CAREER, EDUCATION & SETTLEMENT FAIR

Connecting in Vancouver

Career, Education and Settlement Fair is back at the Vancouver Public Library Nov. 16

For the third year in a row, Canadian Immigrant is returning to the Vancouver Public Library (350 West Georgia St.) with its Career, Education and Settlement Fair on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Following successful fairs in Halifax in September and Calgary in October, the Vancouver event has an exciting lineup of speakers, activities and exhibitors — all eager to help newcomers to the Lower Mainland settle in and succeed.

Presented by Scotiabank and in association with IELTS CanadaBritish Council, the free fair will once again have employment,

EVERY TIME WE FILL BOXES, KIDS FEEL HOPE. THANKS FOR BEING THERE FOR 45,000 LESS-PRIVILEGED CHILDREN. education and settlement exhibitors lined up to answer your questions throughout the magnificent promenade as well as the lower- level rooms just down the stairs.

Also downstairs will be our popular resumé clinic, new careers clinics (on health care, small business and more), and inspirational speakers including Iman Aghay, founder of Success Road Academy. He will share his own immigrant experiences in his motivational keynote How to Succeed in Canada with No Connections, Recognized Credentials or Canadian Experience. (Learn more about Aghay on page 10.)

To learn more about the Vancouver fair, its sessions, exhibitors and more, see canadianimmigrant.ca/careerfair/Vancouver. Speakers’ Sessions

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Prepare Better with Road to IELTS Road to IELTS is an online preparation and practice resource for the IELTS English test. With more than 100 hours of interactive activities, advice videos from British Council experts, hints and tips on question types as well as downloadable practice tests, it is comprehensive, up-to-date and aims to precisely help the challenges candidates face. Test takers that register with the British Council receive the Last Minute version (30 hours) of Road to IELTS for free. This interactive session is going to take the audience through the material right

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Speaker: Assia Hamdane, head of marketing for IELTS CanadaBritish Council

11:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. English Pronunciation for Success Workshop Do Canadians ask you to repeat yourself? A few, specific changes could make all the difference. Catherine Steele of English Pronunciation for Success is hosting a free pronunciation workshop for people who are interested in talking about accent reduction. Come and learn tips and tricks to help English speakers understand you more easily the first time you speak. Join us! It will be a fun, interactive activity.

Speaker: Catherine Steele, founder, English Pronunciation for Success

1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: How to Succeed in Canada with No Connections, Recognized Credentials or Canadian Experience Iman Aghay will share with you how he started absolutely from scratch and within a few years became one of the most influential people in the business community. You will discover: 1. How to build connections with key people in your industry. 2. A work-around the lack of Canadian experience. 3. How to position yourself as the "go-to expert" in your field.

Speaker: Iman Aghay, founder of Success Road Academy

2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Social Media and Immigrant Success MOSAIC immigrant settlement agency will present this session on the growing importance of social media in career searching, establishing yourself as an expert and making new connections. From Facebook to LinkedIn, there is no denying that social media is here to stay, so let’s learn how to make the most of it!

Speaker: Ian Cameron, Skills Connect – mentorship facilitator

3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Coming to Canada via Express Entry In January 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) launched Express Entry, changing the way that people apply for economic immigration. For prospective immigrants, Express Entry will result in a more user-

friendly experience for those invited to apply for permanent residence benefitting from faster processing. The new system will also help employers by making it easier to find skilled international candidates for positions when they are unable to find qualified Canadians and permanent residents. This speakers’ session will explore how people interested in making Canada their permanent home can apply through Express Entry.

Speaker: Dean Jorgensen, employer liaison officer, Citizenship and Immigration Canada

To learn more and pre-register for the sessions at the Vancouver fair, see canadianimmigrant.ca/ careerfair/Vancouver/sessions. Interested in being an exhibitor?

Contact Alla Gordeeva at alla@canadianimmigrant. ca or 778-558-3397 for details. Limited space is still available.

Volunteers wanted!

Looking for ways to get involved, make connections and get some Canadian experience? Be a volunteer at our Vancouver fair, Nov. 16. Contact Margaret Jetelina at mjetelina@metroland.com for more details.

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