This is for those who are migrating to Canada

[maqszaman]

Hi Toronto Boy,

You are very true Toronto Boy. I noticed that there are two kinds of people here in Canada in our community. Successful and Failed people. My observation is that those who were successful in the back home are also successful here and vice versa. It is all about attitude. People with positive attitude flourish faster than those who have negative attitude. When new immigrant comes to Canada, the first question negative people already here ask them is why you have come to Canada? And they start counting demerits of Canadian society. If you ask them what is holding them here, they say our kids don’t want to go to Pakistan, we are stuck here etc. They will advise you to go back home immediately. They will discourage you in any way possible as you are snatching loaf from their mouth. Most new immigrants come to Canada with very high ambitions and after sometime they come to know that they lack in many skills required here. They don’t try to enhance the required skills. Eventually they end up in a security job or in a cab. These immigrants will ask you about a diploma or course that can be completed within a few months so that they can get their dream job. A major reason for failure is poor English language on top of IT skills.
Unfortunately, our community is not as supportive as Indian and Bangladeshi communities are. On the other hand some people start taking you for granted or even betray you. I have very bad experiences with people I hired in my company. Still I keep trying to help our people. Some of my friends tease me that you want to run for an election so you are doing initial work. They also don’t try to understand the Canadian cultural values and defame the community. One of the person started telling his controller that what mistakes she is making in accounting treatments on the very first day on his first employment where he was sent by Accountemps. He could never get an accounting job again in last four years and working for a security company. This is just an example. Our people are very smart. They don’t need your advice. They just need quick overnight solutions. Those who listen to their senior and work hard become successful. There was a very good organization in Etobicoke working for Pakistani professionals. It offered my services to that organization and come to know that organization had to be closed down because of personal rifts as one of the members told me.