Author name: Vlad Umnov

Goals Through English Language Learning

#AskMNLCT: Achieve Your Goals Through English Language Learning

Are you struggling with your English? Is your lack of language skills hindering your career prospects? How about a program that is offered absolutely for free, which you can enrol in at anytime? Our government-funded Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Program could be the perfect choice for you. On May 5, 2021, specialists from our adult English-language […]

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#AskMNLCT: Higher Education for a Brighter Career Path

Many highly educated immigrants are faced with the dilemma of whether pursuing post-secondary education would help them in landing their ideal jobs in Canada. By all means, education is the key to success. But is going back to school really worth the time, money, and effort?  Are your professional goals even aligned with your career pursuits? It is

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After completing the BREM program, I was immediately hired: Uma’s Story

Uma Viswanathan talks about her career success after recently graduating from the mental health bridging program. After completing the BREM program, I was immediately hired as a First Call Care Counsellor at Homewood Health. I am happy to be working as a part of the Client Service Team providing counselling under the Wellness Together Canada Project. We

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As an immigrant, I feel I can give back something unique and special: Erika’s Story

By Miles Hamzi “If someone told me I was going to become a chef 15 years ago, I would have told them they were crazy.” Cooking was never Erika’s forte, at least not when she was working as an accomplished surgical nurse at a government hospital in Mexico. Erika and her husband came to Canada

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What Canada has done for us is beyond belief: Shahoud’s Story

By Miles Hamzi Shahoud, 38, considers himself one of 35,000 lucky Syrians who were initially chosen to resettle in Canada in December 2015. With more than 5.6 million Syrian refugees scattered around the globe, and twice as many within Syria desperately in need of humanitarian aid (according to UNHCR), Shahoud is “truly blessed” to have

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Without language skills, we won’t achieve much: Amanda’s Story

When Amanda moved to Canada as a permanent resident eight years ago, she could barely speak a word of English. Having lived her entire life in Fuzhou, an old port city in China’s southeastern province of Fujian – famous for its tea plantations and exports – she clearly didn’t need to. Her son was two

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