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Saba Viraney: Prepare well before moving
Saba Viraney, a lawyer from India, knew she had to take additional courses to practice her profession in Canada. However, she didn’t expect her accreditation process to be so challenging and to take...
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‘Have a vision of what you really want to be’ says lawyer Abba Chima
“When you come to Canada, you need to have a vision of what you really want to be,” says Abba Chima, a lawyer who currently works in Ontario. “And you have to stay focused on that vision.” Before...
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Jaya Dharan: “Don’t give up on your dreams! And be flexible”
“I was so confident in my abilities and I had such a strong resume that I never doubted I would quickly get a job in Canada,” says Jaya Dharan, program coordinator at one of Calgary’s immigrant...
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Yashod Bhardwaj: “Informational interviews are the best strategy”
“Do not think that what you’ve done in the past won’t come handy in Canada,” says Yashod Bhardwaj, Corporate Development Analyst working with a leading Fortune 500 engineering and construction company...
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Delish George got a professional job in just 40 days!
It took Delish George only 40 days from landing in Canada to landing a job in his professional field. He is now Residential Mortgage Officer at a mortgage bank in Calgary. With a Bachelor’s degree in...
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Finding opportunities in Canada
Abraham Ogidan arrived in Canada in March 2012 from Nigeria, along with his wife and son. They came to Canada because they saw an opportunity for a new beginning in a country that celebrated...
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Physician brings her expertise to Saskatchewan
Dr. Olamipo Bamigboje and her husband Kay were both physicians in Nigeria before coming to Canada. They both saw coming to Canada as a chance to explore more diverse opportunities for advancing and...
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Pharmacist realizes dream
Abiodun Adebayo Lawal is fulfilling his lifelong dream to live in Canada and practise his profession as a pharmacist. His path in pursuit of the dream started in Nigeria, traversed three continents and...
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Doctor finds welcome at IAF
Elena Kumar was just making ends meet as her husband, Amit, completed his residency in South Africa. The couple immigrated to Edmonton in 2009 and survived on Elena’s income as a clinical aid at a...
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Determination propels success for immigrant couple
By Andy Radia Immigrating to a new country as a single person or even as a couple is difficult at best. Coming with young children, however, brings a whole other set of challenges: On top of having to...
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Success Story: Ndumiso
Ndumiso is another great example of a newcomer working hard to find the career he wants in Canada through determination and creative thinking. Read on to learn how Ndumiso found his chosen career in...
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Success Story: Andrew Zheng
Want to know the secret rules to Canadian workplace culture before you make a career mistake? Adapting to a new culture can be challenging enough, but with patience and the right attitude, it doesn’t...
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Patience pays off for engineer
By Lucy Slavianska Although he was a professor at Sharif University of Technology, one of the most prestigious universities in Iran, and had a prosperous private consulting firm in Tehran, Mahdi...
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Job opportunities are not only in Toronto and Vancouver!
To make a reasonable decision on immigration and to be better prepared for the Canadian job market, Maziar Taheri, an Iranian electrical engineer with a background in sales and marketing, made two...
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Watch how IAF micro loans are helping build brighter futures for internationally trained professionals like Eva Hadzima, Dapo Bankole, and Ionela Cristina Popescu! The post The future is bright: Three...
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Finding opportunities in Canada
Abraham Ogidan arrived in Canada in March 2012 from Nigeria, along with his wife and son. They came to Canada because they saw an opportunity for a new beginning in a country that celebrated...
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Physician brings her expertise to Saskatchewan
Dr. Olamipo Bamigboje and her husband Kay were both physicians in Nigeria before coming to Canada. They both saw coming to Canada as a chance to explore more diverse opportunities for advancing and...
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Pharmacist realizes dream
Abiodun Adebayo Lawal is fulfilling his lifelong dream to live in Canada and practise his profession as a pharmacist. His path in pursuit of the dream started in Nigeria, traversed three continents and...
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Doctor finds welcome at IAF
Elena Kumar was just making ends meet as her husband, Amit, completed his residency in South Africa. The couple immigrated to Edmonton in 2009 and survived on Elena’s income as a clinical aid at a...
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