Finding Relief in Preparing to Find a Job

15, September 2020

As soon as my family submitted our Canadian Permanent Residency application, we became somewhat nervous and anxious at the thought of moving to a new country. Before the approval of…

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Nigar’s New Home

5, March 2020

I am an administrative professional with over 15 years of experience. I worked for a private engineering company in the oil and gas industry. I moved with my son to…

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SOPA Q&A with Miracle Edohasim

5, February 2019

We asked Miracle Edohasim to answer some questions about SOPA and share some insight on his priorities and expectations for his arrival in Canada. Q. Can you tell us about…

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Information Makes All the Difference

1, November 2018

An excited Philip Akpoesiri Mike-Ifeta moved to Edmonton, Canada, with his family on December 21st, 2017. In Nigeria, he had worked in the banking and financial services industry and had…

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Q&A With SOPA Graduates

22, May 2018

We are sharing Q&A interviews with four of our SOPA Atlantic Graduates. Manna, Dhavalkumar, Atinuke and Lucky are all completed our Soft Skills courses with Christine Wall as their facilitator.…

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Client Testimonial: Seerat Nischal

8, May 2018

Seerat Nischal is a dentist from India and just recently arrived in Ontario, Canada. She was able to take advantage of one of SOPA’s two soft skills courses – Professional…

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My Biggest Concern Before Canada

27, March 2018

Hello Bob, thanks a lot for doing this interview with us. Would you please describe your job before immigrating to Canada. Hello my name is Bob Marlon Vistal. I worked…

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Newcomer’s Story: Hao Wang

27, February 2018

My name is Hao Wang. I have been an IT project manager and consultant for seven years and hold two masters degrees in Finance and Economics. Before landing in Winnipeg…

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