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A hearty welcome to newcomers, immigrants, and legally settled professionals (aka. New Canadians, courtesy: Andrew Steele). This blog supplements our Website: A Pathfinder for Immigrants to Canada. "Shall I go to Canada? is a question asked by thousa
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Happy to be here in Canada
By ABUBAKAR KASIM, GUEST COLUMNIST, Toronto SunExtract: "I made the right decision to make Canada my home.Despite its unstable winter season and shortened sunny summer period, in spite of the challenges in trying to adjust to the new environment, and...
Library Services for Newcomers to Canada: Embracing Cultural Diversity
by Kendra Bender (MLIS student, School of Library &Information Studies, University of Alberta, CANADA), Information for Social Change Issue 26: Winter 2007- 2008. Excerpt from the Canadian Library Association 2007 Students Article ContestPress Re...
Discrimination common in Toronto rental market: study
Watch the VideoExtract:July 7, 2009 Comments64Recommend26CBC News"Volunteers posing as prospective tenants found discriminatory approaches by landlords in about a quarter of the cases, the study says. (CBC)A new study into rental housing says race, ...
Wanted: Plumbers. Must not be foreign
Red tape bars immigrants who could end skills shortageApr 29, 2009, Toronto StarComments on this story (46) Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION REPORTERGetting foreign credentials and work experience certified in Canada isn't just a headache for brain-surgeon...
Not All Struggles Are Equal ~~ Learning to Live with Racism
Quotable quote: “I feel positive about living in Canada because you have to be very, very smart. You have to think above society. It’s very tough, but if you like something, you can achieve it. You make your mind up. There is a great deal of good...
Becoming Canadian: Combating immigration fraud
"Minister Kenney launches video warning potential immigrants about the dangers of unscrupulous immigration consultants ~~ Ottawa, March 10, 2009 — Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney today addressed the issue of immi...
Canada: The land of opportunity and hope
Welcome. Bonjour.Canada as we all know is a great land of opportunity and hope. It is bestowed with economic prosperity, educational institutions that produce highly skilled professionals, a quality of life based on excellent health care, and a count...
