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Undocumented Immigrants Are Ready to be Taxed
Myth: Non-Status immigrants don’t pay taxes.Fact: Non-Status immigrants pay property and sales tax but not income tax because they do not work legitimately.
Immigrants who crawled through the border and the system, literally and figuratively, do not possess legal status...
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How Immigrants Can Keep Their Families Intact
A Lebanese Story
Majd Kassim, a 27-year-old Lebanese was raised in the modern city of Beirut, a completely westernized city, though with strong traditional values....
Canadian Culture and Heritage
A Letter To Non First-Generation Canadians
Dear Non first-generation Canadian:
When you meet me and say 'Hi', I consider it rude. I actually think you are uncultured for saying 'hi'...
Canadian Culture and Heritage
15 Easy Ways To Create A Social Life As An Immigrant
You are new in Canada where you have to restart every aspect of your life as an immigrant. Whether it is the war and...
Canadian Culture and Heritage
Calgary Stampede is Calling!
My first recollection of the word “stampede” dates back to my childhood in Nepal when I heard about the death of hundreds of people...
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Immigrants are less likely to commit crime than native-born Canadians
Myth: Immigrants bring crime to Canada.Fact 1: Immigrants are less likely to commit crime than native-born Canadians.Fact 2: Canadian crime rate has consistently reduced...
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Editorial
Undocumented Immigrants Are Ready to be Taxed
Myth: Non-Status immigrants don’t pay taxes.Fact: Non-Status immigrants pay property and sales tax but not income tax because they do not work legitimately.
Immigrants who...
Immigration
Why You Should Consider Canada for Higher Studies
It is no secret that Canada consistently leads the best countries brigade in the world. Whether it is for highly skilled workers to find...
Business
With Government Support, Employers Can Employ International Workers.
Myth: Hiring international workers is complicated and time-consuming.Fact: With resources and support from the Canadian government, employers can more easily employ international workers.
Hiring a...
Career
Refugees Receive Limited Social Assistance From Government Authorities
Myth: Refugees in Canada receive greater assistance from the government than Canadian pensioners.Fact: Refugees receive limited, if any, social assistance from government authorities.
A chain...
Immigration
New Trends in Migration
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Immigrant Of The Month
Immigrant Of the Month – Mariana Konsolos
Name: Mariana KonsolosCareer: Author, EntrepreneurCountry of Origin: UruguayMoved to Canada: 2000City: Vancouver, BCJourney in one word: Rediscover
For the month of July 2021, The Immigrant...
Immigrant Of The Month
Immigrant Of The Month – Samuel Uche Akuma
Name: Samuel Uche AkumaCareer: Technical Consultant at IBMCountry of Origin: NigeriaMoved to Canada: 2018City: TorontoJourney in one word: Tenacity
For the month of June 2021,...
Immigrant Highlights
From One Immigrant to Another
It is unusual to meet an immigrant who had an easy transition. Almost everyone struggles with finding the right job, making enough money and...
Immigrant Of The Month
Immigrant of the Month – Jibs Abitoye
Business
How I Made It in Canada and You Can Too
Walk into those rooms, whether or not you think you’re deserving. You are meant to be there. Nobody is doing you a favor.
Ehi Mabo...
Work
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Internationally Trained Professionals are caught up in licensing bottlenecks
Myth: Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs) are not as qualified as Canadian professionals.Fact: ITPs face certain bottlenecks by licensing authorities before they get licensure, which...
Career
Take A Commemorative Picture Of Every Phase Of Your Life.
I have pictures of every important milestone of my life ever since I discovered the power in this seemingly insignificant habit.
A habit I picked...
Business
With Government Support, Employers Can Employ International Workers.
Myth: Hiring international workers is complicated and time-consuming.Fact: With resources and support from the Canadian government, employers can more easily employ international workers.
Hiring a...
Business
1 in 5 Canadians are immigrants, but still too little
Myth: There are too many immigrants in Canada.Fact: It’s not about the number, immigrants are the engine of Canada’s economy.
Canada's Immigration policy is a...
Business
Immigrants Are More Self-Sustained
Myth: Immigrants are a drain on Canada's welfare services.Fact: Immigrants are not just more self-sustained, they are major contributors to the government's welfare purse...
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Eid Mubarak
Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid Al-Adha this week. The dates may vary according to moon sighting in different parts of the world.
According...
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Why You Should Consider Canada for Higher Studies
It is no secret that Canada consistently leads the best countries brigade in the world. Whether it is for highly skilled workers to find...
Spirituality And How To Do It As An Immigrant
We often think of success as an attainment of something through hard work and with a dash of luck.
That perception is incomplete, faulty, and...
How Immigrants Can Keep Their Families Intact
A Lebanese Story
Majd Kassim, a 27-year-old Lebanese was raised in the modern city of Beirut, a completely westernized city, though with strong traditional values....
Featured
How To Create A Desirable History: Black Immigrants In Canada
Join us in this important dialogue on how immigrants can help rewrite a new and better history of Blacks in Canada.
To participate in the...
Finance
Undocumented Immigrants Are Ready to be Taxed
Myth: Non-Status immigrants don’t pay taxes.Fact: Non-Status immigrants pay property and sales tax but not income tax because they do not work legitimately.
Immigrants who...
Make Money
Financial Planning 101 For The New Immigrant
So, you are in Canada. What is the first thing that you tend to think of? Money.
How to make money for survival, right? When...
Career
Refugees Receive Limited Social Assistance From Government Authorities
Myth: Refugees in Canada receive greater assistance from the government than Canadian pensioners.Fact: Refugees receive limited, if any, social assistance from government authorities.
A chain...
Business
Perception and My Business
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Spirituality And How To Do It As An Immigrant
We often think of success as an attainment of something through hard work and with a dash of luck.
That perception is incomplete, faulty, and...
Founder's Desk
Hold Your Positive Image. You Are Enough.
If there is anything any immigrant can relate to even if it is difficult to express in words, it is CHANGE.
Every immigrant personifies that...
Mental Wellness
How to Survive Heat Wave
Canada is known for its bone-chilling winter the world over. But this week an exceptional heat wave is taking over the country leading to...
Canadian Culture and Heritage
How to Deal with Chaos
As an immigrant, you would have been familiar with chaotic situations while trying to settle down here in Canada. But that doesn't even compare...
International Festivals
Yoga Your Way!
Walk through any street of any Canadian cities and you will see at least one yoga studio. It is apt that we talk about...
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International Festivals
Eid Mubarak
Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid Al-Adha this week. The dates may vary according to moon sighting in different parts of the world.
According...
Canadian Culture and Heritage
Calgary Stampede is Calling!
My first recollection of the word “stampede” dates back to my childhood in Nepal when I heard about the death of hundreds of people...
Immigration
New Trends in Migration
Migration is set to remain the flavour for some seasons to come in Canada. That migration is external as well as internal.
While external immigration...
Travel and Vacation
The New Immigrant’s Summer Guide
International Festivals
Yoga Your Way!
Walk through any street of any Canadian cities and you will see at least one yoga studio. It is apt that we talk about...