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Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre

Newsletter Centre de service communautaire chinois d’Ottawa

渥太華華人社區服務中心 月刊

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Address: OCCSC Suite 2000 400 Cooper Street Ottawa ON K2P 2H8 Tel: 613 235-4875 Fax: 613 235-5466 www.occsc.org Facebook: ottawachinese Twitter: @chineseottawa OCCSC Radio: FM97.9 Sunday Evenings 9-11pm

The Ottawa Chinese Commu-

nity Service Centre is a non-

profit, non-partisan, charitable

organization committed to ad-

vancing the full social and eco-

nomic integration and partici-

pation of newcomers, immi-

grants and people of Chinese

descent in the City of Ottawa.

This is the 40th Anniversary

year of the OCCSC serving the

immigrant and newcomer com-

munity.

OCCSC Relocation 1

OCCSC News/International Women’s Day

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In-TAC Employment /Pre-Arrival Services

4-7

Settlement Services & Workshops

8-9

Language Program 10-13

Mental Health 14

Volunteer Story-Alejandra Villarroel

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Membership and OCCSC Sponsors

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Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre Moves to New Location, New Future

In early April, OCCSC experienced the fifth relocation in its 40 year history. The agency is now located at Suite 2000, 400 Cooper Street at Bank Street (next to the Centretown Community Health Centre.) The agency is now conveniently located on the bus routes and still close to China-town.

For a decade, we walked into the office every day passing by a traditional Chinese painting of peony flowers . Only May Chan, who has been working here for 35 years, knows who painted it: "This is a well-known Toronto painter Wu Yisheng" she said. 30 years ago, the Chinese community had a strong spirit of mutual help, according to May, and OCCSC is the anchor of the community. When people had difficulties, they came here for help. Therefore, they kept donating to the Centre to sustain its existence. May recalls that one of those

days, the Chinese Art Institute Ottawa organized an art exhibition. The artists involved included the famous Ottawa painter Zhou Yuqin, Huang Bing, Bao Yimin and Toronto painter Wu Yisheng. After the exhibition, Wu Yisheng gener-ously donated this piece of peony flowers to our center. The painting was first hung in our office in Florence Street, then moved to Bank (Continued on page 3)

OCCSC’s new location: #2000, 400 Cooper St. at the corner of Bank St. on the 2nd floor.

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OCCSC International Women’s Day Event

The Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre celebrated its sixth annual International Wom-en’s Day on March 8, 2016. This year’s theme was Pledge for Par-ity: “Worldwide, women contin-ue to contribute to social, eco-nomic, cultural and political achievement, but progress to-wards gender parity has slowed in many places. The World Eco-nomic Forum predicted in 2014 that it would take until 2095 to achieve global gender parity, then in 2015, they estimated that a slowdown in the already gla-cial pace of progress meant the

gender gap wouldn't close entire-ly until 2133.” The event had a stellar panel of guests: Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner of the Ca-nadian Human Rights Commis-sion as the Keynote Speaker, The Ottawa City Councillor Catherine McKenney, Lawyer Concillia Muonde, Architect Mayyadah Brykea and Professor Xiaobei Chen as guest speakers, with a special appearance of The Honorable Patty Hajdu, The Minister of the Status of Wom-en, who delivered the clos-ing remarks.

The words of one of the guests in the audience sum it all up: “Many thanks for inviting me to the celebration of the Interna-tional Women’s Day. I enjoyed it immensely. It felt so empower-ing to listen to those wonderful presentations given by guest speakers. And what a range of topics and experiences … I went back to work with a renewed en-ergy and determined to rethink my work-life balance and not feel guilty about it. “

From Left: The Ottawa City Councillor Catherine McKenney, Lawyer Concillia Muonde, OCCSC Juliette Smith, Patty Hajdu, the Minister of the Status of Women. From Right: Architect Mayyadah Brykea, Professor Xiaobei Chen, OCCSC Executive Director Sharon Kan, Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

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OCCSC News

E Connection Remember when you were overwhelmed during your first days in Canada?

