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Thrive Conference 2022: Evolve – Building Resilience for Life & Career

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Thrive Conference is an annual event where first-generation Canadians and friends converge together to learn, unlearn and network. It is powered by The Immigrant Life community and this year, the theme is Evolve - Building Resilience for Life &...
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Thrive Conference 2022: Evolve – Building Resilience for Life & Career

Thrive Conference is an annual event where first-generation Canadians and friends converge together to learn, unlearn and network. It is powered by The Immigrant...
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How a Calgary-based Charity is Changing Lives Beyond Dollars and Cents

An organization has not started fulfilling its purpose until they can rise above the narrow confines of basic organizational interests to the broader concerns...
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Canadian Culture and Heritage

Remembrance Day: Celebrating our Veterans.

“Arise o compatriots!” These may be words familiar to nationals of the West African country, Nigeria. But today, we choose to borrow those words as...
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Canadian Culture and Heritage

Clocks Are Going Back 1hr at 2am on Nov 7, 2021

Only a few months ago, it was that time of year again, when people cranked up the volume on their grills and got ready...
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Life Expectancy and Immigrants – Why you need to Listen to Dr. Soji at Thrive Conference 2021

Register here for Thrive Conference. https:thriveconference.ca According to C.S.Lewis, you are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. But Dr. Olusoji...
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Want to Live in Canada Permanently? Attend Thrive Conference on Saturday, October 23 2021. FREE.

Short story: If you want to move to #Canada or you are curious about moving to Canada FROM ANYWHERE, register for Thrive Conference 2021 here: https://www.thriveconference.ca/...
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The Top 20 National Immigrant Support Systems

Bravery is leaving all that is familiar to settle in a diverse multicultural society like Canada. It is not for the fearful or the timid. It...
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Essential Workers: Endangered? Disposable? A Call for Change.

Workers that provide essential services have been the national heroes since COVID-19 disrupted our world but there is a growing concern that as the...
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Afghanistan: After the Shock, What Next?

Afghans clung to a US Air Force C-17 transport plane in order to flee their country. Two people appeared to fall off the plane...
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Apply for Facebook Fellowship Program for PhD Students.

Application opens August 3 and closes on September 20, 2021. Facebook Fellowship Program is open to support promising full-time PhD students (domestic and international) conducting...
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January 2022 Immigrant of the Month

Happy 2022 from here!  2022, here we come. The world hasn’t seen enough of us. The world hasn’t even heard enough of us. We choose to take this...
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Immigrant of The Month – Samra Zafar

Name: Samra ZafarCurrent Industry: Non-profit; Public Speaking; WritingPosition: FounderCurrent Pursuit: Medical degree at McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.Country of Origin: PakistanMoved...
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Immigrant of The Month – Preeti Pandey

Preeti Pandey - An Indian trying to make a difference on Canadian soil! Name: Preeti Pandey Current Industry: Non-Profit Country of Origin: India Location: Calgary, Alberta Journey in one word:...
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Immigrant of The Month – Stephen Akinfemi

Name: Stephen Olusegun Akinfemi Career: Information and Communication Technology Title: Operations Manager Country of Origin: Nigeria Moved to Canada: 2016 Location: Calgary, Alberta Journey in One Word: Fulfilling The idea behind...
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Immigrant Of the Month – Adrienne Clarkson

Name: Adrienne Clarkson Career: Journalism; Politics Country of Origin: Hong Kong Moved to Canada: 1942 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Journey in one word: Phenomenal! Our September Immigrant of the Month is...
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Thrive Conference 2022: Evolve – Building Resilience for Life & Career

Thrive Conference is an annual event where first-generation Canadians and friends converge together to learn, unlearn and network. It is powered by The Immigrant...
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Business

How a Calgary-based Charity is Changing Lives Beyond Dollars and Cents

An organization has not started fulfilling its purpose until they can rise above the narrow confines of basic organizational interests to the broader concerns...
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Thrive Conference 2021 is here. You don’t want to miss it!

If you miss Thrive Conference 2021, it's NEVER coming back! Register when you still can at https://www.thriveconference.ca/ Some of our most frequently asked questions in...
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Dear Canadian Immigrant

Make eye contact with me, now and on October 23rd, 2021. Recently, I was at Save on Foods in my area to buy a few...
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How to Make Canadian Experience a Thing of the Past in Your Career

In late 2017, I surveyed Canadian immigrants nationally by asking them the following question:"As a new immigrant, when it comes to securing your professional...
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Thrive Conference 2022: Evolve – Building Resilience for Life & Career

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Thrive Conference is an annual event where first-generation Canadians and friends converge together to learn, unlearn and network. It is powered by The Immigrant...
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How a Calgary-based Charity is Changing Lives Beyond Dollars and Cents

An organization has not started fulfilling its purpose until they can rise above the narrow confines of basic organizational interests to the broader concerns...
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Immigrant Highlights

January 2022 Immigrant of the Month

Happy 2022 from here!  2022, here we come. The world hasn’t seen enough of us. The world hasn’t even heard enough of us. We choose to take this...
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Are You Unbanked?

Many immigrants had suffered financial loss through bank failures in their home country or elsewhere prior to moving to Canada, so they come in...
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Thrive Conference 2022: Evolve – Building Resilience for Life & Career

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How a Calgary-based Charity is Changing Lives Beyond Dollars and Cents

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Are You Unbanked?

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Many immigrants had suffered financial loss through bank failures in their home country or elsewhere prior to moving to Canada, so they come in...
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Are You Jittery That Your Bank May be Cash-strapped?

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Are you aware that in the unlikely occurrence that a CDIC-insured bank fails here in Canada, a depositor needs to fear no loss?  CDIC...
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Canadian Banks: Is My Money Safe?

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Upon landing in Canada, every immigrant will need a new bank account to manage day-to-day expenses and save for the future. An immigrant’s story...
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Mental Health and Immigrants – The Triggers, Symptoms and Solutions Exposed at Thrive Conference 2021

Register for ThriveCon2021 here: https://thriveconference.ca At The Immigrant Life, we focus on the 8 core areas of life that are required for an immigrant to thrive....
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Life Expectancy and Immigrants – Why you need to Listen to Dr. Soji at Thrive Conference 2021

Register here for Thrive Conference. https:thriveconference.ca According to C.S.Lewis, you are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. But Dr. Olusoji...
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That Trauma Should Not Stop You!

For women and the men who love them, register for Thrive Conference 2021. Cecylia arrived Winnipeg with her little girl and husband in February 2014....
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A Pause in Time, Saves Lives

Addis: Sir, are we having our meeting? Good morning. Me: Yes. Good morning sir. Phone? Addis: No video call. Please...meet me later. Whenever you have time...
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Covid-19 Vaccine: Live Responsibly

Albertans never saw this coming. Prior to this time, precisely on July 1, 2021, the province of Alberta welcomed the removal of almost all public...
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