All Episodes

E176: Is Canada still worth immigrating to in 2026? | The Canada Conversation series

E175: Daniella Jasper-Okumagba knows she has community capital. And she intends to spend it.

E174: Jonah Chininga on building a fintech startup in Calgary

E173: Wunmi Adekanmbi on how immigrant networks can grow Canada's economy

E172: David Bradshaw on being the only one in the room

E171: Althea Samuels & Patricia Giankas on credit and raising capital as an immigrant woman

E170: Daria Lysenko on what it's like to work in newcomer settlement

E169: Abu Hafejee on how newcomers break into the trades in Canada

E168: Hamoudi Saleh Baratta refuses to let torture define him

E167: Kumaran Nadesan thinks we need more impolite Canadians

E166: Ajlin Mehmedi on the immigrant talent Canada doesn't use

E165: Ramon Calanza on the career newcomers overlook: trucking

E164: Ebrahim Al-Yousefi is giving back to Canada, every day

E164: Musap Abdelhag on why immigrant youth don't need chocolate bars

E163: Dacious Richardson on the choices he's made after landing in Canada as a refugee

E162: Abhishek Asthana on building a business in Canada as an immigrant entrepreneur

E161: Jatin Shory on the choices no immigrant wants to hear

E160: Carolyn Watson says we'll feel today's cuts in three to five years

E159: Templeton Sawyer on why he created the Belonging Tour

E158: Theresa Evanoff and Tehmina Chaudhry are solving early-stage capital for immigrant founders

E157: Leah Mitchell and Lindsay Rubeniuk on the job hunting strategy that works for rural Canada

E156: Vaishali Gauba mostly belongs

E155: John Hetherington and Caitlin White on why you can't take anything for granted as an immigrant

E154: Niki Wagh names the pressure immigrants never talk about

E153: Luki Danukarjanto says the hiring bar has moved. And most Canadian immigrants don't know this yet.

E152: Jonathan Oldman believes we need a bigger conversation about Canadian immigration

E151: Victor Neagu on why we can't normalize underachievement

E150: David Campbell understands why our immigration policy can't work for Atlantic Canada

E149: Mo Altaqatqa on the skill that separates the newcomer entrepreneurs who win from those who don't

E148: Bontu Galataa on the biggest mistake loads of newcomer entrepreneurs make

E147: Emmanuel Ahiafor says Ghana is still home. He just doesn't fit there anymore.

E146: Busayo Disu thinks the society has to meet the immigrants halfway

E145: Abdullah Sharief thinks Canada's risk aversion could be costly in the long-term

E144: Maria Kamila González knows the real reason you can't save money

E143: Mustafa Ansari thinks the public image problem of skilled trades is costing Canada

E142: Diana Palmerín Velasco on resetting the Canadian immigration conversation

E141: Ruairi Spillane wants you to stop treating job hunting like Bingo

E140: Rodrigo Cotrim de Carvalho is trying to understand what's wrong with him

E139: Deanna Okun-Nachoff knows what's missing from Canada's immigration discourse

E138: Aashrit Parvangada on why immigrants should stop chasing acceptance

E137: Rania Younes understands migratory grief better than most

E136: Dapo Bankole dreamed for 19 years. Canada still broke him

E135: Precious Kolawole has learned how to debug the immigrant mentality

E134: Bryan McInnis knows all about the temptations of the expat bubble

E133: How do we help immigrants access the hidden job market? Simon Trevarthen has answers

E132: Aman Chawla on how he's made Fredericton home

E131: Yauhan Mehta knows immigrants don't need more resume tips

E130: Selene Ricart doesn't want to be your perfect immigrant

E129: Rim Aoude knows what it's like to be born without status

E128: Kundan Joshi on how failures reveal your blind spots

E127: Jennifer Aikoroje now understand why her Dad stayed behind

E126: Imole Ashogbon thinks Canada has treated immigration like a numbers game

E125: Jerry Onyegide wants you to stop making these mistakes with your taxes

E124: Roy Ratnavel on how to stop being the victim

E123: Nisrine Maktabi understands how trauma creates resentment in immigrant homes

E122: Kristina McPherson on feeling at home in Canada: 'It took 11 years'

