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What is Canadian Experience? Immigrants Puzzle!
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Many new arrivals to Canada and Toronto in particular discover that they cannot get an IT job as soon as they arrive - no matter their level of skill or experience. The reasons given usually center around language skills and lack of "Canadian experience".

What is Canadian experience?

Canadian experience usually means having experience interacting with people in the context of the culture found in Canada. Every culture is different. For instance, relationships between supervisors and sub-ordinates vary from culture to culture; and country to country. And Toronto is the most cultural diverse city in the world!

How can I get Canadian experience without a Canadian job?

Getting Canadian experience without a job:
Volunteer. Volunteering for a charitable or cultural organization will help you to get Canadian experience and references.

There are many charitable and cultural organizations in Toronto and across Canada that need volunteers.

When you volunteer you are working. And you have someone that you will report to - a supervisor. You work with other people - usually in English.

The end result is that you gain Canadian experience. Experience that provides you with practical experience about the culture. Practical experience in speaking English and learning the local idiom, expressions, etc. And you gain References - from the person or persons that supervized you; and the people that you work with.

How do I find a charitable organization?
There are a number of groups in Toronto that can direct you to charitable organizations that need your help and in turn can help you to gain Canadian experience.

The Possibilities Project is a great place to start looking. http://www.possibilitiesproject.com/

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BlueLobster
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Posted on: 13-09-04 14:18:42

Also, if a Canadian comes to you and says "These Indians, they don't have basic computer skills, they're dumb..." would you call him a racist?

And if yes, would you call yourlself a racist for saying the same about them?

I don't see how people can make statements like that. Sure, I may have met a "gora" who's in IT and does not know the I from the T, but that hardly says anything about all "goras".

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Basic ingredient neede is .. propensity to help others instead of jealousy, legpulling etc.

I totally agree. Hopefully we can apply to all Canadians, not just desis. I don't think its right to ask people if they're desis or not before helping them.

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Kap
Member since: May 04

Posts: 299
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Posted on: 13-09-04 14:36:01

Quote:

Basic ingredient neede is .. propensity to help others instead of jealousy, legpulling etc.

I totally agree. Hopefully we can apply to all Canadians, not just desis. I don't think its right to ask people if they're desis or not before helping them.

Hi BL,

Not understand, Why wants to help other then desi?

Good idea to help DESI.

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BlueLobster
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Posts: 3409
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Posted on: 13-09-04 14:40:22

Quote:
Orginally posted by Kap

Quote:

Basic ingredient neede is .. propensity to help others instead of jealousy, legpulling etc.

I totally agree. Hopefully we can apply to all Canadians, not just desis. I don't think its right to ask people if they're desis or not before helping them.

Hi BL,

Not understand, Why wants to help other then desi?

Good idea to help DESI.

Kap,

Define desi and then I'll give you an answer.

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Kap
Member since: May 04

Posts: 299
Location: Toronto
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Posted on: 13-09-04 14:46:03

Quote:
Orginally posted by BlueLobster

Quote:
Orginally posted by Kap

Quote:

Basic ingredient neede is .. propensity to help others instead of jealousy, legpulling etc.

I totally agree. Hopefully we can apply to all Canadians, not just desis. I don't think its right to ask people if they're desis or not before helping them.

Hi BL,

Not understand, Why wants to help other then desi?

Good idea to help DESI.

Kap,

Define desi and then I'll give you an answer.

Hi,

You know batter then me about definition of Desi.

You are moderator of this site.

If I am not mistake, desi means Indian.

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BlueLobster
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Posts: 3409
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Posted on: 13-09-04 14:49:38

I do. And sorry, you are mistaken . Desi does not mean Indian. Someone from Pakistan could also be a desi.

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Kap
Member since: May 04

Posts: 299
Location: Toronto
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Posted on: 13-09-04 15:01:38

Quote:
Orginally posted by BlueLobster

I do. And sorry, you are mistaken . Desi does not mean Indian. Someone from Pakistan could also be a desi.

Dear BL,

Yes, you can.

FYI, Desi word comes from USA and initially, our Gujju people use for American Gujju.

We should help our desi (incl. pakistani) then non-desi.

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BlueLobster
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Posted on: 13-09-04 15:14:03

Hmm...somehow that sounds like discrimination to me.

I've been in North America for about 10 years now and on several ocassions (like when I had an accident on a highway or when my car broke down), total strangers (Americans and Canadians both) have come forward to help me. I ddn't even have to ask them and they really went out of their way.

I'd feel like a creep if I did not reciprocate. That's my reason.

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