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Multiculturalism (7/10)

February 23, 2008 – 6:39 pm | 18 Comments | 403 Read this
Multiculturalism (7/10)

Granted, these pic­tures mostly depict Chi­na­town… well, we all have our favorite neigh­bor­hood, right? But the coun­try is truly diverse: tra­di­tional Chi­na­towns and Lit­tle Italy area can be found close by Ukrain­ian, Russ­ian, South-East Asian, Latino and Indian neigh­bor­hoods, and I bet you could find a com­mu­nity news­pa­per in almost every lan­guage on earth in Canada.

The Prescott Shuffle Story

May 31, 2007 – 9:36 pm | 11 Comments | 381 Read this
The Prescott Shuffle Story

— Pass­ports. Why are you com­ing to the USA today, mam’ ?

The heavy­weight offi­cer looks up to me sus­pi­ciously. Can’t blame him. It’s 7 am on a cold Novem­ber morn­ing and we look like a mis­matched pair of sleepy runaway

I'm A Legal Alien

May 16, 2007 – 11:37 pm | 13 Comments | 313 Read this
I'm A Legal Alien

I’m sit­ting at the kitchen table and papers are scat­tered every­where. Three black pens on the side, two cups of tea and a pack of cig­a­rettes in front of me. A pile of draft paper on hand and lots of patience. Lots of it.

Exactly two years ago, I was com­plet­ing my immi­gra­tion papers to stay in Canada. I was 22 years old .

Exactly two years ago, I was com­plet­ing my immi­gra­tion papers to stay in Canada. I was 22 years old .

Comment Minimiser Les Délais Pour Immigrer

April 26, 2007 – 2:17 am | 10 Comments | 845 Read this
Comment Minimiser Les Délais Pour Immigrer

Un arti­cle intéres­sant aujourd’hui sur un sujet qui préoc­cupe tous les deman­deurs d’immigration au Canada : les délais (voir plus bas…)

Alors, quoi faire pour éviter ces délais monstrueux ?

Des deux côtés de l'Atlantique

January 8, 2007 – 10:10 pm | 5 Comments | 235 Read this
Des deux côtés de l'Atlantique

Il y a presque 5 ans, je débar­quais pour la pre­mière fois de ma vie en Amérique du Nord. En ce mois de jan­vier 2007 le plus chaud que nous ayons connu jusque là (jan­vier sans neige à Ottawa, c’est plus rare qu’une dent dans la bouche d’un joueur pro­fes­sion­nel de hockey !), voici un petit point cul­turel sur les dif­férences entre les deux côtés de l’Atlantique.

Le Permis Travail Vacances - Mode d'emploi

December 21, 2006 – 10:09 pm | 12 Comments | 307 Read this
Le Permis Travail Vacances - Mode d'emploi

Voilà un petit mode d’emploi du fameux PVT, le Per­mis Tra­vail Vacances vous per­me­t­tant de décou­vrir le Canada, avant peut-être la “vraie immigration”…

Newcomers’ First Steps In Canada

December 20, 2006 – 1:18 am | 700 Read this
Newcomers’ First Steps In Canada

Once your visa sta­pled in your pass­port, you are an soon-to-be landed immi­grant. Con­grat­u­la­tions ! I’m sure you’re as in a hurry to get a whole set of Cana­dian paper­works, ID cards that I was. I an wrong?

All That You Can't Leave Behind

November 21, 2006 – 2:11 am | 2 Comments | 242 Read this
All That You Can't Leave Behind

Il parait évident qu’il n’existe pas une sorte d’immigrants, mais plusieurs… De même leurs motifs sont mul­ti­ples. Les théoriciens des migra­tions inter­na­tionales les classent en deux caté­gories : les “push fac­tors” et les “pull factors”.

Welcome to Canada

November 10, 2006 – 10:12 pm | 2 Comments | 229 Read this
Welcome to Canada

Voici donc le récit com­plet de mon petit périple bureau­cra­tique pour immi­grer au Canada.

Comment visiter... ou immigrer au Canada

November 8, 2006 – 11:11 pm | One Comment | 858 Read this
Comment visiter... ou immigrer au Canada

Eh oui, dur de trou­ver un boulot en France en ce moment, et le cli­mat est un peu morose… Si les — 40C d’hiver ne vous font pas peur, et si vous avez envie de me ren­dre vis­ite, ceci pour­rait vous servir !