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Stay hopeful and persevere: Hannah’s story

My name is Hannah Kummer and I moved to Toronto in December, 2017 with my husband. We’re from Brazil, and back home we were both lawyers. With almost no knowledge of English or French, immigrating to Canada via the Permanent Residency (PR) route seemed like a distant dream – even [...]

Our Canadian adventure: Michael’s story

My name is Michael Bricout and I moved to Canada from France in July, 2017. I have a master’s degree in marketing and for a brief period, I ran my own entrepreneurial venture in France. Currently, I work as a Product Manager with Ampli, an RBC Venture. I have some [...]

CareerNov 8, 2019

Think and act like an entrepreneur: Roxana’s story

My name is Roxana Radulescu and I’m from Romania. I moved to Toronto with my husband and two kids in March, 2017. Back in Romania, I graduated with a degree in philology and continued with a master’s degree in knowledge and project management. During University, I worked for a human [...]

CareerOct 4, 2019

Winning as an immigrant entrepreneur: Gelaine’s story

My name is Gelaine Santiago and I’m a social entrepreneur, an online storyteller, and a passionate advocate for diversity and ethics in business. I was born in the Philippines and my family immigrated to Canada when I was three. I was recently named one of RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrants [...]

CareerSep 27, 2019

Patience and persistence paid off settling in Canada: Mudit’s story

My name is Mudit Sadana and I moved to Canada in July, 2019. I am a software engineer with over six years of experience in developing high performance, high availability, mission critical software systems using web technologies. During my journey to Canada, I was constantly told that the job market [...]

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