What is Canada offering to immigrants?

Chinese immigrants who apply to immigrate to Canada through the "Skilled Workers" category are elites from their country. They may be business elites, academic elites, professional elites, cultural elites, and elites from many different walks of life and fields of expertise. Canadians should feel privileged that these elites are choosing Canada as their future homes. But it is also true that they are not necessarily sure about the benefits of immigrating to Canada. Here in China, they have been enjoying tremendous career and life success, thanks to both their own hard work and the rapid development of China. The two combined to propel these elites into leading positions in society. What exactly is Canada offering to them?

In light of the continuing challenges faced by these immigrant professionals in re-establishing their careers in Canada, one begs the question of why they should be choosing Canada. I think it's time that our government deals with this reality honestly and seriously reviews its whole approach to supporting immigrants, which up to this point is still only taking a piecemeal and bandage approach. It's about time that Canada wakes up to the fact that our country is becoming less attractive day by day, as the rest of the world awakens.

Off-Site Delivery in Shanghai and Beijing

Since CIIP has only one office location in Guangzhou, there is the need to deliver off-site workshops and individual client sessions in Shanghai and Beijing to cater for clients who cannot come to Guangzhou. At this point, such outreach service is done at least once a month separately in these two cities. Clients come from Shanghai and Beijing proper, as well as from neighboring cities.

The workshops and individual sessions are done over the weekend, to make the best use of our time and clients' time. So needless to say, it's a very packed weekend. But it's fun! I felt energized in both occasions, and the clients were committed to the learning and counselling opportunities with us. Both times, I felt we have accomplished a lot just in two days. (By the way, the Guangzhou sessions are also delivered on the weekends.)

On a personal note, it was my first time visiting Shanghai. What a city! I was totally blown off by its rapid development, and was running around taking photos whenever I had the opportunity. Here are a few shots for your enjoyment.


















































































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Many of you may know that there is (has always been) a contest between Shanghai and Beijing. I did not stay long enough to actually talk to people to understand their thoughts, but by simply looking at the cityscape, I can imagine how intense the rivalry has been. Buildings in Shanghai go high up, while buildings in Beijing go wide and big. The national capital of China, Beijing is simply gigantic in scale. Often, I felt cheated by the map when I thought that it was possible to walk from one place to another - but I was totally wrong. Whereas in Shanghai, the traveller can explore more of the city core on foot.

It was my second time to Beijing, so I picked really special places to go. And speaking of which, how can one miss the Beijing National Stadium (nicknamed Bird's Nest), whose futuristic architecture creates interesting mix with traditional Chinese architecture found everywhere in the city. See for yourself.
































































































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There is a lot to see in Shanghai and Beijing. I don't know when I may return, but when I do, I am sure I will be surprised again by their new changes.