Learn more about newcomers to Canada Natasha D'souza an Independent PR and Marketing Consultant and her husband Leopold Forte a COD Specialist. 

When I first arrived in Vancouver in 1999, I was invited to be a part of a program at the University British Columbia; it was then that I decided to settle in the land where the ocean meets the mountains. Along with the welcoming members of the Indigenous community I met, the streets of UBC were breathtakingly beautiful at that time of the year – lined with Cherry blossoms all around. My first impression of this land was that it is filled with natural beauty, and with beautiful and kind people.

Meet Phalak Betab and Navjot Singh Manihani. They arrived to Canada in 2022 and share their adventurous story as new immigrants. 

Meet the Tuteja family. Amit and Harsimran live with their son, Arjunvir, in West Vancouver. Amit is a licensed builder with Shivalik Homes, and Harsimran works at UBC.