Remember the struggles you had with your new life while not knowing where to get help?

Be an E-Connector!

Volunteer one hour of your time to make a difference for the incoming Chinese im-migrants who need your advice.

Share …

• Your thoughts on choosing a school for your children • Your lessons learned from job interviews • Your tips on selecting an insurance broker • Your Canadian parenting experience • Your strategies on coping with culture shock, etc. If you want to share, we will make it happen! info@in-tac-prearrival.ca 613-699-7797

(from Page 1) Street, and then entered 381Kent Street a decade ago, and now graces the reception area of our new offices at 400 Cooper Street—2nd floor, suite 2000. It has witnessed our Centre’s growth and expansion. After enquiring we learned that Mr. Wu Yisheng has passed away. However, OCCSC would like to take the occasion of the move to thank those indi-

viduals who helped us survive with a painting, or a small donation of their savings and for the selfless support of our community members. Let this beau-tiful peony painting remind everyone: We are still here to serve the community; and please continue to support us! (J.M)

Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre is now provid-ing a new service:

Commissioner for Taking Affidavits - Document Authentication The OCCSC has now received permission from the Ontario Attorney General’s Office to authenticate documents on behalf of OCCSC clients.

Please contact : Hong Zhang Telephone: (613) 235-4875 Ext: 132 Email: hong.zhang@occsc.org

Ottawa Chinese Community Service Center Centre 2016 Barrhaven Community Welcome Fair

Sharing information on settlement, family, talent and employment

Mother Teresa High School, 440 Longfields Dr., Nepean, May 15th, 2016, Sunday afternoon

01:30 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. Free admission! Free Prize giveaways

Pre-registration is required. Please send email to eventregis-

tration@occsc.org or call 613-235-4875 ext 168

Lots of free parking

Our CHIN Radio Mandarin show has changed to Sun-day from 9-11pm. Please continue to listen to our news, Canada news, Ottawa news, interviews, health forum, newcomer stories, and Chinese songs on FM 97.9. For ideas, suggestions, please contact the show ‘s producer Jasmine Murat 613-235-4875 Ex 115 Jasmine.murat@occsc.org

With the snow melting, an-other income tax return sea-son is coming. In Canada, to get a tax return done is not only mandatory but complicated work for many people, especially, for those low-income families, who are expecting the rebates on their tax to maintain the basic expenses of their daily lives. But, there is an organization that has been providing high quality free tax services for these low-income families year after year. The or-ganization is Ottawa Chinese Community Ser-vice Centre’s In-TAC team.

Growing in con-tribution to the community since 2010, In-TAC, the succes-sor of the Em-ployment Support department of Ottawa Chinese Community Ser-vice Centre, has been participating in Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) organized by Canada Revenue Agency, which provides the free income tax return ser-vices for low-income families. In 2010, In-TAC organized its first tax clinic with 14 volunteers and served 68 low-income clients.

After 2010, the numbers of volun-teers and served clients continual-ly grew each year. In 2011, there were 16 volunteers who served 79 clients coming from different countries; In 2012, In-TAC re-cruited 19 volunteers for the tax clinic and served 110 low income taxpayers. In 2013, the number of volunteers was up to 23 and the number of served clients was 136 in total. In 2014, 33 volunteers served 169 clients; In 2015, the number of volunteers was 38, the number of served clients was 189; On April 16th and April 23rd,

there will be 50 volunteers who will provide free tax return ser-vices for more than 200 clients. During seven years, In-TAC made its contribution to the Otta-wa community with a total of 193 volunteers, who provided free tax return service for more than 950 low-income families and individ-uals. Simple working conditions, high quality of service.

