British Columbia has the lowest rate of offering permanent residency to international students in Canada despite attracting the second highest number of students to stay in the province after graduating, highlights new research.
Source: B.C. international students stuck without work in their fields: survey – BC News – Castanet.net
For more than a year, A Ukrainian family has lived with a Canadian-Italian family in Rome, sharing child care, cooking and errands. The resulting experience, say both families, has profoundly impacted how they view the world, family life and themselves.
Source: Happy chaos in Rome as families — 1 Ukrainian, 1 Italian — wait out the war together | CBC News
So many people have been moving to Calgary recently that some Ukrainian newcomers have spent multiple nights at the airport before finding a place to crash, says one community leader.
Source: Calgary’s population surge: New arrivals struggle while 110,000 more expected by 2027 | CBC News
Komaldeep Makkar moved to Toronto in the hopes of finding work as an architect. She was demoralized when her years of experience and degrees only qualified her for entry-level positions.
Source: I wanted to make Canada my home. Then I realized my degree was worthless here | CBC News
Yuri Ivanenko, who fled the war in Ukraine with his family last spring to live in the Greater Toronto Area, fears he will need to return to war-torn Ukraine if he does not find a job soon.
Ukrainians have been filling hundreds of long-empty jobs in Winnipeg and helping businesses thrive.
Source: Ukrainians fleeing war help ease Manitoba’s labour shortage | CBC News
Educators at the University of Toronto Mississauga are using virtual reality to help immigrants and refugees to Canada learn English as a second language.
Source: This Canadian pilot project is helping newcomers learn English through the power of VR | CBC Radio
A couple from Ukraine, a family of 4 from Sri Lanka and a family of 4 from Manchester, England are among the city’s newest residents
Source: ‘There’s so much more space here’: Meet 3 newcomers to Canada who now call Orillia home
Life in Canada is off to a sweet start for a Ukrainian baker who has found a new home for her creations in Winnipeg. Hanna Tokar, who has only been in Canada for just over a month, is now the head baker at the Winnipeg location of the Butter Tart Lady.
Source: New job as head baker helps Ukrainian newcomer find familiarity in Winnipeg | CBC News
A Ukrainian refugee shares his story of fleeing fear to navigate a fresh start in BC.
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