My Arrival

A settlement agency got me my first job in Canada as a meat clerk. Since then, I’ve helped other newcomers in Kelowna get on their feet.

Bombs destroyed my neighbourhood and killed my loved ones. I hope my family and I can find refuge in Quebec.  

“My brother and I were teens when we last met. Now we’re in our mid-twenties and he’s a father.”

Mohammad Khosravani moved to Canada to kick-start a career in AI. Now, after six months of fruitless job hunting, he’s eyeing the U.S.

As a gay couple in the Philippines, we’d forever have been glorified roommates. Here we have the future we want.

“People blame international students like me for the housing crisis. I’m thinking of leaving.”

I moved to Canada to give my children a better life. It took four permanent residency applications before I saw them again.

I got stuck in Alberta after COVID hit. It took me four years to see my family again.

My family and I were denied housing, car rentals and even hotel reservations, all because we didn’t have a credit card.

My daughter and I were lucky to find a host family in Ottawa. I want to pay it forward.