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Guest Post: Moving to Canada | A short guide to Post-arrival

By Albina Ziatdinova | 7, March 2023 | 2

This second part of this guide will walk you through the basic post-arrival experience. The guide will also list, explain and give tips on what post-arrival steps you’ll need to…

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Cultural Talks: Small Talk and Professional Communication

By Albina Ziatdinova | 14, February 2023 | 1

It is common for a person in Canada to say to a colleague, “How are you?” The other responds, “Fine, and you?”. This happens even between strangers on the bus,…

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Cultural Talks: Diversity in Working

By Albina Ziatdinova | 20, September 2022 | 1
Diverse women and men talking

Canada is a wonderful place if you like diversity. There are people from all over the world in every major Canadian city, including Winnipeg. Travelling through Winnipeg shows our history…

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Small Community of People That Rallied For Me

By Albina Ziatdinova | 27, July 2022 | 1

I can vividly remember the excitement when I finally received an email confirming the approval of my permanent resident visa application after three long years of waiting. Shortly after that,…

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You Need to Have A Focused Job Search Strategy

By Albina Ziatdinova | 1, June 2022 | 1

As an established finance and accounting manager from India, Hemamalini has over eight years of experience in manufacturing, retail, banking, financial services, and construction. She has completed CPA & CGA…

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How I Aced My First Canadian Interview

By Albina Ziatdinova | 2, March 2022

I am Adeshola Afolabi, a Permanent Resident who recently relocated from Lagos, Nigeria to Toronto, Ontario. I learned about SOPA when I got my passport request letter email from IRCC…

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SOPA Highlights & Top 5 Most Read Blog Posts of 2021!

By Albina Ziatdinova | 23, December 2021

The holiday season is always a wonderful time to reflect on the past year, both personally and professionally. As we welcome the new year, take a look back with us…

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SOPA Courses Hit the Nail On the Head

By Albina Ziatdinova | 15, December 2021

Lydia Ogunoye joined the SOPA program while still in her home country as she was getting ready for her immigration to Canada. When you are moving to a new country,…

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Farhad Ahmad: You need the right tools to prepare for the Canadian job market

By Albina Ziatdinova | 2, November 2021

Farhad Ahmad immigrated recently from Afghanistan to Vancouver, British Columbia. Farhad is an experienced professional. He worked in the field of management consulting and strategic planning. Before coming to Canada…

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I did all the hard work before coming to Canada

By Albina Ziatdinova | 21, September 2021

Udeh Olughu arrived in Canada from Nigeria. Udeh found a job in his field just 13 days after landing. Back home Udeh worked in the financial industry. He used to…

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