Engage Mississauga: Connect with the City of Mississauga's Age Friendly Initiative

 

Join the UTM Career Centre and the City of Mississauga's Community Services Department for a unique networking opportunity. The City of Mississauga has recently put forth an effort to become an 'Age Friendly' city according to the World Health Organization's guidelines:

The City of Mississauga recognizes that being an 'Age Friendly Community' is not a goal to be achieved but a way of life that requires ongoing effort to meet growing and changing needs of our citizens. A key outcome for this project is to establish the necessary structures and resources to sustain our commitment and maintain progress to ensure that all citizens, including older adults, belong and can thrive.

Achieving Age Friendly designation requires a deliberate and coordinated effort by many stakeholders including the City, the Region, community organizations and service providers, the private sectors and citizens. As the lead applicant for the Government of Ontario's Age-Friendly Community Planning Grant, the City serves as a "backbone organization" providing leadership for planning, project management, and stakeholder engagement and monitoring of our collective progress in pursuit of this goal.

The vision for the City's Older Adult Plan is that "older adults in Mississauga will lead purposeful and active lives, will live in their community with dignity, integrity and independence and will experience a diverse range of lifestyle opportunities to pursue their personal interests." Diversity, equity and inclusion are key drivers in the development and implementation of our Age Friendly initiative 


Given that, the UTM Career Centre, and the City of Mississauga invites you to join us in 'Engage Mississauga!' Come out and learn from older adults about their career journeyand lives in Mississauga in this speed networking event. They will share their stories, advice, and wealth of knowledge about community engagement, and in turn you are able to share information so that our older adults can learn from and interact with you, our current students. The key outcomes for this event is to have both students and older adults participating in a cross-generational community engagement, with the potential to lead to further community engagement opportunities and mentorship. Come and learn about living, working, and growing in Mississauga! 

 

Dress Code

Business casual attire (no jeans or t-shirts) is mandatory for this event. For more information on dress code, please visit our Dress for Success page on the UTM Career Centre website.

How often is this event held?

Employer Information sessions take place at different times throughout the year, and typically vary from year to year. Please check our Events Calendar to see what other events are coming up!

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Eligibility

Currently enrolled U of T students and recent graduates from in all disciplines and programs of study.

Register

Register through Career Learning Network


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