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Silvija Ulmanis: First-hand experience welcoming newcomers Balado - Ancr’âge Travail - Podcast

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Silvija Ulmanis is a Quebec citizen with more than 20 years work experience planning, delivering, evaluating, and reporting on programs and presentations, including work with Canadian colleges in the Planning for Canada program. She has first-hand experience in immigration and relocation, understanding  the challenges newcomers face in Canada. Silvija has a strong understanding of the Canadian labour market, and settlement and support services.
She is familiar with Indian subcontinent and its culture through first-hand experience with the Planning for Canada team in India, personal visits to the country, and contact with a large Indian population in the Middle East. She speaks three languages: French, English, Latvian.
We will discuss:
Her work experience living with people in the Middle East & United Arab Emerates (UAE)
What are the reasons immigrants want to come to Canada & Quebec?
What are the challenges people are facing in order to immigrate to Canada & Quebec?
What type of skills & career newcomers have to offer?
The benefits of cultural diversity in Quebec & Canada
What are the obstacles to immigrate to Canada and Quebec and how can we do better to facilitate their arrival & integration.
Contact
E-mail: silvijaulmanis@gmail.com
Silvija Ulmanis : Linkedin.com/in/silvija-ulmanis
Now retired, she is open to part-time contracts
Useful links
Planning for Canada (PfC) pre-arrival services for newcomers to Canada, in-person and online
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is Canada’s publicly supported colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs, polytechnics and universities with a college mandate: are the umbrella organization for PfC
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Pre-arrival services for people wanting to move to Canada
Francophone Immigration Outside Quebec
Quebec Immigration ( ENG) : https://www.quebec.ca/en/immigration
Immigration Québec ( French): https://www.quebec.ca/immigration
Services provided by Quebec Government' s partners (ENG) : Services.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/services-offered
Services offerts par les partenaires du gouvernement du Québec (French) : Services.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/services-offerts
Integration Services for Immigrants to Quebec: Accompagnement Quebec  
Examples of some fabulous agencies that provide services to immigrants once they've arrived:
SOPA in PEI
COSTI  Immigrant services in Ontario
CCIS in Calgary
Pour rester à l’affût d’information sur des enjeux qui vous interpellent, abonnez-vous à la page Facebook.com/AncrageTravail  et visitez notre nouveau site Internet  https://causeenimage.caLe balado Ancr’âge Travail Podcast est une initiative de Cause en-ImageAnimatrice et réalisatrice du balado, Linda Couture sur LinkedIn

Silvija Ulmanis is a Quebec citizen with more than 20 years work experience planning, delivering, evaluating, and reporting on programs and presentations, including work with Canadian colleges in the Planning for Canada program. She has first-hand experience in immigration and relocation, understanding  the challenges newcomers face in Canada. Silvija has a strong understanding of the Canadian labour market, and settlement and support services.
She is familiar with Indian subcontinent and its culture through first-hand experience with the Planning for Canada team in India, personal visits to the country, and contact with a large Indian population in the Middle East. She speaks three languages: French, English, Latvian.
We will discuss:
Her work experience living with people in the Middle East & United Arab Emerates (UAE)
What are the reasons immigrants want to come to Canada & Quebec?
What are the challenges people are facing in order to immigrate to Canada & Quebec?
What type of skills & career newcomers have to offer?
The benefits of cultural diversity in Quebec & Canada
What are the obstacles to immigrate to Canada and Quebec and how can we do better to facilitate their arrival & integration.
Contact
E-mail: silvijaulmanis@gmail.com
Silvija Ulmanis : Linkedin.com/in/silvija-ulmanis
Now retired, she is open to part-time contracts
Useful links
Planning for Canada (PfC) pre-arrival services for newcomers to Canada, in-person and online
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is Canada’s publicly supported colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs, polytechnics and universities with a college mandate: are the umbrella organization for PfC
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Pre-arrival services for people wanting to move to Canada
Francophone Immigration Outside Quebec
Quebec Immigration ( ENG) : https://www.quebec.ca/en/immigration
Immigration Québec ( French): https://www.quebec.ca/immigration
Services provided by Quebec Government' s partners (ENG) : Services.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/services-offered
Services offerts par les partenaires du gouvernement du Québec (French) : Services.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/services-offerts
Integration Services for Immigrants to Quebec: Accompagnement Quebec  
Examples of some fabulous agencies that provide services to immigrants once they've arrived:
SOPA in PEI
COSTI  Immigrant services in Ontario
CCIS in Calgary
Pour rester à l’affût d’information sur des enjeux qui vous interpellent, abonnez-vous à la page Facebook.com/AncrageTravail  et visitez notre nouveau site Internet  https://causeenimage.caLe balado Ancr’âge Travail Podcast est une initiative de Cause en-ImageAnimatrice et réalisatrice du balado, Linda Couture sur LinkedIn

39 min