Employment

by Veronica Leonard The culture of the Canadian workplace can be very different from what newcomers are used to and even those with good English are sometimes at a loss for words. Binoj, a financial officer from India recalls, "With Indian…

Between January and July of 2009, the popular social networking site, Facebook, saw a 513.7 percent increase in its members aged 55 and over. During the same period it reported having 16.5 percent fewer high school users and 21.7 percent…

As an immigrant, and a woman, there were times when it would have been easy to give up. But having a program like C.A.R.E. provided the support that I needed to continue moving forward. Now that I'm working and my family has a sufficient…

After immigration, many internationally educated teachers change their professions due to a common belief that it’s impossible to get a teacher’s license in Canada. Is this perception true? How difficult is it for an immigrant to receive a…

Published March 2005. Some information in this article is outdated. What does a Chemical Engineering Technologist from Colombia, a Facilities Engineering Manager from Jamaica and a Design Engineering Graduate from China have in common?

by Sabine Ehgoetz Sabine Ehgoetz currently lives in Toronto where she works as a freelance journalist, foreign correspondent, translator and fashion model. In December 2006 she celebrated her second anniversary as a Canadian resident.

Every year, Canada becomes “home” to over 260,000 newcomers. People who come to Canada from all over the world call it home because of the potential Canada offers them and because of the ability of Canadians to embrace and work with…

New immigrants to Canada can count on a number of programs to help them to find their first job here. “Immigrants alone do not have all the tools to market themselves. The requirements are different even according to the sector or the…

by Jack Zwicker BA, LL,B., LL,M. If you have recently arrived in Canada and are interested in investing in an existing small business, there are a number of stepping stones which you need to know about that are indispensable to your…

by Consuelo Solar With a work permit in hand and the goal of building a happier and safer life in a new country, many immigrants arrive in Canada hoping to secure their families’ future by finding a good job, ideally a better one than what…