Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:35:25 +0000
Want to live in B.C., but can’t afford Vancouver? Think the Okanagan Valley! Here’s more about the growing hub of Kelowna in our ‘Find a City’ series Kelowna is the largest city in the Okanagan Valley, located 471 kilometres east of Vancouver on the shores of Lake Okanagan in the southern interior of British Columbia. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ivy Chiu| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 04:09:46 +0000
Lots of everyday services like banking, the post office and even some medical care providers offer digital management services that can be accessed from a computer and likely a smartphone or tablet as well. Most of these digital services require you to provide personal information in order to use them which can come with risks […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:51:22 +0000
Recent immigrants and skilled professionals, along with employers and employment service providers in the Greater Toronto Area came together on February 26 at the annual Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) Mentoring Partnership Awards at the Toronto Region Board of Trade to celebrate those who have gone the extra mile in mentoring in the past […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:41:06 +0000
Looking to move out West? Calgary, Alberta, has a lot to offer newcomers. Our ‘Find a City’ series explores ‘Cowtown.’ Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, the fourth largest city in Canada, and boasts the largest immigrant population after Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. In 2010, Calgary’s immigrant population was roughly 304,000 — or nearly […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Himanshu Narang| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 04:30:42 +0000
Are you a self-employed professional looking to make new connections in Canada? Follow these five strategies to become a powerful networker What is networking? As an entrepreneur or self-employed professional, it is all about positioning yourself in front of other people in a way that makes them willing to help you, work with you, recommend […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 03:37:15 +0000
Caregivers will soon have access to two new immigration pilots that will replace the current Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs pilot programs. The new pilots, called the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot, will allow caregivers to bring their family with them to Canada […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Cheryl Song| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 05:42:32 +0000
It’s Pink Shirt Day in Canada, a day to stand up against bullying Pink Shirt Day, on February 27, 2019, is a day when people wear pink in solidarity to symbolize taking a stand against bullying. Pink Shirt Day originated in Nova Scotia, Canada, when a group of students stood up for a student being […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:09:59 +0000
And how you can ensure yours is sufficient to meet immigration requirements Most Canadian economic immigration programs require that applicants have qualifying work experience. In order to demonstrate that past and current positions qualify, applicants are required to provide references letters from their employers. Such reference letters must state the position title, duration, duties and wage. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:27:08 +0000
On Monday, February 25, the people of Burnaby South elected NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to represent them in Ottawa, affirming his position as leader of the federal NDP party. He will be the first person of colour to lead a federal party in the House of Commons. “We made history today,” he said at the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:00:55 +0000
Top 75 shortlist to be announced in March Nominations are now closed for the 11th annual awards program. We are currently reviewing all nominations and a judging panel made of past winners — Mohammed Alsaleh, Loizza Aquino, Bernardo Riveros, Tinashe Mafukidze, Priti Shah and Rana Zaman — will determine the Top 75 shortlist to be […]
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