Silvija Ulmanis: First-hand experience welcoming newcomers

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

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