When we first came to Canada, the South Asian community was much smaller and therefore, the shops serving them were fewer, and farther apart, too. While it was possible to pick up staples like dals, rice, ata, etc., by driving a fair distance, since one couldn’t travel across town every other day, we drew up long grocery lists and attempted to get all our needs at one shot. However, this...

Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney with Sam Benet of Canadians Against Immigration Fraud. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Competition Bureau are joining together to warn potential immigrants to be wary of websites claiming to be, or to be affiliated with, official Government of Canada websites. These websites, which sometimes use the Canada word mark...

I had spent our first months in Canada sending out resuumés. So many, that I lost count. They either vanished into a black hole, or I got the standard, polite response: I was over-qualified for the position I was applying for. In the beginning, it was an ego boost. I was over-qualified! Meaning there were bigger and better opportunities just waiting for me. I reworked my resumé and sent out...

Charles Sousa, Ontario’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration announced Ontario’s immigration strategy. To help build a stronger economy, Ontario will develop its first-ever immigration strategy. A new expert round-table, led by Julia Deans, will help develop the strategy and examine ways that immigration can best support Ontario’s economic development and help new Ontarians find...

New in Canada, we hopped into a cab to visit friends. The only problem was that we were in Mississauga, and our friends were in Scarborough. But we were blissfully unaware of the distance or of the possibly high cab fare. It was a lovely day in late August and we were eager to learn as much about Toronto as we could as quickly as possible. So we looked out the window excitedly, pointing out...