E121: Paul Bakhmut on why he's running for Mayor of Edmonton

E120: Keely Cronin says your survival job is valuable Canadian experience

E119. Mher Mardoyan knows how you can get your dream job

E118: Ben Joffe wants you to move beyond your default cultural lens

E117: Gabriela Casineanu says 'You're not your job title'

E116: Sweta Regmi says 'It's dangerous to figure it out alone'

E115: Shriya Ghate knows what's great about immigration

E114: Stefana Sopco knows how exhausting it can be to fit in

E113: Neel Parekh knows what's great about moving to Rwanda

E112: Miracle Inameti-Archibong understands what it means to be an immigrant

E111: Anam Zakaria & Haroon Khalid are done with glorifying the immigrant struggle

E110: Windmill Microlending helped 14K+ immigrants get back to work. They want to do more

E109: O'Nell Agossa doesn't mind if you don't understand him

E108: Kelly Boyi is embracing ambition and rejecting complacency

E107: Ritika Saraswat thinks intl students need to stop obsessing over the Canadian PR

E106: Aishwarya Khanduja says 'Canada doesn't have the resources for me to thrive'

E105: Oluwaseun Ayebiwo built a community before landing in Halifax

E104: Saïd M'Dahoma refuses to pick one identity

E103: Victoria Patenaude knows why you struggle with accent anxiety

E102: Alyanna Chua thinks Canada hasn't been fair to temporary residents & intl students

E101: Gabriela Gutierrez believes immigration can be a gift to the world

E100: Dennis Agbegha knows the secret to settling in anywhere as an immigrant

E99: Chris Friesen wants the government to rebuild public trust in immigration

E98: Stephanie Kubi understands what it feels like to be an undocumented immigrant

E97: Clint Boodram on what it was like immigrating to Canada 40 years ago

E96: Dots Oyebolu thinks the usual immigrant success narratives can be a trap

E95: Bukky Wonda believes optimism is the difference between successful & unsuccessful immigrants

E94: Lauren Mostowyk & Interac want to reduce financial stress for newcomers

E93: Hugo Onuoha doesn't miss Nigerian food, weather, or culture

E92: Fikru Kebede refuses to get cynical about Canada

E91: Donovan Francis on embracing the challenges that come with starting afresh

E90: Uche Joel is building a safe space for Nigerian immigrants in Canada

E89: Derek Sivers believes home is where you have no obstacles

E88: Nadine Niba on working as a Black immigrant woman in Canada

E87: Dikachi Chizim thinks finding community can speed up integration

E86: Tunji Banwo on moving from Nigeria to the United Kingdom as a Project Manager

E85: Nella Gatumo on building a life away from everything familiar

E84: Iqbal Chowdhury says belonging starts with finding economic stability

E83: Urmi Hossain still doesn't feel Canadian after 14 years in Canada

E82: Rehana Malik-Mbanga is building a safe space for the Black woman

E81: Sindhu Mahadevan thinks the immigrant journey carries a weighty emotional burden

E80: Fatemeh Alhosseini believes personalized immigrant support has the best outcomes

E79: Shamira Madhany is working on fixing Canada's annual $50B loss in GDP

E78: Kateryna Havrylova isn't afraid anymore

E77: Wunmi Adekanmbi is helping immigrant tech talent find their way

E76: Maroro Zinyemba on identity, heritage, and language

E75: Bryan Caplan on immigration: The gains are enormous for everyone

E74: Feyi Fawehinmi believes immigrating is a commitment

E73: Noha Tanahi found belonging by helping fellow immigrants

E72: Maryanne Aghalu thinks Canada met her expectations

E71: David Moscrop says we have more in common regardless of origin

E70: Matthew McDonald thinks more Canadians need to talk to newcomers

E69: Olia Stasiuk thinks immigrants impose limitations on themselves

E68: Alfred Kainga was just about giving up. Kevin Hart gave him his big break

E67: Onyeka Okonkwo on cultural differences at work, black tax, and settling into London

E66: Milan Sanghani insists Canada needs a centralized system for international student admissions

E65: Ozoz Sokoh thinks food can be a coping mechanism for immigrants

E64: Izunna Dike believes fusion cooking can benefit both Nigerian and foreign flavor profiles

E63: Douglas Price can help you understand the Canadian financial system

E62: Tope Fajingbesi believes we must maintain a connection to our home country as immigrants

