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Arrival Survival Canada

ISBN: 9780195428919

  • Provides newcomers with the detailed information they need to be successful in their first year in Canada.
  • Connects with newcomers through stories about immigrants’ authentic experiences and successes.
  • Engages readers with dynamic maps, graphs, and tables that help them relate to and understand the text.
  • Incorporates frequently asked questions for quick reference.
  • Helps newcomers learn fun, interesting facts about Canada with the Did you know… feature boxes. 
  • Encourages newcomers to be active readers and personalize the universal information in the book to their specific needs with the Creating Your Canadian Experience feature at the end of each unit.
  • Includes a glossary of key terms to explain new, unfamiliar, and specifically Canadian words.

Arrival Survival Canada: A Handbook for New Immigrants is an immigrant’s guide to the first year of life in Canada and covers a wide array of subjects, such as packing before emigrating, opening bank accounts, creating a credit history, and understanding Canadian school systems. The book guides readers through Canadian culture and outlines solutions to the issues that newcomers typically encounter. The book provides new immigrants, and people still considering immigration, with a foundation of information upon which to build their new lives.

The authors, Naeem “Nick” and Sabrina Noorani, immigrated to Canada from India via Dubai in 1998. Once here they were bombarded with questions about Canada from friends and family. This led them to publish Canadian Immigrant, a magazine for newcomers that has become the go-to resource for immigrants. The magazine spun into a weekly radio show on CBC’s Radio Canada International, “Ask Nick,” where Naeem "Nick" answers questions from people who want to learn more about immigrating to and living in Canada. Naeem "Nick" is a leading voice for the immigrant community, has won numerous awards and recognitions, and is on the boards of several newcomer agencies.

Foreword by The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, P.C. C.C. C.M.M. C.O.M. C.D. Twenty-Sixth Governor-General of Canada

Everyone who comes to Canada will benefit from this book. All the practical information that newcomers to Canada need is presented in a simple, helpful way. Everything from searching for a job to shopping for groceries to buying and selling a house are dealt with here. This book is not just information, it is a friend, a guide and a support. Use it and you’ll find that you’ll know more, and be able to do things with confidence. Good luck!

The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, P.C. C.C. C.M.M. C.O.M. C.D. Twenty-Sixth Governor-General of Canada

Online Resources

Click here to download information about the Newcomer Series Launch.

Click here to download a sample chapter from Arrival Survival Canada.

Click here to see Nick Noorani speak with Marci Ien about Canada's new immigration laws on Canada AM

Visit Naeem "Nick" Noorani's website: www.nicknoorani.com

Visit the Canadian Immigrant website: www.thecanadianimmigrant.com

Listen to Naeem "Nick" speak on The Link on Radio Canada International: The Link