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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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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Employer Networking: Networking Event with RBC in Ottawa

    SOPA clients are invited to join a national virtual info session with the team from RBC. This session goes over how the hiring process looks in the Canadian banking industry, with practical insight into job search strategies, resume tips, interview techniques, and professional networking.

  • Information Session: Benefits, Tax & Scam Information, Manitoba

    This session is designed for newcomers who want to understand benefits, credits, and taxation in Canada before arriving, and is also helpful for those who have recently arrived in Manitoba and are looking to better navigate financial supports and responsibilities.

  • Information Session: Driver Licensing and Road Safety in Manitoba

    This provincial information and orientation will cover topics on getting a Manitoba driver's license; Vehicle registration and insurance in Manitoba; Reciprocal driver's license agreements; Road safety, distracted driving, and key traffic rules

  • Information Session: Banking in Atlantic Canada

    This session is designed for newcomers who want to understand banking, credit, and financial systems in Atlantic Canada before arriving, and is also helpful for those who have recently settled in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island and are looking to better navigate banking services, build credit history, and manage their finances effectively.

  • 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