Archive for March, 2009

Losing your first job and ” One day at a time” for the new immigrant

The concept of “ one day at a time” is simple- and yet easy to set aside. Even those who keep this adage as a guiding beacon are tempted to digress and surf the future. Immigrants to Canada are often advised by older immigrants to live life “one day at a time.” But the temptation to rush the […]

Is Canada in recession still a good idea for the prospective immigrant?

Consider the following two isolated news snippets on March19, 2009:
1. A study by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities reveals that recent immigrants to Canada who are between the ages of 25 and 54 are twice as likely to have a university degree as other Canadians though four times more likely to be unemployed than other […]