Inna Morgulis has her dream job, happily settled at Capital Health as a research assistant in the cardiology department. “This is my kind of job,” she says, explaining that she likes to work with numbers and computers. Inna came to Canada in 2012 from Israel along with her husband, Alex, … Read more
Canada has provided a safe haven for Hossein Safari and his family from Afghanistan — his wife Nazir, and two children, Fahad, 6, and Shahab, 9. In 2001 they arrived in Halifax for what he calls a chance to live in peace. Hossein is not confident about his English skills … Read more
After several trips to Canada as a tourist, British-born Gina Moynan decided she wanted to make it her home. “I liked the environment and I always had the desire to live in North America. When I saw what it was like, I got interested.” Gina worked as a school teacher … Read more
As a teenager studying in the evenings, Akshay Gupta would look out his window in India and see jetliners taking off from a nearby airport. He would read the airlines’ names, consider where they were going, and wonder if he too might see the world one day. Perhaps it’s that … Read more
Junhee Choi’s enthusiasm bubbles to the surface in conversation. The owner of “New Sprout,” a yoga and nutrition business, has a busy life full of challenges. “I have a passion to help people with nutrition, especially pregnant women,” says the mother of a seven-year-old daughter, Dhyana. As a registered holistic … Read more
We wanted to find a better future for the family, especially my son. But the decision about moving to another country took time and planning. It is difficult. No one can say it is easy being here. Every morning during the school year Daysi Carolina Peraza bundles up her two … Read more
Maliha Azhar is living between two countries – Canada and her native Pakistan. She came to Canada with her family in July 2008 in the Provincial Nominee Program. Her parents wanted Maliha and her two younger sisters to get a good education and have more options for the future. Having … Read more
Bruce Smith, Scotiabank’s Staffing and Planning Senior Manager, is considered a champion to new immigrants. In 2012 Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia presented Bruce with the Dick Smyth award recognizing his involvement and commitment. It’s a contribution that continues through his dedication to hiring new immigrants, accommodating the English … Read more
It’s not every day you meet a clown. Yulia Sultan-Shakh performs for birthday parties and special events with dances, games, face-painting and balloon art. Yulia came to Canada in July 2012 from Israel, having moved there at six from her homeland in the former Soviet Union. While she considered Israel … Read more
It’s a long way from being personal chef to a Prince, to operating a Halifax restaurant. But that’s the path Abdul Kadar Sadieh has taken. After working almost three years for Prince Moshal Bin Abdul Al-Azez of Saudi Arabia, his life took a sharp turn in 2003 when he returned … Read more
Being a new arrival without English skills is enough of a challenge for most, but Gokul Baniya is also visually impaired. The Bhutanese native anxiously tells his story through an interpreter. Gokul worked as a cardamom farmer in Bhutan, but because of political unrest left for Nepal over 20 years … Read more
Last week we were part of a happy family reunion through private refugee sponsorship. Omela and her family were awaiting the arrival of her parents and brother whom she had not seen in 11 years. They are Palestinian refugees privately sponsored by the Anglican diocese of Nova Scotia and PEI.
Check out the photos below of their long awaited reunion at Halifax airport…