Hired by Shopify in Canada, Omar says getting a job “was like a dream came true”
The couple leave a worsening situation in Beirut for a new home with a livelihood, the space and peace to rebuild, and the services and rights to thrive. Shopify has become the new ground beneath Canadian business even more during the pandemic period of online-only exchange, and talented people like Omar are core to meeting the challenge.
Measuring impact in Canada: Relocations, income, and engaged communities
We developed a quarterly impact snapshot beginning with our work in just one destination, Canada, and here are some of our favourite measures of impact.
Media series spotlights Mokhles, in his own words
Mokhles Abdulghani is a mechatronics engineer and former refugee from Iraq who was living displaced in Jordan. He is sharing his family’s experience in the weeks and months after moving to Canada in “From Jordan to Morden,” a series documented in the Toronto Star.
Engineer and former refugee family arrives in Canada as borders reopen
Mokhles and his family are the first TBB candidates to travel to a new home since global border closures began in March. They now live in Morden, Manitoba.
Canada sets bold mobility target for displaced talent
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino announced Canada will admit up to 500 principal applicants living in displacement to economic immigration pathways in the next two years.
Case study: Ibrahim
Ibrahim is one of 5.5 million Palestinian refugees in the Middle East. He registered with TBB in the hope of a different life for himself, his wife, and their future family.