A Doctor On the Police Board
“I have had the privilege of studying in India and a lot of what I have achieved today in Toronto can be traced back to a rock-solid education I was exposed to while growing up there." – Dr. Dhun Farokh Noria.
Agency Profile: Entering The Canadian Job Market
Deepak* discovered with his recent job search what many newcomers to Canada already know: securing a job without a ready network, Canadian labour market knowledge or job experience, requires hard work and a touch of luck.
Top 10 Ways to Get Canadian Experience
By Shawn Mintz Are you Internationally Educated? If so you should congratulate yourself. You are brave and courageous. It takes a very special person who can leave their country and start over in Canada. The following are the top ten ways…
Different Seeds Blossom Under the Sun
It is not easy to continue your career from where you were when you left your homeland. You may need to adjust your career path for the Canadian work environment, as demonstrated by the experiences of these two Sun Life advisors.
English: First ELT Group Graduates
By A. Scheerder Many new Canadians graduated from the first Enhanced Language Training "English for the Workplace" course of 2006/2007, organized by the Toronto District School Board and funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The…
Tax Matters: Registered Disability Savings Plan
By Michael Crawford There are three components to the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). The first is the plan itself, the second is the Canada disability savings grant and finally the Canada disability savings bond.
Local Immigration Partnerships Go Across Canada
What are Local Immigration Partnerships and why should you care? 4 STORIES: • "LIPs Across Canada - Local Immigration Partnerships Go National" • "How Do Immigrants Benefit from LIPs?" • "Point, Click and Discover the Sault" • "Five…
Jose Bautista: Getting in the Swing
By Dale Sproule Following in the footsteps of George Bell and Tony Fernandez – two earlier Toronto Blue Jays superstars from the Dominican Republic – Jose Bautista is getting ready to lead the only Canadian team in Major League baseball…
Take our quiz and find out whether you are a true Canadian – no matter what your passport may say!
1. Someone bumps into you at the grocery store. You say: Are you blind, you idiot? No wonder you run into everybody. How about a diet? Oh my god, I’m so terribly sorry! 2. A police officer hands you a ticket for speeding. Your reaction:…
Life: Passionately Challenged
Here I am, drinking coffee with a good friend and listening to him excitedly describe his latest business project. He’s certain this is going to be the one that will work out, the idea no one has thought of before and the reason he is going…