Mississauga, Ontario – September 14, 2021 – Achēv, a leading charitable organization that delivers employment, newcomer, language and youth services, has announced they will be hosting their largest hiring event of the year through top virtual event platform vFairs. Their Open For Business Job Market on Sept. 23, 2021, will aim to help job seekers and top employers connect through a highly interactive virtual environment in order to fill over 200 job openings.

Achēv’s Open For Business Job Market will help job seekers in the Greater Toronto Area find meaningful employment and ensure that employers have the right workforce to succeed. The event will feature a keynote presentation titled “Refuel Your Unstoppable” by Unstoppable Tracy, a Paralympian and corporate consultant with an MBA who has been inducted into Canada’s Hall of Fame, received the C-SASIL Lifetime Achievement Award, and featured on ABC, BBC, CBC, Citytv, Global News, NBC, and FOX. She will share her impressive story to help inspire others to embrace possibilities during their most challenging and vulnerable times.

In addition, there will be an employer panel discussion titled “Working in a Post-COVID World,” where industry experts examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way employers and employees view the new world of work, how organizations have adapted to the changes, and what they believe will be the “new normal” in the future.

The virtual hiring event is free to all job seekers and will give attendees and employers an immersive way to network and interview for open roles.

“We are excited to host the Achēv Open for Business Job Market, our largest virtual hiring event of the year,” said Tonie Chaltas, Chief Executive Officer at Achēv. “This event will connect diverse job seekers in the Greater Toronto Area with leading employers from a variety of industries. Job seekers will be able to discover hundreds of job opportunities, meet with employers one-on-one, present their resumes and participate in on-the-spot interviews. Achēv is fully committed to helping people achieve their employment goals and supporting Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery.”

“We look forward to helping Achēv and their clients achieve their goals through the vFairs platform,” said Muhammad Younas, vFairs CEO.

Job openings include positions in IT, Banking, Finance, Administration, Human Resources, Education, Retail, Construction, Customer Service, E-Commerce, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Travel and Tourism, Airport Operations, Sales, Project Management, Child Care and more. Participating employers include Architech, Chit Chats, CIBC, Citi College, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), Home Depot, ICICI Bank Canada, Levio, Lullaboo, Metrolinx, POLAR PAK, RBC, Scope Profit Solutions Ltd., Service Plus Aquatics Inc., Staples, TD Bank, Toronto Pearson, TravelBrands, Winobell Inc. and 6IXSENSES.

Event registration is open now.

About Achēv

Achēv is a leading charitable organization that delivers employment, newcomer, language and youth services. We offer comprehensive and personalized programs of the highest quality to help people achieve their full potential. Each year, our dedicated team of more than 400 staff serves over 100,000 clients through virtual services and multiple in-person locations across the Greater Toronto Area. We are committed to making a positive and lasting difference in the diverse communities we serve.

Media Contact:
Joy Qiu
Marketing Manager, Achēv
jqiu@achev.ca
416-518-8410

About vFairs 

vFairs strives to deliver top-class virtual events for all audiences, with an intuitive platform that recreates physical events through an immersive online experience. With a range of powerful features and dedicated support for users around the world, vFairs removes the hassle from organizing, exhibiting at, and attending events such as conferences, trade shows, and career fairs. vFairs is a 2021 Mid-Market Leader in the Virtual Event Platforms Category by G2.

Contact the vFairs team to learn more or request a demo to see a virtual event in action or visit www.vfairs.com

Media Contact:
Brianne Snell
vFairs
brianne@vfairs.com

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Tonie Chaltas as the new Chief Executive Officer of Achēv, effective May 1, 2021. Tonie has spent her career at the intersection of the public and private sector. Her depth of knowledge and networks, coupled with her extensive volunteer experience in the not-for-profit sector, will ignite Achēv’s plans for the future and bring Achēv’s vision to life.

As you may be aware, our current CEO, Merv Hillier announced his intention to retire last Fall. Under Merv’s leadership, Achēv established itself as one of the most significant and admired human capital service organizations in the GTA. We are grateful to Merv for his years of service and wish him the best in his retirement.

There has never been a more important time for the services Achēv provides. As the largest non-profit provider of employment, youth, newcomer and language services in Peel Region, and an active service provider across the GTA, Achēv supported over 112,000 people last year.

Our economy has been devastated by COVID-19 and hundreds of thousands of people have been laid off or displaced from their jobs. Throughout the pandemic, Achēv has worked with clients, businesses and government to help our clients find work. In 2020, we provided job search assistance and counselling to over 25,000 job seekers and helped over 8,500 youth gain employment skills.

As our economy begins to recover, Achēv’s team of highly skilled and dedicated staff are continuing to work collaboratively with all our partners – including 3,600 employers and businesses – on innovative workforce development and newcomer settlement approaches that reflect the needs of our changing employment and immigration landscape and foster a more equitable recovery.

Achēv has a reputation for being a strong, collaborative partner, and Tonie is committed to building on this legacy. She looks forward to working with our funders, government, business and sector partners to support diverse workforce development, settlement and language services on behalf of our clients.

Best,

Andrew Gall, Chair
Achēv Board of Directors
AGall@achev.ca