The citizenship Bill C-24 enforced in June 11, 2015 which reminds Canadians that citizenship is not a right but a privilege is set to be repealed as Immigration Minister John McCallum introduced his new bill when the House of Commons began sitting in February 25, 2016. The various changes enacted under Bill C-24, also known as the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act …
A Canadian is a Canadian: Citizenship Laws Set to Change Read More »
As I have mentioned, it is one of my intentions for 2016 to feature inspiring stories of people who (like me) immigrated to Canada from their home country. If you have been following my blog, you guys all know my immigration story by now. I thought, it will be also interesting to share stories other …
I came across this WelcomePack Canada gift box and after a few conversations with the people behind WelcomePackCanada.com I thought that my blog site maybe a good venue to share about this special welcome gift for new Canadian immigrants. Not all new immigrants maybe aware of the WelcomePack program that started in 2013. Over 30,000 …
A ‘Welcome to Remember’ to New Immigrants #welcomeAnewcomer Read More »
I was thinking of writing about my immigration story until I had a chance to chat with Tatiana Nedelko from English Online, Inc. and I told her about it, she then thought that maybe as an immigrant I should talk about the things that I like about Canada. Actually, in 2009, I already wrote about the Things …
Permanent resident (PR) card is the official proof of immigration status for all permanent residents of Canada and this card is required each time a PR re-enters the country. Thus, PRs should carry their PR card at all times when travelling outside Canada. As part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to border security and upholding the integrity of …
On Thursday (November 19th) morning, a fresh coat of snow greeted most of Manitobans, including us here in Winnipeg, here come’s winter. According to Environment Canada, Winnipeg received about 3 to 10 centimeters of snow on Thursday morning and for over 24 hours, temperatures made a 15-degree swing from 1 degree Celsius with the wind-chill of feeling like -14. Actually, …
Winter Skills That You Should Master When Living in Canada Read More »
This morning, a lot of sleep-deprived Canadians got an extra hour in bed, as Canadians in provinces that use daylight saving time (DST) turned their clocks back by an hour as the time were adjusted at 2 this morning. In other words, when the clock stroked at 2 a.m. the clock officially rolled back to 1 …
Fall Back, Spring Forward: What is this all about? Read More »
A few days ago, I had the chance to read the emails from my blog readers, there was an email from a fellow Filipino who had questions about his permanent resident (PR) status, this prompted me to review my past blogs and see what have I written about this topic. I never had any post …
5 Things That A Permanent Resident Should Remember Read More »
I was sick for the past 2 days so I had to stay home, after my kids left for school, I was left alone at home. You won’t hear anything but the sound of the light music playing from my iPod. I was seating at my husband and I’s favorite chair (we have this chair …
I am participating in #MoreThanALabel: Immigrant Stories, Simmons College’s online MSW Program’s campaign to promote transcending labels. By participating in this campaign, I will be sharing my story and how I believe we can shatter the stigmas often attributed to immigrant communities. In most of my blogs, I proudly mentioned that I am one of …