by wordpress | Jan 17, 2023 | News
Many long-term care and retirement homes in Newfoundland and Labrador are struggling to fill jobs, but Chancellor Park, in St. John’s, has been successfully hiring internationally educated nurses. The home struck gold when it found Dilruba Hussaini, a young nurse from...
by CCI Ottawa | May 31, 2019 | News
The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario has launched a new project that is focused on breaking down barriers face by newcomers. The barriers some newcomers face when accessing health care include language and cultural differences. Newcomers also understandably have...
by CCI Ottawa | May 29, 2018 | News
For the Nzokira family, Ottawa is a new beginning filled with dreams for their children and hope for a safe and bright future. Their story began in a refugee camp in Tanzania. Jean Marie Nzokira, 37, and his wife, Janet, 36, were children when they escaped a brutal...
by CCI Ottawa | Dec 21, 2017 | News
The Al Ahmad family can’t wait until they are eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship. That’s how much their new country means to them. Mahmoud and his wife Mona had a typical life in Syria. Mahmoud went to work each day as a long-haul truck driver, a...
