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Navigating Canada
by navigatingcanada
A podcast telling stories of the experiences of newcomers and international students in Canada.
Episodes
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Episode 17: Jane navigates New York
It's been more than a year since Jane moved from Montreal to New York for work. In this episode, she tells Halima about how her experiences in Canada prepared her for the big move, the challenges she's faced since moving to another new country, and what she's enjoying about living in the Big Apple.
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Episode 16: Immigrating to Quebec as a skilled worker
Jane talks to Kemi Oyegunle, who moved to Quebec in 2018, with his wife and three children. He shares some of the challenges of immigrating to Canada as a skilled worker -- and the mentorship opportunity that helped him find rewarding employment. Here's a link to more information about employment...
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Episode 15: Learning French as Immigrants in Quebec
Janet talks to two of her friends — Fatima Okunola and Elisa George — about having to learn French and pass a French language exam, to apply for permanent residency in Quebec. They also delve into some of their experiences as English-speaking immigrants living in Montreal. We're releasing this...
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Episode 14: Diving into Canada's dating scene
Happy 2022! In this episode, Janet talks to Nina Barango and Watson Ogoriba about the good and not-so-great experiences they've had with dating as immigrants in Canada. They also drop some tips on where to meet and connect with prospective daters. Nina is the founder of SoPlugged, an online...
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Episode 13: Saying goodbye to 2021
Jane and Halima look back on the triumphs and challenges of 2021. They also discuss the lessons they are taking into the new year. This year, our episode with recruiter Rebecca Lee was featured in CIC News:...
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Episode 12: Raising children in Canada
We talk to Adrian Rojo de la Vega about moving to Canada from Mexico and raising three daughters in a new country.
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Episode 11: One year later
Halima and Jane reflect on the first anniversary of the Navigating Canada podcast. They also check in with some of the international students who shared their concerns about the pandemic in the first episode of the podcast
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Episode 10: Saving and investing in Canada
We talk to two people who moved to Canada less than a decade ago about how they learned to save and invest in a new country.
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Episode 9: Plans for 2021
Halima and Jane reflect on the previous year, and talk about their personal plans for 2021.
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Episode 8: Things we wish we knew before moving to Canada
From the unforgiving cold to dealing with loneliness, we discuss some of the things we wish we knew before making the big move to Canada.
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Special Episode: Nigeria's #EndSARS Protests
These are links to the tweets read in this episode: https://twitter.com/toch7i/status/1316432977241550849 and https://twitter.com/YeleBademosi/status/1314489647976853504 And here is a link to BBC articles on the #endSARS protests: https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cezwd6k5k6vt/endsars-protests
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Episode 6: Tips for finding work during the pandemic
Navigating Canada is hosting its first event - a free webinar about finding jobs in Canada during the pandemic. It is happening at 2 p.m. EST on Saturday, August 22nd. You can register here for the event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/finding-a-job-in-the-pandemic-tickets-115812597597
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Episode 5: Finding a job during the pandemic
We hear from immigrants and international students, in Canada, who have found jobs during the pandemic. They share their stories and tips for getting work during this time.
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Episode 4: Researching anti-Black racism in Vancouver
Here is a link to Oludolapo's report on addressing anti-Black racism in Vancouver: https://sustain.ubc.ca/about/resources/towards-healthy-city-addressing-anti-black-racism-vancouver
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Episode 3: Marching against anti-Black racism
We talk to Nova Stevens, an activist who helped to organize a Freedom March in Vancouver, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Episode 2: Support for international students during pandemic
We hear from a college and university about how they are supporting their international students through COVID-19. Navigating Canada also reflects on the global protests against police brutality and anti-black racism.
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Episode 1: Canada's international students and COVID-19
International students share stories about how they are coping with spread of COVID-19 in Canada.
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Introducing: Navigating Canada
Janet Audu and Halima Olajumoke Sogbesan introduce Navigating Canada, a new podcast telling stories of the experiences of international students in Canada.
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How many episodes does Navigating Canada have?
Navigating Canada currently has 18 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Navigating Canada about?
A podcast telling stories of the experiences of newcomers and international students in Canada.
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Navigating Canada is created and hosted by navigatingcanada.
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