Articles and resources on daily life in Canada and what to expect when arriving in Canada as a newcomer.
Wrapping up your life in your home country and moving several thousand miles away to a new city requires preparation and planning. While you plan your travel and stay and decide on the best and most cost-effective way to move your belongings between countries, organizing all essential documents and [...]
The cosmopolitan city of Montreal, Quebec, was established in 1642 on an island in the Saint Lawrence River. It is the second-most populous city in Canada and home to world-class cultural events and restaurants. If you’re planning to settle in Montreal, here is what you need to know. Montreal [...]
There are many formalities that you are required to complete when you’re moving to Canada as a permanent resident (PR). There are documents to prepare and organize, financial matters to be addressed, belongings to be shipped, and much more. One of the important tasks is to have the forms BSF186 [...]
As Canada’s largest city, Toronto, Ontario, is a popular choice for newcomers to Canada. And there’s plenty of reasons to settle here. It’s home to world-class restaurants, bars, and cultural events and is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. Toronto is a patchwork of neighbourhoods, and it [...]
From an interview with Carla Salazar. Carla and her husband lived in Lima, Peru. Carla was born and raised there; her husband is Canadian. After living there for seventeen years, he wanted to return to Canada, and Carla thought it would be for a year, maybe two at most. [...]
Written by: Nadia Prando, M.A. Clinical Psychology. The rise and influence of social media have distorted the meaning of work-life balance in our lives; it makes us believe that happiness is directly linked to professional success. Having a successful career often leads us to deprioritize our own wellbeing when [...]
Written by: Naranjan Nota, Spiritual Intuitive Life Coach. When you arrive in a new country, whether it's voluntarily or as a refugee, the move and change in environment may impact how you move forward in life. The internal dialogue and reflection of how and why your life has changed [...]
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 [...]
Written by: Sigrun Sigurjonsdottir, MA, RMFT, ITCA, EMDR. As you plan your move to Canada, there are many things to consider, and this mental load coupled with the uncertainty of what is waiting for you in your new life or even the fact that you may have had to [...]
Written by: Hader Farhan, MSc Occupational Therapy (registered occupational therapist). You’ve embarked on this new journey of moving to Canada. Your perseverance, trust and hope for a promising future have led you to this point in life. It’s a time when you can finally start calling Canada home. But [...]
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 [...]
Written by: Dr. Yamam Abuzinadah, PhD, MSC, BA, MACA. As a mental health educator, counsellor, consultant, and researcher, I have spent the last 18 years of my life learning, researching, and teaching about mental health and wellness within culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD) as well as with Black, [...]