Getting around Montreal is inexpensive and easily accessible, thanks to the city’s efficient public transit system. Transportation is one of the first things you will have to figure out when you arrive in Canada. Whether you plan to commute to work, travel to school, or simply sightsee in a [...]
The city of Toronto is Canada’s largest city, and is also home to many newcomers from across the world. Toronto is well-connected by public transportation and hence most people living in the city don’t feel the need to buy a car. Public transit in Toronto is one of the [...]
When newcomers first move to Canada, transportation is one of the first aspects of their new life that they need to figure out. In Vancouver, you can get to work, school, community centres, or the beautiful parks and beaches by using public transportation. This article will cover Vancouver’s easy-to-use public [...]
You may have heard that Canada has a hidden job market. This hidden job market refers to positions that are filled without the employer advertising them publicly. It is said that as much as 65-85 per cent of the jobs are not posted online. This is why building your network [...]
From an interview with Irma Ufertaite Irma moved to Canada from Lithuania, by way of England, where she spent several years. Along with her Canadian-born husband and their newborn baby, Irma brought a degree in economics and teacher’s qualification. She shares her story of inspiration and motivation and finding [...]
Language is a major hurdle for anyone starting a new life in a new country. Newcomers arrive in Canada with varying degrees of English proficiency. Some may have studied English back home, some may be fluent English-speakers, doing business internationally, while many more arrive with little or no English. [...]
A job application process often begins with sharing your resume and progresses to one or multiple rounds of interviews. As a newcomer in Canada, this may (most likely) not be your first time in a job interview, but it doesn’t hurt to brush up on some of the basic interview [...]
Driving in Canada may be a new experience for some newcomers, as Canadian cities are often quite spacious with neighbourhoods far distances apart. Outside of Canada’s dense urban centers with advanced public transportation systems, driving is sometimes the only way to get around. Knowing the costs, time, and necessary paperwork [...]
From an interview with Tuni Mosmann When Tuni came to Canada in 2018, she not only left her home in Brazil to begin a new life in a new country, she started a brand new career in a brand new industry. That’s called being a triple jumper. Tuni shares [...]
Last updated: November 30, 2022 Note Effective October 2022, the Government of Canada has removed all COVID-19 related travel restrictions, including vaccination and testing requirements, quarantine, the mandatory use of ArriveCAN, and masking in public places. However, as the pandemic evolves, travel restrictions may continue to be [...]
As per the 2018 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data, Canada is the most educated country in the world. To highlight the importance of education in the lives of Canadians, in 2014, Canada spent 6 per cent of GDP on education compared to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation [...]
When we get to know a character in a book or a film or even a person on LinkedIn for that matter, the picture we form – our understanding of that person – is coloured by three things: what they do, what they say, and what others say about them. [...]