IDRF News & Updates

Pandemic isn’t keeping RBC from helping kids at risk

Royal Bank of Canada’s Neil McLaughlin tells students that despite facing challenges, young people have reason for optimism. On 23 March, RBC’s Group Head of Personal & Commercial Banking Neil McLaughlin told a gathering of students and faculty from the Licensed...
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Greetings from the New IDRF Board

Dear members of the community, supporters and friends, With the arrival of a New Year, comes an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the year that has passed and welcome the possibility of the year that is yet to unfold. Last year we faced COVID-19, in which many...
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More New Canadians than Ever can Get Job Ready from Home

IDRF partners with Institute of Canadian Citizenship to promote free program    TORONTO, June 12, 2020 – The Get Job Ready program will now be available to more new Canadians online than ever before thanks to a collaborative effort between the Institute of Canadian...
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Changes to Job Training Implemented in Response to COVID-19

IDRF’s Get Job Ready program adjusts with new content & delivery technology   TORONTO, April 17, 2020 – With face-to-face training in classroom settings no longer a viable option during the COVID-19 pandemic, IDRF (International Development and Relief Foundation)...
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