Community voices
Real stories from the Albanian-Canadian community
Honest, first-hand accounts of settling in Canada — the setbacks and the breakthroughs, careers rebuilt, languages learned, and the everyday work of living between two cultures.
Toronto, ONArrived 2019
Elirafrom Tirana, Albania
A software engineer who came through Express Entry and rebuilt her career and community in the GTA.
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Montreal, QCArrived 2021
Bledarfrom Pristina, Kosovo
Learning French as a third language while building a small business in Montreal.
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Mississauga, ONArrived 2003
Dafinafrom Tetovo, North Macedonia
A mother reflecting on the difference between her generation of arrivals and her Canadian-born children.
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