Because of the limited working space, In-TAC had to use the training classroom as the venue for tax returns services. A folding table, a folding chair, and a laptop are the basics for the volunteers. Although In-TAC’s working con-ditions for tax returns is not as good as a professional tax ac-counting firm, the service quality was is the best, and reflected in the following aspects: 1) The volunteers of In-TAC are all the graduates who graduated from In-TAC accounting profes-sional employment training pro-gram. These volunteers have strong accounting/finance educa-tion backgrounds and work expe-rience in their home countries before they immigrated to Cana-da. At the same time, they learned a lots about Canadian tax knowledge and practical opera-tion from In-TAC’s accounting professional employment training

class. Therefore, they per-form well with the service, such as a shorter time of

completion and a lower error rate and so on. For some difficult problems, they can get the solu-tion through discussion and the guidance and strict control of tax experts. 2) Since the beginning of In-TAC unveiling the CVITP program in 2010, a senior tax expert team led by Ms. Lesley Chan, has been providing a series of support for

In-TAC’s tax clin-ic, from Ufile software training, on-site technical consulting and the final results check. Their sup-port ensures the error-free quality of service. 3) Since In-TAC’s volun-teers come from

different countries, so compared with other organiza-tions, In-TAC can provide tax return service in various lan-guages, such as: English, French, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Bengali, Chinese, etc. Clients can talk to volunteers with their mother tongue. This makes clients feel at home.

4) Unlike other organizations that provide only walk-in service mode, In-TAC’s appointment mode let clients get the service immediately when they arrive on time, which greatly saves their time without waiting. In April 2014, Canada's CBC tel-evision had on-the-spot news cov-erage about In-TAC’s tax clinic. Right now, many clients come to register with In-TAC’s tax clinic because of he professional, friendly service.

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Stronger in Dedication - On-the-spot report of In-TAC’s tax clinic

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Employment Services

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Employment Services

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Employment Services

Settlement Services Workshops

Downtown, Ottawa East

Topic Date and Time Location Description

Computer ABCs

April 11, 18, 25 Mondays 2:00pm - 3:30pm Registration: 613-235-4875 ext.113 May Chan

OCCSC 400 Cooper St. Suite 2000 Computer Lab

Learn basic e-mailing

Practical English April 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays 9:30am - 11:30am Registration: 613-235-4875 ext.113 May Chan

OCCSC 400 Cooper St. Suite 2000 Room A

Diverse Cultures of Canada

Pre-Diabetes Pre-

vention & Exercise

May 3, 10, 17 Tuesday 1:30-4pm Registration: 613-235-4875 ext 115 Jasmine

420 Cooper St Rm 129

Delivered by public nurse, for people pre-diabetic, heart risks, eye diseases, and neuro-pathic disease.

Kanata

Topic Date and Time Location Description

Seniors Group Registration:

lisa.hou@occsc.org

April 5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesday, 9:30am-11:30am (613) 235-4875 ext.131 Lisa Hou

SS#1 Community House 400 Goldridge Drive (Kanata Lake)

Senior activity

Kanata Parenting Group

April 5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesday, 1:30pm-3:30pm (613) 235-4875 ext.131 Lisa Hou

Western Ottawa Commu-nity Resource Centre

(EYC room) 2 McNeil Court, Kanata

Meet other parents and learn about children’s health, education, and community program topics.

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Settlement Services Workshops

Topic Date and Time Location Description

Barrhaven Youth Social Club Registration: wei.han@occsc.org

April 5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesday 4:30pm - 6:30pm Registration: 613-235-4875 ext. 134

3500 Fallowfield Rd. Unit 5, Anglican Lutheran Good Shepherd Church Barrhaven

Homework and English writing support, volunteer training, movie night, special event celebration and a lot more fun! Come and join us!

Parents and Kids Group Registration: wei.han@occsc.org

April 6, 13, 20, 27 Wednesday 1:30pm - 3:30pm Registration: 613-235-4875 ext. 134

OEYC – Cityview Centre 1099 Longfield Dr. Barrhaven

Information sessions for Parents, activities for children: singing, puppet plays, circle time

Happy Kitchen, Healthy Life Registration: wei.han@occsc.org

April 8, 15, 22, 29 Friday 9:45am - 11:45am Registration: 613-235-4875 ext. 134

South Nepean Community Health Centre 4100 Strandherd, 2nd Floor Classroom A

Multicultural cooking, health information, mak-ing new friends, to under-stand immigration and settlement information

