Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more in our new eight-episode Canadian Immigrant podcast series First Generation. You'll hear from a wide range of immigrants – successful entrepreneurs, refugees, young Canadians, artists, Canadian Immigrant Top 25 winners and everyone in between as they share the story of their unique journeys. Find more at www.canadianimmigrant.ca.
Navigating your path to financial success in Canada: Essential tips for newcomers
In this episode, we’ll explore the common financial challenges faced by newcomers to Canada and offer effective strategies to navigate them. Discover opportunities for financial growth, budget management tips and essential tools for your financial journey. Join us as we welcome Idriss Bouhmouch from National Bank of Canada, who will share valuable insights on preparing for both short-term and long-term financial success. Tune in for expert advice and inspiration!
4 Jul 2024
Make the best of your summer: Connect with the great outdoors
Summer is the perfect season to enjoy the sunshine, prioritize your well-being, and make lasting memories in Canada. It’s an excellent time to plan your getaways and enjoy abundant outdoor activities.
This episode is for you if you are looking to explore Canada. Join Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan as she speaks with Maya Lange from Destination British Columbia and Tanya Berkers from Ontario Parks. They share insights into the wonders of British Columbia and Ontario, providing valuable information and tips for discovering these beautiful regions and connecting with nature.
8 Feb 2024
Winning advice for 2024: A conversation with Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award recipients
It’s that time of the year again! As we enter 2024, we have opened the call for nominations for the 16th annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards. As we embark on our journey, we’ve invited three of our top 25 award winners from 2023, Hénoc Muamba, Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan and Winston Sayson, with different backgrounds and experiences, to share their inspirational journeys and most importantly their winning advice for 2024! Their valuable tips and advice is sure to resonate with newcomers and immigrants alike.
11 Sept 2023
Opportunities for career growth in Canada: ACCES Employment’s Manjeet Dhiman on connecting with the right resources to succeed in the Canadian job market
One of the biggest challenges many newcomers to Canada face is finding a job that utilizes their professional skills and work experience. How can they best equip themselves to break into the Canadian job market? What are some programs that can facilitate their path to career growth and success?
28 Jun 2023
Explore Canada for free and access exclusive offers: In conversation with Tarun Tripathi from the Institute of Canadian Citizenship
Interested in visiting over 1,400 of Canada’s most exciting cultural and outdoor experiences from coast to coast for free? Want to get travel discounts on VIA Rail and Air Canada tickets? In this conversation with Tarun Tripathi, learn how new citizens and permanent residents can access all this and more with the free downloadable app Canoo, a project of the Institute of Canadian Citizenship.
7 Mar 2023
Winning advice for 2023: A conversation with Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award recipients (Bonus Episode)
In the process of making Canada home? Seeking a little inspiration for your journey? As we embark on the 15th year of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, four of our past award winners share their lived experiences and perspectives and, most importantly, their inspirational advice for 2023! This episode is sure to resonate with newcomers and immigrants alike.
17 Nov 2022
Managing your finances as a newcomer: Advice from personal finance expert Enoch Omololu (Bonus Episode)
The financial system in Canada is obviously very different from your home countries. What are concrete steps you can take to understand this new financial landscape?
Where do you set up your first bank account? Is it easy to get your first credit card? Where do you start building your credit history and how do keep track of your credit score? That seems crucial, right? How can you make the money you bring with you last? Or wait: Should you invest in property at this time or is renting a better option? Or, perhaps, if you’re just heading here, how can you prepare yourself financially for this transition?
In this conversation with Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan, personal finance expert and founder of savvynewcanadians.com Enoch Omololu shares his personal experiences as an immigrant and offers valuable advice and tips to newcomers.
Information, resources, helpful tips and inspiration – find all this and more at Canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast.
*This is a bonus episode of the First Generation podcast
23 Dec 2021
Meet Tareq Hadhad: Founder of Peace by Chocolate, public speaker and community leader
Episode 8 of First Generation, the Canadian Immigrant podcast series features Tareq Hadhad's journey from arriving in Canada along with thousands of other refugees to becoming a successful entrepreneur and leader.
In this inspiring conversation, Tareq speaks about going from asking: "What's Halifax?" to making the small town of Antigonish in Nova Scotia home and launching Peace by Chocolate there with the support of the community to finding ways to give back. He shares various aspects of his journey as an immigrant, what his six years in Canada has looked like and how the country has shaped him. Hear Tareq's advice on building a life in Canada, making connections and the importance of sharing your story.
Host Farah Mohamed also discusses helpful resources for those on the immigrant journey with Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan.
Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021
16 Dec 2021
Colombian-born Paola Gomez uses the arts to inspire and heal
Episode 7 of First Generation, the Canadian Immigrant podcast series features Paola Gomez – community organizer, human rights activist and writer. In this raw but uplifting conversation, Paola shares her journey from Colombia to the US and then to Canada as a refugee. She talks about various aspects of making Canada home – finding the tools to support herself and her child, harnessing her passions to make a good life and going on to create spaces for artists like herself to have a sense of community and belonging. Paola gives some excellent advice and provides inspiration for those who are looking to grow and invest in themselves, no matter what that looks like.
Host Farah Mohamed also discusses helpful resources for those on the immigrant journey with Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan.
Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021.
9 Dec 2021
Ginella Massa, unfiltered: Afro-Latina Muslim TV host speaks her truth
Episode 6 of First Generation, the Canadian Immigrant podcast series, features Ginella Massa - journalist, news anchor and Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award winner.
What did it take for Ginella to get past the initial barriers and find her place? How does she deal with her multiple identities? What's in the newsrooms today? Ginella Massa shares her experiences, learnings and some excellent advice for immigrant professionals, including those in the media, looking to pursue their dreams. Get ready to be inspired! Host Farah Mohamed also discusses helpful resources for those on the immigrant journey with Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan.
Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021.
2 Dec 2021
Ahmed Hussen's remarkable journey from Somali refugee to Member of Parliament
Episode 5 of First Generation, the Canadian Immigrant podcast series, features Ahmed Hussen, Somali refugee, lawyer and Member of Parliament. Minister Hussen shares his inspirational journey - from a teenager trying to figure out how laundry machines work to advocating for community services for residents of Toronto's Regent Park to entering public service to help make a difference in the lives of others like himself. He shares his experiences, learnings and advice for immigrants looking to make Canada home and ways that they can pay it forward to help others like themselves find their feet. Get ready to be inspired!
Host Farah Mohamed also discusses helpful resources for those on the immigrant journey with Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan.
Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021.
25 Nov 2021
The question of identity with South Asian-Canadian Alex Sangha
Episode 4 of the Canadian Immigrant podcast First Generation features LGBTQ+ activist, documentary filmmaker and social worker of South Asian heritage Alex Sangha.
In this episode, we unpack Alex’s journey from changing his Punjabi birth name to fit into Canada to facing the challenges in finding his identity as a gay South Asian man to setting up Sher Vancouver to help others like himself. Alex shares his experiences, learnings and inspiration for those looking for courage to make those non-traditional life choices. Host Farah Mohamed also discusses helpful resources for those on the immigrant journey with Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan.
Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021.
18 Nov 2021
Perspectives on mental health for immigrants: With Kwame Mckenzie
Episode 3 of “First Generation,” the Canadian Immigrant Podcast, features mental health expert, family man, British-born Kwame Mackenzie of Caribbean heritage who shares his journey to Canada. Why Canada? What did it take for him and his family to make Canada home? Why is making professional inroads not easy here? Kwame shares his personal journey in this very open conversation, offers advice for immigrants on how to find support and five-a-day tips for mental health. He provides a very realistic assessment of challenges that health care professionals face as they rebuild their careers in Canada. Host Farah Mohamed and Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan also discuss helpful resources for those who are on the immigrant journey.
Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021.
11 Nov 2021
How immigrant women can prosper: In conversation with Gina Cody
Episode 2 of First Generation, the Canadian Immigrant Podcast, features Iranian-Canadian Gina Cody, successful business leader, engineer, philanthropist and a first-generation immigrant. In this episode, we unpack Gina’s journey from Iran to becoming the first woman in Concordia University’s history to earn a PhD in building engineering to having the School’s Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science named after her. Gina shares her experiences, learnings and inspiration for immigrant women seeking to build a career in Canada, and also in the STEM field. Host Farah Mohamed and Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan discuss helpful resources for those who are on the immigrant journey. Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021.
4 Nov 2021
The journey of an entrepreneur with Vikram Vij
Did you know that almost 98 per cent of all businesses in Canada are small businesses? Meet Vikram Vij, successful entrepreneur, restaurateur, chef, sommelier, and a first-generation immigrant! In this episode, we unpack Vikram's journey, how he got from India to Canada, his beginnings as a restaurateur, and his experiences and learnings along the way. Host Farah Mohamed and Canadian Immigrant editor Ramya Ramanathan discuss helpful resources for others who are on the immigrant journey. Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more at canadianimmigrant.ca/podcast2021.
27 Oct 2021
'First Generation’ Canadian Immigrant podcast series
Coming Soon: First Generation, a podcast from Canadian Immigrant magazine.
Inspiration, information, helpful tools, tips and resources – find all this and more in our new eight-episode Canadian Immigrant podcast series First Generation. You’ll hear from a wide range of immigrants – successful entrepreneurs, refugees, young Canadians, artists, Canadian Immigrant Top 25 winners and everyone in between as they share the story of their unique journeys. Find more at canadianimmigrant.ca (https://canadianimmigrant.ca/), and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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