigranttalkshow.com

Below is information from the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority for those of you who might be planning to travel to Zimbabwe soon. We thank one of our  commmunity support group members for bring this vital information to our attention!

PUBLIC NOTICE: CHANGES TO TRAVELLER’S REBATE: CLOTHING ITEMS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE TRAVELLER’S REBATE
Commissioner General Public Notice No. 22 of 2011

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) wishes to advise its valued clients that, following the announcement of the 2012 Budget Statement, changes have been made to the traveller’s rebate with regards to goods that qualify for duty free importation.
Following amendments made to the Customs and Excise (General) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 154 of 2001), the traveller’s rebate now provides for the duty free importation of travellers’ used personal effects, as well as other goods of a value for duty purposes not exceeding US$300,00.