Yemeni Becomes Successful Businesswoman After Immigrating to Canada
Canada is a land of endless opportunities for foreign nationals who are approved for Canadian immigration and Zahra Al-Harazi is a prime example. When Zahra was 24 years-old, she was authorized to immigrate to Canada from Yemen, along with her three children, and they settled in Calgary, Alberta. One of the many benefits of being issued a Permanent Resident Visa to Canada is being able to attend Canadian educational programs, and since Zahra had an interest in marketing, she enrolled in the Alberta College of Art and Design where she graduated with a degree in Visual Communications in 2002. Another advantage of Canadian immigration is the legal right to apply for jobs in Canada and to start a business, the latter of which Zahra Al-Harazi did when she opened Foundry Communications in Calgary. Her hard work and amazing accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. In 2009, Zahra was named as one of Calgary’s “Top 40 Under 40” and in 2010 she was listed among the “Top 20 Leaders of Tomorrow” by Business in Calgary. More recently, this Canadian immigration “success story” was one of the winners of the 2013 RBC “Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards” for her entrepreneurial endeavors and for helping others in the community.
Hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals from around the globe, like Zahra Al-Harazi, are applying to immigrate to Canada, which has become one of the most cosmopolitan countries in the world. In 2012, for example, the Canadian government issued a Permanent Resident Visa to Canada to 257,515 foreign nationals who were thereby authorized to live long-term in this diverse democracy; apply for jobs in Canada; receive free basic healthcare; have access to educational programs; among other benefits. So many people have been approved for Canadian immigration that approximately 20% of Canada’s 35 million residents were born overseas!
Now is one of the best times in history to apply for a Permanent Resident Visa to Canada because there are not enough skilled workers for thousands of available jobs in Canada and, therefore, the Canadian government is seeking qualified skilled foreign workers from abroad. Several Canadian immigration programs have been created to offer a Permanent Resident Visa to Canada to qualified skilled foreign workers in a range of high-demand occupations, such as aerospace engineers, carpenters, computer programmers, electricians, financial analysts, land surveyors, live-in caregivers, mechanical engineers, plumbers, respiratory therapists, speech pathologists, and welders, to name just some. Many of these high-demand jobs in Canada pay very well and have excellent benefits.
Hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals from around the globe, like Zahra Al-Harazi, are applying to immigrate to Canada, which has become one of the most cosmopolitan countries in the world. In 2012, for example, the Canadian government issued a Permanent Resident Visa to Canada to 257,515 foreign nationals who were thereby authorized to live long-term in this diverse democracy; apply for jobs in Canada; receive free basic healthcare; have access to educational programs; among other benefits. So many people have been approved for Canadian immigration that approximately 20% of Canada’s 35 million residents were born overseas!
Now is one of the best times in history to apply for a Permanent Resident Visa to Canada because there are not enough skilled workers for thousands of available jobs in Canada and, therefore, the Canadian government is seeking qualified skilled foreign workers from abroad. Several Canadian immigration programs have been created to offer a Permanent Resident Visa to Canada to qualified skilled foreign workers in a range of high-demand occupations, such as aerospace engineers, carpenters, computer programmers, electricians, financial analysts, land surveyors, live-in caregivers, mechanical engineers, plumbers, respiratory therapists, speech pathologists, and welders, to name just some. Many of these high-demand jobs in Canada pay very well and have excellent benefits.