Last updated: April 26, 2022 In February 2022, Canada announced an increase in annual immigration targets and is set to welcome approximately 1.32 million newcomers between 2022 and 2024 through various immigration streams. If you’ve been thinking about moving to Canada as a permanent resident or a student, there has [...]
From an interview with Mudit Sadana. Mudit and his wife Mansi came to Canada in 2019. He is a highly-experienced computer engineer and currently works as a full stack developer in Toronto. She is a solopreneur and personal brand trainer. Mudit recalls leaving behind a successful career and well-established [...]
From an interview with Mauricio Neri. Mauricio is a systems analyst who moved to Canada from Brazil in 2016 with his wife. She came here to study global business management at Humber College; he came on a dependent visa and began looking for work. Like many newcomers, Mauricio faced [...]
From an interview with Nerissa Fernandes. Before coming to Canada from India in 2018, Nerissa had a successful career in business research and strategy consulting. She built and led a team while working with global clients in the eLearning, pharmaceutical, medtech, biotech, retail, and telecom industries. She also wrote [...]
To say the year 2020 has been difficult would be an understatement. COVID-19 changed everything for virtually everyone. The way we work, the way we communicate, and the way we live have all been turned upside down. Many newcomers landed in Canada at a time when finding a job or [...]
Most immigrants who choose to move to Canada have a dream, a vision, and aspirations for their future life. It is what motivates them to leave behind their comfort zone, friends, and family and move miles away to a foreign land to start a new chapter of their life. [...]
From an interview with Lan Nguyen. Eighteen years ago, Lan Nguyen was attending Hanoi-Amsterdam high school in Hanoi, Vietnam. She is an only child and had no intention of leaving her family, her home and the life she knew. One day her parents announced that she would be going [...]
Along with being a multicultural country, Canada is home to many world-class educational institutions. If you intend to study and settle in Canada, applying for a student permit is not your only option; there are other ways to live, work and study in Canada. There are many advantages to enrolling [...]
From an interview with Anuradha Vajjala. Anuradha Vajjala (Anu) was born in Jamshedpur, India. She later moved to Hyderabad, where she completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Biochemistry. In 2008, she moved to Singapore to join Nanyang Technological University as a Research Assistant before doing her PhD in [...]
For newcomers in Canada, the initial phase of the job search can be very stressful. Once you successfully navigate the stages of creating a resume, cover letter, and nailing the interview, you’re only a couple of steps away from securing a job offer. An important aspect of accepting the job [...]
From an interview with Conrad Osei-Bonsu. Conrad Osei-Bonsu was born in Canada. When he was three years old, his parents divorced, and he moved to Nigeria with his mother and older brother. His father stayed in Canada and eventually remarried. Conrad grew up in Nigeria, went to school there, [...]
From an interview with Paula Prado. Originally from Brazil, Paula Prado is a tech recruiter specializing in cybersecurity. In 2018, she and her husband came to Canada by way of the U.S. They had been to Canada on vacation and knew that Canadians were nice, friendly, and there seemed [...]