Stories from new immigrants
People from all over the world have moved to Alberta to start a new life. The stories of their experiences are often useful to those who are considering immigration to Alberta. Read the stories of recent immigrants to Alberta, and learn about how they moved to Alberta, found work, and settled into their new home. Would you like to share your experiences of moving to Alberta? Click here to tell your story!
Dr. Glen Sykes, General Practitioner, United Kingdom
Dr. Glen Sykes sees opportunities everywhere in Alberta. According to the General Practitioner, there is really no comparison between his experience working as a physician in rural Alberta and in the United Kingdom. “If a doctor is like myself and they feel they don’t want to just do office-based work or chronic disease management or ticking boxes on a screen...this is the place to come”. Watch video...
Dr. Grace Simmons, General Practitioner, United Kingdom
When General Practitioner Dr. Grace Simmons thinks of Alberta, she sees huge open skies, blue lakes and unspoiled landscape. In addition to providing quality health care to patients, Dr. Simmons enjoyed many of the opportunities the province has to offer including affordable housing, a high standard of living and French immersion programs for her children. “It’s been an amazing experience to come and sample medicine in Alberta”. Watch video...
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...
Lusine HarutyunyanArmenian 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...
Sergio Manrique and FamilyAccountant 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...
Brima MohammedAccountant 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...
Seung Duk Rha and FamilyKorean 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...
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: Nov 25, 2009
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