Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@UpwardlyGlobal @WESPicks Q8: Canada needs to empower immigrants to help solve Canada’s greatest labour shortages. This means helping newcomers afford and succeed in qualifications that result in jobs. Let's stop wasting all the talent we are importing each year through immigration. #ImmigrantsThrive

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@WESPicks Q7: @windmillcanada offers affordable loans of up to $15,000 to help immigrants and refugees succeed in Canada. Microloans can be used to pay for education programs, fees for licensing and qualifying exams and courses, as well as other expenses. #ImmigrantsThrive

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@marcopolis @WESPicks @LinkedIn Yes, it seems odd to suggest that newcomers require different soft skills than other Canadians. They are critical for all of us.

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@MrDOLPH @WESPicks @InclusivAction Affordable credit should be part of the solution here

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@WorldEdUS @WESPicks @JoinDigitalUS @netinclusion A5: Let's hope the move out of physical classrooms and into digital ones reduces costs and increases accessibility #ImmigrantsThrive

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@WESPicks Q5: Online learning can help busy newcomers juggling demands of family, language acquisition and first Canadian jobs, but they don’t help with building social networks. Mentorship programs can help with that, as can online social groups. #ImmigrantsThriveon

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@WESCanada @WESPicks @StatCan_eng And imagine how many more vacancies in healthcare there will be by the end of 2020!

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@WESPicks A3: IT, finance, cybersecurity, supply chain management and healthcare are five high growth sectors. There are lots of opportunities for newcomers, if they have a qualification. #WindmillMicrolending provides advice and support to people considering them. #ImmigrantsThrive.

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@marcopolis @WESPicks Great point, Marco.

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@WESPicks #WindmillMicrolending and other non-profits complement the work of financial institutions by offering newcomers information, coaching and mentorship in addition to affordable credit and client-centered repayment terms. These supports help #ImmigrantsThive in Canada.

[Claudia Hepburn, CEO, Windmill Microlending @CeoHepburn]

@WESPicks Access to a good job and economic mobility. We need to ensure that immigrants can afford the housing, childcare and transportation. In order to get jobs, immigrants need to be able to afford the qualifications needed for the Canadian job market. #ImmigrantsThrive