A British-trainer teacher with 15 years experience who moved to Kelowna denied a BC teaching certificate.

Source: Kelowna woman who taught in Britain for 15 years denied BC teaching certificate – Castanet.net

Processing times for Canadian immigration applications have reached unprecedented lengths — up to 50 years under some permanent residency programs — stunning applicants and lawyers who say the system has become unviable.

Source: 50-year immigration wait stuns lawyers and families, but IRCC says it’s no mistake | CBC News

Hari KC’s qualifications were good enough for him to qualify to immigrate to Canada but not to work here. Becoming a security guard and then going back to school taught him how to rebuild his life one step at a time and shaped his understanding of what diversity in Canada means.

Source: But you don’t have Canadian experience: That phrase tore me down as an immigrant but also made me resilient | CBC News

The owner of San’s Latin Market says it’s more than a place to buy goods and send money transfers. It’s a place to build community.

Source: ‘They give everything for us’: Temporary foreign workers find community at Kelowna, B.C., market | CBC News

A woman who was a doctor in China for 13 years but is unable to practice in Canada saved a choking child in a Kelowna park.

Source: Choking baby saved in Kelowna park by trained doctor who is unable to practice medicine in Canada – Castanet.net

Project Literacy says more than 100 people are on the waitlist for free adult literacy support in the Central Okanagan, the most in its history.

Source: Demand for adult literary programs in the Central Okanagan ‘unprecedented’ – Kelowna News – Castanet.net

The OCCA Communities Association celebrated 12 graduates of a job skills training program for immigrants and newcomers to the Central Okanagan at a ceremony in West Kelowna on Nov. 16, 2024.

Source: OCCA Communities Association celebrates job training program for newcomers – Kelowna News – Castanet.net

Saskatchewan has struggled compared to other provinces to retain newcomers arriving from other countries, according to Statistics Canada data and a recent Pollara survey commissioned by CBC. But these three business owners say the Canadian dream is alive in the province.

Source: These 3 immigrant success stories show the Canadian dream is still alive for some in Saskatchewan | CBC News

Multiple programs supporting immigrant and refugee settlement in British Columbia are losing federal funding, as the Canadian government plans to decrease the number of newcomers allowed into the country.

Source: Federal funding for some B.C. newcomer support programs cut | CBC News

Melinda Maldonado is a half-Ecuadorian woman who felt ashamed she didn’t speak Spanish. After becoming fluent, she was surprised to find fluency came with a price.

Source: I’m fluent in Spanish. But I deliberately speak Spanglish because it’s truer to who I am | CBC News