My Arrival

In Dubai, I enforced rigid rules on my children. In Canada, I realized that would just push them away.

I left Toronto for Hollywood. California’s wildfires sent me home.

I repaired war-torn homes in Lebanon. Now I work on a construction site, overseeing a 19-acre housing development in Brampton, Ontario

AI isn’t perfect, but it helps me write complex emails and understand Canadian culture

My family and I escaped with only a plastic bag full of possessions. In Toronto, we live in a tiny refugee shelter and can’t find work.

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.