CIC Program Introduction

April 6 Wednesday 9:45am - 11:45am 613-235-4875 ext.114

South Nepean Community Health Centre 4100 Strandherd, 2nd Floor

Welcome to Canada: Understanding Canadian system and culture

Diabetes Prevention in Chinese

April 13, 20, 27 Wednesday 9:45am - 11:45am 613-235-4875 ext.114

South Nepean Community Health Centre 4100 Strandherd, 2nd Floor

Diabetes prevention and exercise

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Language Program

LINC Newsletter, April 2016 The most exciting news is that we have moved to a new location – we are now at 400 Cooper St., in suite 2000. Please come and visit us there! LINC was busy in March, being it the last month of the fiscal year and the winter term. All PBLA Progress Re-ports have been completed and delivered to eligible stu-dents. LINC classes paused for March break (March 14-21). For all newcomers who want to register for LINC, please note that you first need to have your English assessed, at the YMCA Language Assessment and Referral Cen-tre (240 Catherine St., Suite 308; Tel: 613-238-5462) – when you finish the assessment, please ask to be sent to our school, OCCSC LINC. Our class schedule is as follows: Central location (381 Kent St., 2nd floor, room 206-208) LINC 1/2 - Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.* LINC 2/3 – Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.* LINC ¾ - Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 to 12:00 p.m.* LINC 1/2 – Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 1:00 -4:00 p.m. LINC 3/4 – Monday and Wednesday, 6:00 -9:00 p.m. LINC 1/2 – Monday & Wednesday, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. LINC 4/5** – Monday & Wednesday, 9:00-12:00 p.m. LINC 3/4 – Tuesday & Thursday, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. LINC 5/6 – Tuesday & Thursday, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. LINC 1, LINC 1/2 & LINC 2/3 – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. LINC 4/5 & LINC 2/3, Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. *Childminding is available, for children age 19 months to 6 years. **Please note that this is a brand new, MORNING class that you are welcome to join If you are at level 4, you can combine attending this and our morning ¾ class, to make it a 4-day program! Please call us for more infor-mation. Buses for the central location: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 153 West Kanata location (2 MacNeil Court): LINC 1/2 - Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Buses for the Kanata location: 63, 64, 96, 118 South location (Barrhaven, Walter Baker Sports Centre, 100 Malvern): LINC 1/2 - Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Buses for the Barrhaven location: 70, 76, 95, 170, 173, 873 For all those who want to practice their English in a more informal way, our Conversation Circles are on schedule, too: Tuesday, 1:00 -2:00 p.m. Wednesday, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Friday, 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. The end of March was the end for our 3 winter classes: beginner, Low Intermediate and High Intermediate. However, the good news is that the new ones will start in early April, so please hurry up to register, with the following schedule: 1) Beginner (Monday and Wednesday, 9:30-11:30): April 11 – June 6, 2016 2) Low Intermediate (Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00-12:00): April 12 – June 2 3) High Intermediate (Wednesday and Friday, 9:00-12:00): April 13 – June 3 These courses are for all those who want to learn or improve their English skills in all language segments (listening, speaking, reading and writing), but the high intermediate course additionally focuses on the effective communication. For these courses there are no re-strictions in terms of the immigration category, place of living (Quebec is included), etc. Please see enclosed flyers for more information. On behalf of OCCSC, LINC organized another success-ful International Women’s Day event, on March 8, 2016. We had a very impressive panel of guest speakers, ex-ceptional women from different fields of expertise who were the perfect examples of success in the battle for gender equality, the main theme of this year’s celebra-tion – please see enclosed summary. .

