Credit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:15:23 +0000
Young professional from India Amit Kalra shares his first six months in Canada The last year of my life has been a roller-coaster ride. Being a new immigrant in Canada, my voyage here has been full of surprises. I vividly remember the day, I received my passport with visa stamp on it, and I had […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2018 20:25:15 +0000
ACCES Employment and RBC partner in a new webinar series for newly arrived or soon-to-arrive immigrants For newcomers arriving in Canada, finding employment is among their top priorities, with 64 per cent ranking it in their top five. To help newcomers adjust to their new life, ACCES Employment and Royal Bank of Canada have announced […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 06:52:03 +0000
December 2018 1 Rosa Parks Day (U.S.A.) commemorates Rosa Park’s arrest in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus just because she was Black. 1 World AIDS Day (UN, WHO) is a joint effort made by the UN and the WHO to educate about HIV/AIDS. 1 National Day (Romania) […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:17:17 +0000
Police-reported hate crimes increase, with almost half motivated by race or ethnicity Although hate crime in Canada has been on a slow rise since 2014, last year it saw a sharp increase — Statistics Canada says police-reported hate crime in Canada in 2017 was up 47 per cent over 2016. In terms of actual incidents, police reported 2,073 hate […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 19:26:36 +0000
Growing up in two cultures and finding my own identity along the way I was born in a tiny little village in India with a population of approximately 2,000 people. Everyone knew each other by their first name and the whole village was our community. It was the happiest childhood one could wish for. My […]
Read moreGo from invisible to WOW with these 5 definite steps to branding yourself Welcome to the 21st century. Constantly changing and extremely competitive. So how you stand out? And get yourself noticed? Simple! Branding. You need to brand yourself. Personal branding is the most powerful marketing strategy for achieving success. Whether you are a job professional […]
Read moreDocuments to bring to Canada: a checklist Heading to Canada with your PR visa in one hand, and your dreams in the other? Wait: don’t leave your country of origin without these documents! The more organized you are before you land in Canada, the smoother your initial transition will be. Part of that is ensuring […]
Read moreHelping newcomers to not just endure, but also enjoy, the winter season You may have heard the expression “Canada only has two seasons: winter and construction,” or heard horror stories of people getting trapped in their houses by snowstorms. Canadians love to warn all newcomers about the harsh winter they’re about to experience. Here are […]
Read moreNewcomer to British Columbia looking for a place to call home? Learn about Abbotsford in our “Find a City” series Located an hour east of Vancouver, Abbotsford borders Mission to the north, Langley to the west, Chilliwack to the east, and Washington state to the south. This sprawling rural “city in the country” is set […]
Read moreComing to a new country and starting a new life is not easy. Choosing the path of entrepreneurship does not make it any easier. It can be challenging. I still remember, like yesterday, the time I started my own business. It was difficult and I struggled for years. I didn’t know what to do, I […]
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