Posts Tagged ‘Settlement in Canada’
Nigar’s New Home
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…
Read MoreAn Evening of Fun and Inspiration at the SOPA Alberta Social Café
The SOPA Alberta team was excited to host past SOPA clients living in Alberta for a lively evening of fun, networking and inspiration at the SOPA Social Café last July.…
Read MoreKeshav Kumar – from India to bustling Toronto
My name is Keshav Kumar and I flew from India to the bustling city of Toronto in the latter part of January 2018 (apparently the coldest month of the year)…
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve in Canada
New Year’s Eve is here! There are many traditions all around the world for the holiday. Here is some information about New Year’s Eve in Canada. Canada, like many other…
Read MoreYelena Petrukhina: From Kazakhstan to Winnipeg
Yelena Petrukhina registered for the SOPA program in February 2018. Back in Kazakhstan she worked as an Internship Coordinator at a local university. She arrived in Winnipeg, MB in May…
Read MoreAn Eye Opening Experience
Our story today of a client who found job before settling in Canada. Although, we take pride in our clients’s success, we know that mostly all that success comes from…
Read MoreFrom Pre-arrival to Post-arrival to Job
Mussarat Parveen always knew that Canada would be her destination country. She valued its diversity, organization and cultural values. Mussarat speaks many languages and was brought up around many cultures,…
Read MoreJob Ready Before Coming to Canada
The best thing about SOPA is that it offers its courses before arrival. It is, indeed, a great opportunity that newcomers can arrive prepared. It helps smooth their settlement, and fasten their job search by having Canadian resume and other job search tools ready in hand. So they will get no surprises once they arrive and can integrate earlier to the economy and to the area they settle in.
Read More8 questions with the SOPA Graduate
Update: In December 2017 Fahim found a job. We are very happy for Fahim and wish him all the very best in his first job in Canada. Fahim Al Faruqui…
Read MoreFour Thousand Miles – A Banking Professional’s Journey from Russia (Part 2)
After arriving in Canada, Natalya decided to enjoy the first few months learning about Ontario before starting her job search. She really wanted to explore this new country that she…
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