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Physiotherapy is a medical profes-sion which uses all physical means to treat musculoskeletal, neurologi-cal conditions. Combining all forms of physical treatment: massage therapy, electri-cal stimulation, sound waves or light, acupuncture, manual therapy, and appropriate exercises, physio-therapists work with patients to relieve pain, heal injuries and re-store normal function of musculo-skeletal and neurological systems. Physiotherapists Treat: Neck and Back Pain Headaches Vertebral Disc Herniation Tendonitis (Tennis Elbow, Golfer's Elbow, Rotator Cuff Injuries) Sport injuries & Concussions Arthritis Sprains and Strains Bursitis Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoul-ders) Nerve Entrapment (a pinched Nerve) Spinal Stenosis Spondylolysis/Spondylolisthesis Neurological Conditions, (Strokes, MS/ALS, Parkinson's) TMJ dysfunction (Jaw Pain) Plantar Fasciitis and Heel Spurs Vertigo

Chronic Pain Syndrome Neurological Pain & Dysfunction Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries Work Injuries. Engaged with a computer, an office, often there will be sore shoulder neck pain. Physio can find out why: Is it your posture problem, or is it your leg muscles are too stiff or do you move things in the right posture . The right remedy will not only help you solve the immediate problem, but also to solve your worries. Physiotherapy and Rehabilita-tion: If someone accidentally falls and broke a bone, when he demolishes the plaster, the joint will be stiff and the muscle will be weak. Or, older people, after stroke, could not walk or stand. Seeing the physio can help them solve many prob-lems, for example, how to properly exercise to help recover joint mo-bility and strength without causing damage, how to use some of the instruments to help adapt to the new environment. Physiotherapy and Sports Injury:

Regular exercise may also cause injury. Many children now partici-pate in the competitive sports. Regular exercise on the body in general is good, but there will be large or small damage, such as muscle aches, sprains, ankle prob-lem. Minor injuries may also be-come major injuries. Seeing a phys-io, you are not only able to get treatment, you can also get sound advice to help you safely go back to the sport you love. iBalance Physiotherapy Ottawa is the first Chinese health center spe-cializing in physio therapy. It is also the proud sponsor of Ottawa Chinese Community Service Cen-ter. Its goal is to provide patients with comprehensive, caring treat-ment services combined of Chi-nese and Western medicine. To encourage more people to partici-pate in physical exercise, It builds iBalance healthy living Wechat group. It has Ontario registered physiotherapist, registered acu-puncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner, registered massage therapist and registered dietitian.

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Chinese Family Mental Health

5 Foolproof Ways to Stay Motivated By Beverly D. Flaxington

Staying motivated gets us going and keeps

us going, even when we can’t see the light

at the end of the proverbial tunnel.

The truth is that staying motivated is ex-

ponentially harder than simply getting

fired up, especially when the goal is un-

clear, distant or difficult to achieve. Addi-

tionally, life throws in many surprises that

can set us back and make us question our

motivation, and ultimately our goals. Do I

really have to push myself so much? Is it

all worth my time? Do I want it enough to

keep going? When doubt creeps in, it’s

easy to lose the initial excitement, burn

out and give up on the goal.

Different studies have shown that in the

long run, intrinsic motivation is more sus-

tainable than extrinsic; it doesn’t mean

that external rewards do not work, we just

value our intrinsic drivers more.

When we talk about sustainable motiva-

tion, self-interest and concern for oth-

ers are the ones that are worth mentioning

the most, as they relate to “selfish” and

“selfless” motivation. For instance, you

are most likely to get the promotion you

want when not only do you care to im-

prove your standing in the company, but

also you want to please your parents or

your spouse, or make sure your kids can

go to a good school, etc.

Set your goals according to what your pri-

orities are and have a plan that will help

you follow through. Know the answers to

your “why’s: Why this is a good or right

goal to have, why you need to achieve it,

why achieving it is important or desirable

for you or those you care for, and so on.

Once you set a strong foundation, you can

use the following tips to help you sustain

your motivation until you succeed.

1.Put it in writing. Identify what you

want and put it in writing. Be as clear and

specific as possible – include both quanti-

tative (measureable) and qualitative

(feeling or experiential) aspects.

2. Minimize distractions. When you are

disorganized, you cannot make much pro-

gress with anything, because your atten-

tion is divided between so many

things. Procrastination can become a prob-

lem because you waste your energy on

matters that don’t really matter. Nothing is

more distracting and demotivating than a

cluttered mind. When you know your pri-

orities, it is very easy to trim off all the

time-eaters and energy-zappers .

