Newcomer stories
Each Alberta newcomer story is as unique as the person who tells it. Yet they all have one thing in common – people making a new home in a province full of opportunity. What will you experience when you come to Alberta?
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Bangladeshi engineer and architect find life they were looking for in Alberta
Alamgir Hossain’s desire to travel, to learn about different cultures, and to achieve a better living standard for his family led the Hossains to immigrate to Canada from their home of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Read more...
Venezuelan engineer builds new life for family in Alberta
Professional job opportunities, high security standards, and a society with solid values are three things Stanley Manjarres and his family enjoy most about living in Alberta. Stanley chose to come to Calgary in August 2007 while his wife, Ghislaine, and their three daughters remained in Venezuela. A year later, when Stanley had secured full-time employment in Calgary and was ready for them to make the move, Ghislaine and two of their daughters joined him. Read more...
Algerian oil and gas professional adjusts well to new life in Alberta
Alberta winters may be cold but the warmth of the people is what Abdeleghani (Ghani) Hemad appreciates most about living in Alberta. Originally from Tizi-ouzou, a city east of Algeria's capital Algiers, Ghani first came to Canada in 2003. He lived in Montreal for 15 months before moving to Calgary, where he heard there were more job opportunities in the oil and gas industry. Read more...
Engineer from Ukraine builds future in Alberta
Vladimir Bilkun was looking for an English-speaking, democratic country that welcomes newcomers – and he found what he was looking for in Canada. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Vladimir came to Canada in June 2007. He landed first in Montreal, Quebec, then decided to make the move to Calgary, Alberta. Read more...
Sameena Arif and FamilySingle mother from Pakistan creates a new life in Alberta for her family
A safe, friendly environment with an excellent education system for her children – that’s what Sameena Arif, a teacher from Islamabaad, Pakistan, was looking for when she chose to immigrate to Canada in 2004. Read more...
Phillip DengUnited Nations volunteer from Sudan thinks Alberta has a lot to give
An ideal culture – that’s how Sudanese immigrant Phillip Deng describes Canada. He chose to immigrate here in 2006 through the federal government’s Skilled Workers Program, which is designed for newcomers who have education, work experience, knowledge of the English or French languages, and other abilities that will help them establish themselves as permanent residents of Canada. Read more...
Raul Carlos Cota Elizondo and Ameli Pereira
Engineer from Mexico plans future in Alberta
Raul Carlos Cota Elizondo describes his experience immigrating to Calgary, Alberta, Canada from Monterrey, Mexico in one word - excellent. With a background in chemical engineering, Raul chose to come to Alberta because the oil and gas industry is the main industry in the province. Read more...
Armenian journalist reports her family’s move to Alberta is a “good news” story
News broadcaster Lusine Harutyunyan is happy to report that her family is adjusting well to living in Alberta. She, her husband, Vahe, and their three children immigrated to Calgary four years ago from Yerevan, Armenia, and have been enjoying the “extreme beauty” of Alberta ever since. Read more...
Accountant credits government programs and friendly communities for making Alberta a good choice for newcomers
Adjusting to new surroundings is not difficult for Sergio Manrique. That’s one of the reasons why, in 2005, he chose to immigrate to Canada with his wife and two children from Monterrey, Mexico where he had been living for 20 years. Read more...
Jamil, Neesa and Farista Mohammad
Engineer from Bangladesh builds new life for his family in Alberta
Jamil Mohammad of Dhaka, Bangladesh has seen the Great Wall of China, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the London Bridge, the Himalayas in Nepal, Taj Mahal in India, Niagara Falls in Canada, Pataya Beach in Thailand and many beautiful destinations – but his favourite has been Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. And now he lives just a few hours away from them. Read more...
Accountant from Sudan balances school and work in Alberta
Brima Mohammed is a very busy man. He studies English full time through the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton and works part time as a security guard at the University of Alberta. Read more...
Korean cook finds recipe for success in Calgary
Seung Duk Rha and his wife Mihyang of Seoul, Korea were looking for a fresh start in a new country – and they found it in Canada. While searching on the Internet one night, Seung Duk came across a website all about the province of Alberta, and it didn’t take long before he was hooked. Read more...
Eugenia Bravo Alvarez and her husband, Miguel
Colombian refugees with farming background see Alberta as the land of opportunity
Safety, the education system and jobs are three reasons Eugenia Bravo Alvarez and her husband, Miguel, immigrated to Canada in 2006 from Colombia. Both had been working on a farm near Bogota, the capital of Colombia, when the situation in the country changed and made employment impossible for them. Read more...
Chemical engineer from India reacts well to new life in Alberta
Vijayalakshmi Narayanan from Chennai, India wants people thinking of immigrating to Canada to know that Alberta is the best place to live and work. She chose to move to Edmonton, Alberta in 2006 after marrying her husband, Krishna Kumar Soundararajan. He had been living in Canada since 2003, and had moved to Edmonton in 2006. Read more...
Alberta just what the doctor ordered
A great place to be – that's how Hien Huynh describes Edmonton, Alberta. He, his wife Sock-Khim and their three daughters immigrated to Canada from Melbourne in 2001. They arrived in Toronto first, then chose to move west in 2003 when Hien was offered a job that "could not be matched." Read more...
Date Updated: Oct 27, 2010
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