Accept challenges, succeed in Canada-Newcomers advised
by Harleen Kaur - October 5, 2011
Canada, 5th October: Most of immigrants coming to Canada are successful in casting a niche in this new land despite facing several challenges initially.
This becomes clear from experiences of different immigrants after moving to Canada and beginning their lives afresh. Canada is, indeed, a land of great opportunities and each newcomer has his own story to tell. In this article, we will talk about different success levels of immigrants after coming to Canada and their lives becoming an inspiration for all Canadians.
Be open to change—Advice to newcomers in Canada--Newcomers coming to Canada discover a vast difference in the Canadian values and way of life when compared to their own. But, those who are willing to become a part of the Canadian culture find it easier to make adjustments here, states an immigrant to Canada, Nitin Dhora, while relating his experiences.
That does not mean leaving your Indian culture and values, laughs Dhora. He launched an immigrant mentoring program in Mississauga -Employment Service and Mentoring Program- that helps around 1,600 newcomers get jobs offering good pay-packages in the range between $44,000 and $56,000.
He states the success rate of the immigrant initiative for newcomers to have gone up from around 70 percent in 2007 to around 85 percent in the year 2008.
Don’t give up and success will follow--He admits of undergoing struggle and facing difficulties initially after coming to Canada in 2004.
His first job was working in a factory where he was required to work as a laborer, a job which was far below his education and his experience keeping in view that he was a marketing whiz and a management professor in Ahmadabad, India.
At the age of fifty, he had to slog by working in a call center during the first winter in Canada.
But he did not give up and that’s what he wants other immigrants to follow. Although, he was cautioned by his uncle that getting a job in Canada could be tough for immigrants, but he was firm in his decision to move to Canada.
He applied for several jobs and admits each was a learning experience for him to pave the way for success in the new nation.
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