Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:14:52 +0000
“When we celebrate the Raptors we are more alike than we are different” says Raptors fan and immigrant success story Mohamad Fakih Sports has a way of breaking down barriers and fostering positive connections. The recent NBA playoffs brought together people from all cultures and communities from across Canada to rally around the Toronto Raptors. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:20:35 +0000
The share of immigrants in Canada has reached its highest level in almost a century – nearly 22 percent of the population, with the country welcoming 1.2 million new immigrants between 2011 and 2016 alone, according to the latest census numbers. And, new arrivals are always faced with challenges no matter how prepared we think […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:14:52 +0000
“When we celebrate the Raptors we are more alike than we are different” says Raptors fan and immigrant success story Mohamad Fakih Sports has a way of breaking down barriers and fostering positive connections. The recent NBA playoffs brought together people from all cultures and communities from across Canada to rally around the Toronto Raptors. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Hazel Morley| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:19:32 +0000
Did you know that we could have as many as 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts a day? That’s an average of 2,500 – 3,300 thoughts per hour. Imagine if many of those 60,000 daily thoughts were negative ones…how would we feel? What would we achieve? How much energy would we have? For the average person, many […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:36:02 +0000
Vera Dodic, manager, Toronto Newcomer Office, asks newcomers to call the city ‘home’. Vera Dodic grew up never imagining that she would live anywhere but in Belgrade, the city where she was born in former Yugoslavia. Having worked with refugees and internally displaced people back home, She experienced first-hand the profound challenges of establishing herself […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 02:45:12 +0000
Downtown Brampton is all set to come alive to the sights and sounds of South Asian culture with the 4th annual Vibrant Brampton on July 27 and 28. Organized by the non-profit group Arts and Culture Initiative of South Asia (ACISA), Vibrant Brampton seeks to promote local talent and brings an exciting lineup of budding […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Baisakhi Roy| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:45:57 +0000
Newcomers to Canada can look forward to a hot, hot summer full of fun activities with the family, especially with the young ones. This is also the perfect time and opportunity to get to know your neighbours and the community at large. Explore your neighbourhood Summer is short – eight weeks and some change. Keep […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 04:06:50 +0000
Is your spouse in Canada without legal status? It is common knowledge that Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor their spouses or common-law partners living abroad, or, in Canada as legal visitors, workers or students. What is less known is that they can also apply for spousal sponsorship for their partners living in Canada […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Hazel Morley| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 02:15:00 +0000
Stress. The fact is that stress is neither good nor bad for us. Too little of it and we are not motivated to grow, or change. Too much stress and our body’s natural defence systems weaken, draining our energy and immune function, leaving us vulnerable to ill health – physical and mental ill health. With […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Laura Jackman| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:59:04 +0000
11th annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards: Grey’s Anatomy actor, food chain entrepreneur and poet laureate are among this year’s winners Giacomo Gianniotti, actor on the hit show Grey’s Anatomy; Rola Dagher, President of Cisco Canada; Wali Shah, best-selling author and poet laureate, have been named among the 11th annual RBC Top 25 Canadian […]
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