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Newcomer Orientation Week 2008 at Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School. August 25-28, 2008 Funded by: Citizenship and Immigration Canada : Settlement.org and sponsored by the Catholic Cross-cultural Services This can be downloaded here: zeighy.net **Can be reproduced for promotional and informative purposes. Unathorized modification or editing is strictly prohibited and punishable by the law**

In 1988, Sashar Zarif immigrated to Canada from Turkey as a Stateless Refugee of the United Nations. With the assistance of his parents he had escaped from Iran through the mountains and sought asylum in Turkey. After three years in a refugee camp in Turkey, he arrived in Canada alone. One of the most difficult things about immigrating to Canada was not seeing either of his parents for 13 years. Sashar has lived in many different countries, including India, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey. He arrived in Canada carrying the traditions of those cultures and bearing the mental and physical burdens of imprisonment and torture he had witnessed and suffered as a teenager. In Canada, Sashar faced financial hardship and isolation. Despite being alone in this country, he managed not only to make up – while working – the three years of schooling he had missed, but finished high school with an A average. He was then offered admission to a very prestigious engineering school – the University of Waterloo. But in the end, engineering lost out to dance. For as long as he can remember, Sashar has been a dancer — and an activist. As an artist, he has a commitment to “contribute to social and individual expression concerning pressing cultural issues: issues that impact the health of our society, our environment and our individuality — including the well-being of our souls.” His belief that the artist can create works that “express and promote the human urge towards living in harmony” has led …

‘The Emigrants’ dance depicting the Scots emigrating to Canada and then being welcomed into the Canadian culture and, also, adding the Scottish flare to the Canadian culture too. Danced by highland dancers from Scotland and Canada.

Canada Immigration – Canada Experience Class – September 2008

Steve Patterson tours down-under and appears on Australian TV on Good News Week. Steve is interviewed by Paul McDermott in a new version of the Australian citizenship test! Check out the full episode at www.ten.com/gnw and check out Steve’s web site at www.stevepatterson.ca for shows and more info!

Footage of Canada and Snow Geese stopping over for a lay over before heading more northwards.

Overview of immigration to Canada via the Business Category

Canada Immigration – Lawyer or Consultant – October 2008