Prime Mentors of Canada

Our Achievements

PRIME Mentors of Canada...

has been delivering mentoring services since 1988;
received the Presidential Citation from the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children for our contribution to the development of human potential;
was nominated for the Nova Corporation Global Best Award in Business and Education Partnership, Lifelong Learning Category;
received the Ontario Seniors' Achievement Award from the Government of Ontario for creative involvement of seniors' expertise;
was honoured by the Federal Department of Health and Welfare for outstanding intergenerational programming;
has been participating in, delivering papers and conducting workshops at local, national, and international conferences on mentoring, and about gifted and talented children;
serves as a global model - for boards of education across Canada and throughout the world - Brazil, Mexico, USA, Germany, Austria, Japan, Belgium, Poland, Hungary, Australia, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Chile;
has received coverage in national and local newspapers and has been featured in more than a dozen radio and TV talk shows;
published "Canadian Achievers and Their Mentors: for Those in Search of Inspiration and Role Models," and "The Mentoring Guidebook";
publishes a bi-annual newsletter;
was endorsed by the Canadian Commission to UNESCO;
is supported by the Retired Teachers of Ontario (RTO);
organizes regular gala tribute events to honor outstanding mentors in the program and to recognize an Honorary PRIME Mentor from the community, one who has served as a guide, role model, support and inspiration to others;
offers a first-of-its-kind scholarship to financially needy creative children participating in the PMC mentoring program;
collaborates with other organizations promoting children's welfare and peace initiatives;
received a Citation of Laudation from Wolfe's University;
has partnered with the Delta Kappa Gamma (Upsilon Chapter) in e-mentoring the PMC Scholars;
is jointly providing leadership training to PMC scholars with the Children's Peace Initiatives;
has launched the"Maximizing Youth Potential for Community Building" program at Flemingdon Park and Regency Park;
was honored at Queen's Park with formal receptions on its 18th Anniversay hosted by Lt. Governor James Bartleman and on its 25th Anniversary hosted by Governor David C. Onle;.
has received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Toronto District School
Board for contributions to student development and success;
has organized the Annual Youth Conference at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.

" From the ancient Greeks, we receive the concept of mentor; from Europe, we have the patron; from India, we have the guru; and from Japan, we have the sensei. In every age and in every culture, the relationship described by these terms has accompanied creative success. "

E. Paul Torrance