British Columbia Interior

Upon their arrival to Canada, immigrants must have or acquire certain credentials in order to gain residency in our country. Although those credentials are very much needed in order to immigrate, Esses et al. (2007) stated that one of the most common problems in finding employment reported by immigrants was the lack of recognition of foreign qualifications. Apparently, the skills that are so valued when immigrants are assessed for admission into Canada are devalued once they arrive and attempt…

Canadian National Railway Company, also named CN, is a modern combined company that merges many middle and small railroad companies, which is the biggest railway company in Canada and the fifth biggest railway company in the North America. Established in 1919 by the Canadian government, the CN company is the first railroad line that links the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It was a state-owned business since its establishment for up to 76 years, and it carried out…

“As long as the sun shines, the grass flows and the rivers flow” (jamessmithcreenation, n.d.). With over two hundred thousand members living in Canada, the Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations in Canada and in North America. The James Smith Cree Nation is a diversion of the Cree Nation; a Cree First Nation band government. An agreement between band governments of First Nations at Fort Carlton over owned territory; current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta (Postl et al. 2010).…

The Stoney Tribe was based mainly in the southern province Alberta in Canada. They are a far distance north from the United States. There is another tribe called the Assiniboine who are very closely related to the Stoney and dwelled in Montana, North Dakota, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The Stoney and Assiniboine tribes have lived in these areas from 1744 all the way up until present day. The Stoney is not really surrounded by any other tribes but the Assiniboine is surrounded by a lot of…

M.septentrionalis usually reside within the forests and caves, therefor their geographic range include forested places and mountainous locations. According to U.S Fish & Wildlife Services (USFWS), M.septentrionalis’s range include much of the eastern and north central parts of United States. Thus including 37 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,…

“ The Tlingit’s are known as Kolosh and are a Native American people that belong to the Southeastern coast and costal islands of Alaska ( History of the Tlingit Indians).” The Tlingit’s have many different religions, but the one they are very close to is the Haida religion. They have lived in 3 different groups including Yell or Raven, Goch or Wolf, and Nehadi or Eagle and had 18 different families which had the names of wolf, bear, eagle, whale, shark, porpoise, puffin, orca, goose, beaver, owl…

Canadians together. Since the railways were constructed Canada has become more culturally diverse meaning there was an increase in immigration in Canada and exposed Canada to different religions and cultures. There were people from China, Japan, British Columbia, and places all over, coming into Canada to settle with their families and find jobs. The railways also…

Social Supports and Networks In communities with low economic status, such as Rock Bay, resources are required (Stamler & Yiu, 2015). Some resources that would benefit Rock Bay are low-income housing, health clinics and improving food access. Rock Bay has been stereotyped as an undesirable neighborhood. This does not promote social inclusion that residents need to thrive and participate in the community (Stamler & Yiu, 2015). Rock Bay has some services and organizations that are combating this…

successfully saved many poor souls from further suffering. In only six months, MOSAIC has provided help for over one thousand and eight hundred refugee with approximately one third being Syrian. Moreover, in the year of 2016, the government of British Columbia has authorized MOSAIC to be the leading team of the Syrian Refugee Response Team for Metro Vancouver. It has hosted workshops and helping services on health, education, employment, and settlement, as well as language training to help the…

• Fall and Spring: the weather progressively becomes colder or warmer and much of the rainfalls occur. • Winter: very cold with temperature often below zero degree Celsius and snow covers the ground from December to March or April (except British Columbia is generally above zero degree Celsius and rain is more common than snow) → Activities: skating, skiing, ice carnival, etc. Generally, most of foreign tourists decide to visit well-known Canadian cities such as Toronto, Quebec or Vancouver.…