Mentoring


The Professional Mentoring Program (PMP) makes it easy to connect mentors and protégés from all over BC & Yukon to make meaningful mentoring relationships.

The PMP fosters professional development and meaningful career growth. Whether you are a newcomer to the field of HR, a mid-level practitioner, or a senior-level HR professional, the PMP can support you to expand, refine, and build new skills.

It uses the MentorCity platform, which will elevate your experience, provide a mentoring journey with greater autonomy and transparency for participants, and facilitate a smoother and more seamless experience for mentors and mentees. 

To learn more about the role & responsibilities of a mentor and protégé, or to discover some of the new features for our program, please read our Professional Mentoring Program Information & FAQ Guide.

Timeline/Key Dates:

Cohort 2, 2025

  • June 2, 2025 – Mentoring Program info session.
  • June 2, 2025 – June 30, 2025 – Applications open for mentors and proteges via our online store (**Login to your member profile and go to the online store) “How to Apply?”
  • July 7, 2025 – July 11, 2025 – Mentors and Proteges are given access to the MentorCity program to build out their mentor or protégé profiles. (Please note: if you are a returning participant, you will need to use your email to log in to the MentorCity account. If you have forgotten your password, please use “Forgot Password” to reset it. New participants will recieve an email with their login information).
  • July 14, 2025 – August 1, 2025 – Self-matching in MentorCity
  • August 1, 2025 – Deadline for finding and accepting a match in MentorCity
  • August 5, 2025 – December 5, 2025 – 4-month mentoring period for Cohort #2

Info Session Recording

We hosted an online information session to explain the new platform as well as the many improvements based on member feedback. This info session was recorded and the video is below. While watching this info session is not mandatory for applying to the program, it will be helpful to set you up for success.

Click here to download the PDF of the presentation slides.

Info:

  • The Professional Mentoring Program will be administered through an online platform. 
  • As always we encourage everyone to apply and express their interest in either being a mentor or a protégé (or both); it is a great opportunity to create new connections. The program length has been shortened to four months and a second intake has been added.
  • Participants will enjoy increased autonomy in choosing and agreeing to a match.
  • The online platform is designed to be user-friendly and is equipped to facilitate a seamless mentoring process throughout your entire mentoring relationship. 
  • Mentors may choose to mentor a student 1:1 rather than in a cohort format.
  • If you are a past participant from and wish to continue with your previous match, you can continue your relationship outside this platform and will not need to re-apply or utilize the MentorCity platform. Please only reapply if you would like to be matched with someone new.

The application processing fee: 

For Mentors: No charge 

For Protégé: $35 for general and CPHR members, and $25 for student members 

To stay informed about the program, as well as program deadlines, please subscribe to regional email newsletters.



Please send your questions to the PMP Manager.