3. Be aware of the potential pit-

falls. Ask yourself what obstacles you

might encounter while making progress

towards your goals. It is important to be

aware of all potential stumbling blocks,

because you can then decide how to deal

with these obstacles, and when you actual-

ly run into them you will be able to elimi-

nate them without losing your motivation.

Don’t waste your energy on things you

cannot fight; instead, focus on what can be

done and keep moving forward.

4. Embrace positivity. Practice positive

self-talk and do things that make you hap-

py, because when you are happy you feel

more energized and motivated.

5. Reward yourself. Everyone likes re-

wards – they make us feel happy, valued

and recognized. Occasional rewards pro-

vide that instant gratification that we all

crave.

**Article Source: https://

www.psychologytoday.com/blog/understand

-other-people/201603/5-foolproof-ways-stay

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Volunteer Story – Alejandra Villarroel I am Alejandra Villarroel and I started volunteering with

the OCCSC mentorship program during the Fall of 2014

when I had the chance to become a formal mentor for

new arrivants to Canada wishing to

join our labour force. I came to Can-

ada as a foreign student 25 years ago

with very limited knowledge of our

both official languages, so I can easi-

ly relate to new Canadian immigrants

and their day-to-day experiences and

challenges while adapting to a new

culture, language, weather and ways

of living.

I finished highschool in the Saguenay

region of the Quebec province, studied Economics in

Quebec City and completed an MBA between Montreal

and Ottawa. I worked with the Canadian government for

15 years in the areas of research and housing financing

and at this time I am a business consultant. During the

Fall 2014, I joined the business group of the OCCSC

mentorship program to help others with business back-

ground like me to prepare their resumes, networking

tools and interview skills that would hopefully yield the

employment opportunity in Canada that properly matches

their formal qualifications.

Since I have been living in Canada most of my life at this

point and have adapted and adopted Canadian values,

culture and ways of living very deeply, I found that the

opportunity of volunteering with the OCCSC was a great

manner to help newly arrived Canadian residents to

speed up their adaptation process into their new adoptive

home country (Canada), share few tips for better enjoy-

ment of their lives in Canada and most importantly help

them become a productive member of our Canadian soci-

ety by effectively leveraging their international aca-

demic, work and language skills.

Through my participation in the OCCSC mentorship

8-week program, I had a chance to meet very highly

qualified new Canadian residents coming from all

corners of the world and bringing into Canada out-

standing qualifications and work experience from

their home countries. While talking to some of the

OCCSC mentees, I have to admit that I felt some-

what awkward when mentoring much more Senior

professionals than myself. But since they had to leave

their home countries for security reasons, to secure their

own and their immediate family’s lives, they had now to

start almost from “scratch” in our

Canadian labour force.

It was real eye opener for me to

hear several stories from my

mentees and how they left behind

very successful professional careers

or their own successful businesses

because they had to choose life se-

curity over life threatening living

conditions within their own home-

lands. Many of the mentees moved

into Canada with their immediate family members, which

I found very courageous and I strongly admired their per-

sonal decisions in attempting to find better living condi-

tions and progress in lands so far away and different from

their own.

I am volunteering for a second time as mentor during this

winter 2016 since I really enjoyed my first experience.

The weekly three hours gathering between mentors and

mentees goes by very quickly since the exchanges among

us are very interesting and the most satisfying part from

this volunteer role is the immediate reward to have a real

and direct impact on the mentees’ integration and chanc-

es to succeed in their employment search in Canada.

At the end of mentoring program we had an international

pot luck party that I really enjoyed as each participant

brought in plates from their countries of origin and I got

to taste new foods that I had never had before. So if you

have a fine exotic epicurean tooth, you might now be

convinced to sing up as a future mentor for the OCCSC!

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OCCSC Thanks Our Sponsor

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OCCSC Thanks Our Sponsors

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