At the time when most immigrant doctors from India are struggling to get their degrees recognized by Canada in one of the most popular Canadian cities, Toronto, here is the news that would make all Indians feel proud, as well as inspire medicos to make it big in foreign land. The founder of BSA Diagnostic Medical Imaging Center, who hails from Amritsar, Punjab in India has made it big in the Canadian land. The center happens to be one of the largest medical facilities in Canada. A graduate from the Amritsar Medical College, Birinder Ahluwalia is a famous figure in Canada, thanks to not only his professional achievements, but also for his contributions to the cultural aspect.
Physician Ahluwalia immigrated to Toronto in the year 1985. He started off his career in the Canadian city as a courier boy. However, he did not wait much time, as soon after he joined the chief of the RDS Diagnostics as his assistant. Alongside, he was training as a diagnostic imaging specialist. He just took the right move at the time. Diagnostic imaging was just taking off, where there were lots of opportunities in the field at that time.
He then opened the BSA Diagnostic Imaging Center in the year 1989- the vehicle for his successful journey! In 2009, the center handled a total of seventy thousand cases. According to Mr. Ahluwalia, his center expects to treat even more patients this year. It was his achievement which earned him the one of the top 25 slots for the immigrant achievers in Canada. He accompanied the Canadian PM Stephen Harper to India in 2009.
Birinder Ahluwalia’s achievements are not restricted to only his profession. He is one of the founders of the Toronto’s Spinning Wheel Film Festival. Mr. Ahluwalia is the perfect example of a promising immigrant who holds the determination to make something remarkable in foreign land. He, especially, is a role model to immigrant doctors in Toronto, where one can find the highest number of immigrant physicians who are earning their livelihood as taxi drivers, due to the non-recognition of their degrees.
Ottawa has been declared the best city to live in Canada by a magazine. MoneySense magazine released its annual ranking of Canadian cities recently, which considered various factors like housing prices, weather and crime rates as the basis for the findings. They considered a total of 179 cities and towns in Canada that have more than 50,000 inhabitants.
Earlier, Ottawa was placed at the top slot in 2007 and 2008, however, in 2009 Victoria displace the city. As Victoria’s cost of living is growing for the average Canadian, Ottawa has restored the top rank once again, thanks its economy, job opportunities, low crime rate and stable population growth.
According to Duncan Hood, the magazine’s editor, Ottawa has many reasons to be in the first spot on the list of cities and towns. Foremost, the city happened to be the most recession-proof city among all Canadian cities, followed by adequate job opportunities. Ottawa has the most public service workers and these workers did not lose their employment, neither they had cuts in their salary. Thus, while most Canadian cities had to experience the reverse results of the aforementioned, Ottawa remained firm during the recession.
Below are the top ten cities to live in Canada according to MoneySense’s study:
Ottawa-Gatineau
Kingston, Ontario
Burlington, Ontario
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Moncton, New Brunswick
Repentigny, Quebec.
Brandon, Manitoba
Victoria, British Columbia
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Levis, Quebec
The full list of best places to live in Canada will be released on May 3, 2010.
If you have already decided to settle down in Montreal as part of your immigration to Canada, you have all the reasons to be confident and happy. Choosing Montreal as your new home is a smart move, since the city is content with all the amenities and facilities you expect your new home to have.
This Canadian city is placed at the 22nd position in a list of 215 cities to live in by a survey carried out by the Mercer Human Resource Consulting. For a number of reasons people choose Montreal over other Canadian cities when it comes to work and live. Immigrants are more attracted towards this city for a range of things- starting from the economic scenario to cultural diversity, from entertainment opportunities to affordability of living.
When immigrating to a new place is concerned, employment factor play one of the most important roles as determinant. Montreal has one of the most flourishing economies in Canada, with ever sprouting sectors, such as technology, health care, machinery industry, building management services, and food and beverages manufacturing services. As far as Canadian economy is concerned, this city has always played an important role and remained a major economic center that creates thousands of jobs every year.
Major industries in Montreal include pharmaceuticals, aerospace, software engineering, textile, telecommunications and electronic goods. Overseas workers mostly get themselves engaged in service sectors like finance; civil, mechanical and process engineering; higher education; and research and development.
Since education facilities make one of the important factors in choosing an immigration destination, Montreal definitely makes the perfect place for you and your family. The city has a wide range of reputable institutions that offer quality education. Thus, if you have zeroed on in Montreal as your Canadian destination, have peace of mind and plan towards your trip!
While the whole Canada makes a favorable immigration destination, people often get confused deciding where to live or which city would suit them best! Of course, choosing the right place to live makes one of the most important facets of the immigration process. It comes across as the most important factor when you plan to take your family along with you.
Many of you might have already chosen the Canadian city where you will work and live. Though, here is a little description about Vancouver. Even though this city does not need any introduction, here is what makes this city special and one of the most popular Canadian immigration destinations. There are a number of reasons for which overseas people intend to immigrate to Vancouver.
Vancouver in British Columbia is a very multi-cultural city like most of the Canadian cities, where you would get to see a wide range of cultures and languages spoken. Thousands of immigrants, including students, investors, entrepreneurs from all over the world come to this city and do not want to leave!
Vancouver’s economy is evolving and it holds endless job opportunities for local, as well as overseas workers. Some of the prominent sectors that are generating these opportunities include education, technology, film production, and financial services. The city is North America’s third largest film production location.
Apart from these, Vancouver’s temperate climate is one of the reasons as to why people prefer it as an immigration destination. Not to forget its natural beauty, that comprises mountain rages, forests and coastlines, which offers a multitude of opportunities for outdoor activities like skiing, snowboarding, biking, hiking and walking!
The Canadian city of North Bay is introducing a new online portal that would give prospective immigrants intending to go Canada necessary information about North Bay and its immigration process. All overseas immigrants to Canada would have access to this immigration information portal. This will guide them at all stages of the immigration process.
Now collecting information about immigration and settlement services, as well as other resources in North Bay is just a click away. All you immigrants need to do is to enter the website and you will have all the information you have been looking for. If you are intending to immigrate to North Bay in the near future, then you are lucky to have this website. It will assist you all the way, right from the applying for a visa to settling down in North Bay.
The inception of the online portal is part of Ontario government’s strategy to attract more overseas talents to the state, thereby helping the state in its economic development plans. Ontario’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Michael Chan said that their economy needs more overseas skills and talents. The government is hoping to attract the international talents in order to strengthen Ontario’s economy. Indeed, the website will come in handy for newcomers and assist them during every phase of the immigration process.
The website basically focuses on the resources that are specific to North Bay. It also provides information regarding the city’s Immigration Attraction and Retention programs. The portal was launched on January 11, 2009.
