Please review this email for some important reminders and updates.

Thank you to all the students who worked on the SMT Team Challenge! The submissions were reviewed by our external judges and six winning teams were selected:

Congratulations to all the teams! Each winning team will receive 15 Team Challenge Points.

In addition, we have drawn 12 students from these teams to attend the Virtual Networking & Governors' Celebration. Congratulations to the following students:

STUDENTS: We invite you to apply for a chance to attend two virtual events in the new year. Please note that in order to be considered to attend the JA Governors' Celebration you MUST also be available for the Networking Workshop as outlined below.

About: At this workshop, learn tips for networking online and how to create an effective LinkedIn page.

Date: Thursday, January 14, 2021

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

This will be a virtual event.

About: During JA's Annual Fundraiser, you will have an opportunity to hear student alumni stories, participate in a trivia challenge, take photos at a virtual photo booth, as well as network with industry professionals through a text chat. You can listen to the main event that includes messages from alumni, Mark Cuban, Manjit Minhas, Chris Hadfield and more!

Date: Thursday, February 4, 2021

Event Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Event Dress Code: Business

This will be a virtual event.

LINK TO APPLY: https://forms.gle/7mKfBPTULFbzXk4HA

You will be notified if you have been selected to attend the two events.

If you missed the virtual Student Management Training or if you wish to review the material, the videos and handouts can be found here.

Please note that we have recently added a Handout and Additional Resources on the site for the PRODUCTION role.

REMINDER: If you were elected into an executive role and were not able to attend the live Student Management Training, you are required to review the recording and materials for your role.

A reminder that there will be no Company Program meetings between December 21 to January 1. Meetings will resume the week of January 4th.

Please note that the CP team will be off starting on December 18 until January 3. The JA offices will be closed between December 25 to January 3. If you are emailing us between this period, please expect to receive a response the week of January 4th.

Thank you all for a great start to our virtual JA Company Program! We look forward to seeing all of the companies come together next year.

From all of us at JA Central Ontario, we wish you joy, peace, warmth and good health during this holiday season and into 2021. 

Please visit the JACO Resource Page for all previous emails and updates.

To view the full CP Calendar including upcoming deadlines, click here.

Winter Holiday Break (no meetings)

Product/Service Approval Form Due

Virtual Networking Workshop, sponsored by Rogers and led by LinkedIn

Should you have questions or concerns regarding any of the above information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at companyprogram@jacentralontario.org

Thank you!

Lucia & Lesley

The Company Program Team