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Canada’s education system: ‘a gift beyond compare’

Canada’s education system: ‘a gift beyond compare’ Indira Samarasekera, National Post I became a Canadian citizen in 1980. Looking back over my life, I can see now how Canada became my chosen home. But while I was growing up in Sri Lanka, I had no idea – not even the glimmer of a premonition – that one day I would become a Canadian citizen. In many ways, my childhood was ideal. I lived in a tropical paradise, full of warm and caring people. I was surrounded by a vibrant extended family that wrapped my childhood within a rich web of myth and mystery, and gave me a strong sense of community responsibility. Sadly, that paradise was eventually spoiled by ethnic conflict and civil war. When I was six years old, my family and I nearly lost our lives escaping the race riots of 1958. The experience left me deeply conscious of the need to eradicate intolerance and bigotry from our midst. By the early 1970s, when I was in my early twenties, I knew that my commitment to diversity and to

Canada was my road to success

Canada was my road to success Robert Herjavec, National Post A few years ago, when I sold the company I had launched on a shoestring, I realized that my family and I had total freedom to live anywhere in the world. My wife Diane and I discussed moving to Europe, and we actually considered buying a house there. We’re both Croatian, and our ancestral roots, plus the culture and prestige of Europe, made the idea appealing. Besides, raising our children there would provide them with lots of prestigious contacts. And then it hit me: Who was I kidding? I couldn’t leave Canada. All that I have achieved in life has been made possible by just two factors: My drive to succeed and my Canadian passport. Spending my childhood in the rural Croatian village of Zbjeg had taught me that nothing in this world is achieved without ambition, a focus on success and the freedom to follow your dreams. Croatia at the time was part of communist Yugoslavia, which provided the other lesson in my life.

Live Immigration Chat from Toronto, Canada with Mr. Amir Ismail

Live Immigration Chat from Toronto with Amir Ismail

Free Canadian Immigration Seminars in Middle East & Pakistan in October 2012

Free Canadian Immigration Session Seminars in Middle East and Pakistan by the Toronto-based Authorized Canadian Immigration Adviser Mr. Amir Ismail. Choose your city!   Based in Toronto, Canada, Mr. Ismail is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) and a Member in good standing with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) He is also a Member of the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC). As such, being a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) and Member of ICCRC, Mr. Ismail is recognized by government of Canada as an Authorized Representative who can deal with the Canadian immigration authorities on behalf of clients and can represent, advise or consult the clients regarding their Canadian immigration applications. The Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) certification confirms that the consultant is an authorized representative recognized by the Federal government organizations including