Victoria, British Columbia

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…

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…

Introduction The Fraser Valley contains the eastern part of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia (BC) and extends from Abbotsford and Mission to Hope. It has a mild climate with warm summers and mild winters, which is prior to produce apple crop (Climate Action Initiative, 2015; A Guide to BC’s Agriculture Resources, 2014). Apples are one of the most valuable edible horticulture crops in BC. BC produces 21% of apple in Canada (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2013). About 2% of BC apples are…

Shane Koyczan is a Canadian writer and poet that has made many amazing spoken word poems. He was born on May 22nd, 1976 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; and is currently a member of the spoken word poem group, Tons of Fun University. After high school Koyczan attended college at Okanagan University, Canada, where he studied creative writing. But, following the suggestion of his writing professor, he began to study poetry instead. Now 41, Shane Koyczan has become an amazing poet, author…

Nuu-Chah-Nulth The Nuu-chah-nulth people are a group of First Nations. Firstly, they live on the West Coast of Vancouver Island and are divided into 14 Nations. The 14 Nations are then divided into 3 regions: Southern Region, Central Region, and Northern Region. The Ditidaht Nation, Huu-ay-aht Nation, Hupacasath Nation, Tse-shaht Nation, and Uchucklesaht Nation belong to the Southern Region. The Ahousaht Nation, Hesquiaht Nation, Tla-o-qui-aht Nation, Toquaht Nation, and Yuu-cluth-aht Nation…