How is life in Canada?

Let me tell you how is life in Canada from an Immigrant point of view. If you want to learn how is life in Canada, this is the place to know.

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Denise, a reader of this blog, sent me the link to a Globe and Mail article that I had marked to read but was still procrastinating: Why new Canadians struggle to find jobs. Thank You Denise! It’s an excellent article by Miles Corak,  a professor of economics with the Graduate School of Public and International [...]

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As every year, companies ask you to write your performance review. At the same time. you were supposed to focus your efforts following some corporate guidelines. While I was reading a document to prepare my self evaluation document, I realized that there were many things that, as an immigrant, I also needed in my life [...]

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Post image for InterNations: A great chance to meet new people and expand your network.

A few weeks ago I told you about InterNations, an international online community for people who live and work abroad. Last night I had the chance for the first time to participate in one of their events and I can assure you it was great!

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Every new year is some kind of redemption: we have the opportunity of a new start and try to make things better. Be better. Let’s try to make this 2012 a new start for all of us. Let’s learn about our past errors. Let’s try to be better persons. Let’s try to give the best [...]

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Post image for On how the political correctness became the Grinch that stole Christmas to Canadians (among other things)

I am close to my 7th year in Canada. During all these years I was able to witness, read and hear about many different situations related to political correctness and immigrants that I can no longer be surprised but sad about what is going on in this country. It seems that the past twenty years [...]

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Last week I received a Press Release from FreeHotWaterTank.ca and how they plan to help the community in the next coming weeks. I’d like to share it with you, as I believe in responsible companies that try to reach out to their community and help. In part, it says… Ottawa’s hungry families will be receiving added [...]

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Post image for “Really, Gatineau? Really?” About Quebec, Immigration and Ignorance

Quebec is a special place in the world. They know it here in Canada, is not a secret. Everyone that had the chance once in a lifetime to deal with Quebec and its people will know it. In a new demonstration of their special abilities in Public Relations, the City of Gatineau published a very [...]

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