E61: Daniel Bernhard believes we can have a better Canadian immigration conversation

E60: Cancer broke Kris Granger. Community & resilience put him back together

E59: Yawa Degboe isn't giving up her Togolese heritage

E58: Mujidah Sakibu knows how you can get a job in Canada

E57: Romu Gaboriau on what it's like to move from France to the United States

E56: Eyitayo Ogunmola is building a bridge from Naija to the rest of the world

E55: Gwen Lafage thinks we underestimate how culture influences us

E54: Tobi Oluwole is living life on his terms

E53: Maryam Atoyebi thinks the pandemic made it harder for immigrants to settle down

E52: Matt Adolphe knows why you are struggling at your Canadian workplace

E51: Helen Agbonison feels more at home in Canada than in Nigeria

E50: Olufemiloye thinks you shouldn't be desperate when immigrating to Canada

E49: Rotimi Fawole believes code-switching is a necessary skill

E48: Rebecca Johnson believes immigrant founders face unique challenges when fundraising

E47: Nosa Ayanru found it easier to settle into Canada than the UK

E46: Shilan Zade thinks immigrants should get involved in building Canada's future

E45: Aakansha Jain cannot believe she found it easier to settle in Australia

E44: Nwachukwu Onyeagba on facing the fear of the unknown

E43: Kaveri Srivastava on how to hit the ground running in Canada

E42: Chris Ogunlowo on not feeling settled down yet

E41: Komal Faiz on Canada in 2015 vs. Canada today

E40: Mu Okonkwo on abandoning soccer for basketball

E39: Angel Iyke-Osuji on running away from home

E38: Leslie Awasom on lessons from building a $160M+ real estate business

E37: Areej AbuAli on the pressure of going from student visa to Permanent Resident

E36: Tunde Leye on the pros and cons of starting afresh

E35: Beatriz Zanatelli on picking Canada as her new home

E34: Aashni Shah on putting in the effort to settle in

E33: Sebastian Cuervo on limiting yourself by staying in your comfort zone

E32: Eric Agyemang on the immigrant's tendency to underestimate their value

E31: Denys Smushko on hitting the ground running

E30: Tosin Thomas on how to get a job before landing in Canada

E29: Smithe Sodine on the beauty of her Haitian heritage

E28: Nkechi Runsewe on immigrating being her most difficult adult experience

E27: Kateryna Maksymenko on how the immigration journey changes you

E26: Annie on immigrating to Finland

E25: Ayo Owodunni on winning the Kitchener City Councilor seat

E24: Anna Otroshchenko on the Canadian wait time

E23: Lola Oduwole on the "Deadmonton" myth

E22: Siamak Riahi on moving 14 times in 22+ years

E21: 'Dotun Ayodele-Bamisaiye on being a spoiled immigrant

E20: Mo' Ekujumi on running a business in Canada vs. Nigeria

E19: Suhas Pai on Canada's approach to immigrants

E18: Gülsün Demirezen on settling into a new country

E17: Sahar Rahmani on dealing with overwhelm

E16: Tunde Omotoye on going the extra mile

E15: Grand Komanda on the power of your community

E14: Osibo Imhoitsike on walking away from a career on the up

E13: Ingrid Polini on running a business in Canada as an immigrant

E12: Folasade Daini on missing Naija food and settling into Canada with a toddler

E11: Kamil Rextin on raising biracial kids & the Canadian experiment

E10: Bolaji Oyejide on settling into the United States of America as a teenager

E09: Sam Badoo talks about moving to New York, joining the United States military, and empowering immigrants.

E08: Bona Adogamhe on choosing Canada and raising a kid in the West.

E07: Amir Feizpour on the immigrant's concept of home, dealing with identity crisis, and rebuilding self confidence.

E06: Nino Melikidze on immigrating as a 17yo, living in 3 countries in 10 years, and dealing with the what-ifs.

E05: Oyin Ajibola on adjusting to the credit system, dealing with covert racism, and making new friends.

E04: Chika Offiah on how cultural systems influence parenting styles, her last days in Nigeria, and building confidence as an immigrant

E03: Ukwori Ejibe on parenting, job hunting, and launching an immigration consultancy business

E02: Settling into a new country during a lockdown with Nishila Babu

E01: Pressing the reset button with Dapo Ajeniya

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