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‘Welcome to Canada’ series on CBC News dives into newcomer challenges

January 15, 2025 admin 0 Comments careers & education, cbc news, cbc news welcome to canada, cultural adaptation, Featured, Immigrant Stories, immigration costs, immigration struggles, job opportunities, moving to canada, newcomer survey, news, People, settlement, settlement support, workforce integration

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:37:13 +0000

CBC News is kicking off the year with Welcome to Canada, a series that gets real about what it’s like to start fresh in a new country. Running throughout January, the series is based on a survey of 1,507 immigrants by Pollara Strategic Insights, offering an honest look at the highs and lows of settling in Canada.

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“Welcome to Canada” series on CBC News dives into newcomer challenges

January 13, 2025 admin 0 Comments careers & education, cbc news, cbc news welcome to canada, cultural adaptation, Featured, Immigrant Stories, immigration costs, immigration struggles, job opportunities, moving to canada, newcomer survey, news, People, settlement, settlement support, workforce integration

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:37:13 +0000

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Maya Nathani : From cancer survivor to healthcare innovator

December 16, 2024 admin canada medical care, canada success stories, cancer survivor, foot care provider canada, geriatric care, Living, maya nathani, mentorship, nursing career canada, People, Training, universal health hub, Women

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 02:59:23 +0000

Maya Nathani’s journey to Canada has been marked by both challenges and triumphs. A cancer diagnosis in 2020 became a pivotal turning point in her life, leading her to complete her nursing degree and establish Universal Health Hub, a private healthcare organization dedicated to providing affordable geriatric care to seniors.

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British-born “Godfather of AI” wins Nobel Prize for Physics

December 13, 2024 admin geoffrey hinton nobel prize, godfather of ai, john hopfield, machine learning, neural networks research, news, nobel prize physics 2024, People, vector institute for artificial intelligence

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:16:42 +0000

In a historic ceremony at Stockholm’s Concert Hall, Geoffrey Hinton, the British-Canadian scientist known as one of the “godfathers” of artificial intelligence (AI), was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. He shared the prestigious accolade with Princeton University’s John Hopfield for their foundational work in artificial neural networks, a key development in the field of machine learning (ML).

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Comedian Alia Rasul’s jokes reveal that immigrants are more alike than different

December 4, 2024 admin alia rasul, ARTISTS, canada immigrant experiences, culture, embrace identity, immigrant experiences, immigrant talent, Living, People, philippine comic, philippine immigrants

Credit to Author: Sabrina Almeida| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:13:09 +0000

Comedy has helped Alia Ceniza Rasul find her voice and perspective in life. The writer, performer and comedian shares with Canadian Immigrant that seeing life and her Filipino heritage through a comedic lens is both a “unique” and “weird” thing about her. Nevertheless, she believes this offers a more joyful perspective and is grateful for how it turned out for her.

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Small cities have huge potential, says Indian-born Aman Chawla

November 12, 2024 admin building networks immigrants, community leaders, immigrant settlement services, immigration small cities canada, newcomer big cities, newcomer settlement, newcomers small cities, People

Credit to Author: Baisakhi Roy| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:48:23 +0000

Born in Dehradun, India, Aman Chawla led an adventurous life as a member of the Indian Navy for over a decade. Seeking new challenges in the corporate sector, Aman and his family decided to explore Canada as their next destination. Chawla now works with newcomers, helping them in their settlement journey in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

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Embracing change: Turning setbacks into success

November 6, 2024 admin adjusting to life in canada, building a new life in canada, building resilience after job loss, canadian immigration stories, embracing change and growth, finding community in canada, immigrant experience in canada, life lessons from setbacks, overcoming setbacks as an immigrant, People, personal transformation and career growth, starting over in canada, Your Stories

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:21:04 +0000

In 2019, I packed my life into two suitcases and moved to Canada from Bengaluru, India — alone. It was my first time navigating an airport and flying on an airplane. I felt a mix of fear, joy, anticipation, thrill and the excitement for the great unknown. I was the first woman in my family […]

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Aditya Mhatre is empowering immigrants in their financial journey in Canada

October 21, 2024 admin beacon app, canada startup ecosystem, digital banking for newcomers, digital payment solutions, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financial advice, immigrant financial services, immigrant settlement services, international money transfers, money transfer app, networking for entrepreneurs, People, technology startup

Credit to Author: Baisakhi Roy| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:56:02 +0000

Through the Beacon app, Mhatre says that he’s not just building a business but a support system for those seeking to start a new life in a foreign land — just as he once did.

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Publisher Luciana Erregue is dedicated to diverse storytelling

October 1, 2024 admin ARTISTS, diverse literature, esl, hyphenated canadians, immigrant authors, immigrant publishers, Immigrant Stories, immigrant women, People, writing grants, writing workshops

Credit to Author: Baisakhi Roy| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:15:22 +0000

Erregue founded Laberinto Press: to amplify the voices of “hyphenated” Canadians — people with rich, layered identities who are not often represented in mainstream literature.

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Academician Maria João Maciel Jorge urges immigrants to embrace the unexpected

September 25, 2024 admin Academia, ARTISTS, azores immigrants, canadian identity, cultural identity, culture, heritage, hyphenated canadians, immigrant, immigrant women, low paying jobs, newcomers, People, portuguese immigrants, York University

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:37:57 +0000

Maria João Maciel Jorge, who now goes by M.J., arrived with an illusion of a dream but no concrete plan. Today, she’s an associate professor of Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies and the associate dean of global and community engagement at York University.

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