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Virtual Events

Join SOPA events to explore sector-specific industries, gain insights into Canadian workplace culture, and learn effective job search strategies. Network with other newcomers in our conversation circles, attend soft skills workshops, and participate in informative sessions designed to help you succeed in the Canadian job market.

For SOPA-registered clients: You’ll receive a monthly events newsletter with direct registration links, so you never miss an opportunity to learn, network, and grow.

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  • Information Session: Navigating your new chapter in Alberta

    Information session introducing newcomers to their new chapter in Alberta. Discussing personal experiences including lived realities and culture shock, employment strategies, Alberta today, and Referendum scenarios to gain insight on living in/moving to Alberta.

  • Peer Networking: Once You Get There, Ontario

    In this session, our panelists, recent arrivals themselves, will speak openly about what to expect, the challenges they faced, what helped them succeed, and the lessons they wish they had known before arriving.

  • Soft Skills workshop: Workplace Communication  

    In this workshop you will learn about two key types of workplace communication: presentations and meetings. You will learn how to plan and deliver a successful presentation and actively take part in meetings both as a leader and participant. Start today and turn challenges into opportunities!

  • Information Session: A Look At The School System In British Columbia

    Join us for an information session designed for parents and school aged kids to learn more about SWISS workers in our School System in BC. This session will give you insight about school registration, guidelines and available community referrals and workshops.

  • Peer Networking: My City: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

    Join Jennifer and Sajjad from our SOPA Saskatchewan team as we welcome Michelle from the Prince Albert Multicultural Council. Prince Albert is Saskatchewan's 3rd largest city, and our gateway to the North! Michelle will share all PA has to offer! Join us for an honest, practical, and encouraging discussion — and bring your questions.

  • Conversation Circle: Share Your Success in Banking & Finance, Manitoba

    Join us for a conversation circle in Manitoba to speak to a fellow-newcomer – now an Insurance Advisor with RBC Life Insurance. This session is designed for all types of professionals heading to Manitoba and those already in the province, seeking employment.

  • Soft Skills workshop: Complex Conversations

    Learn how to navigate sensitive topics and resolve conflicts professionally with our Complex Conversations workshop. Gain practical strategies to communicate clearly, manage emotions, and maintain positive relationships in the workplace. Start today and turn challenges into opportunities!

  • Conversation Circle: Pressure On Men and Men’s Mental Health

    Join us men! This event specifically for male SOPA clients is designed as a safe place to explore complexities and stresses related to being men, moving across the world, comparing cultural outlooks toward positive mental health, and planning for greater successes in Canada.

  • Soft Skills workshop: Working with Others

    Success in Canada’s workplace depends on more than technical skills—it’s about collaboration, communication, and building strong relationships. This interactive workshop will help you develop essential teamwork skills, understand workplace expectations, and learn strategies to work effectively with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.

  • Information Session: Stress Management and Wellbeing in Canada

    This Information & Orientation session will discuss common stresses experienced when settling in a new country, practical ways to manage stress, strategies to build resilience, and guidance on when and how to seek support if stress becomes overwhelming.