{"id":57546,"date":"2022-08-17T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-01-10T11:38:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T16:38:16","slug":"my-welcome-to-canada-story-meghna-chawla-from-india-to-mississauga","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/new-to-canada\/employment-in-canada\/my-welcome-to-canada-story-meghna-chawla-from-india-to-mississauga\/","title":{"rendered":"My &#8216;Welcome to Canada&#8217; Story: Meghna Chawla, from India to Mississauga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-article-header\">\n\t<section class=\"section-grey cover pad-t-hlf\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin cover section-grey pad-tb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/community\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf h2 has-black-color\">My &#8216;Welcome to Canada&#8217; Story: Meghna Chawla, from India to Mississauga<\/h1><p class=\"mar-b-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf author-text\">By Keph Senett<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2022-08-16T100837.579.jpg?quality=80\" class=\" cover-image  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Meghna Chawla\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2022-08-16T100837.579.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2022-08-16T100837.579.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2022-08-16T100837.579.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div class=\"article mar-t-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner socials-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-socials-bar mob-mar-b-hlf\">    <div class=\"social-links mob-mar-b-hlf mob-mar-t-hlf\">\n            <a class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-custom sharing-email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=My &#8216;Welcome to Canada&#8217; Story: Meghna Chawla, from India to Mississauga &#038;body=Hi, I thought you might be interested in this article from RBC My Money Matters: https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/new-to-canada\/employment-in-canada\/my-welcome-to-canada-story-meghna-chawla-from-india-to-mississauga\/\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-email.svg\"\n          alt=\"envelope icon\">\n        <span>\n          Email        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n      <div class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-copy-wrapper\">\n        <button class=\"sharing-custom sharing-copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/new-to-canada\/employment-in-canada\/my-welcome-to-canada-story-meghna-chawla-from-india-to-mississauga\/\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-related.svg\"\n            alt=\"copy icon\">\n          <span id=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n            Copy URL          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <input type=\"text\" class=\"sharing-copy-text\" aria-labelledby=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin pad-tb-0 mob-mar-t-hlf mob-mar-b\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cover-pub-line text-xs mar-b-hlf\">Published August 17, 2022 \u2022 5 Min Read<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner w-half w-mob-full\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>Meghna Chaw<\/i><i>l<\/i><i>a is a 43-year-old <\/i><i>civil <\/i><i>engineer from India who immigrated to Canada with her husband and son in <\/i><i>2018. <\/i><i>They live in Mississauga.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My husband works in the IT industry. He was going to be transferred, so we started looking at options for our family. In engineering, the basic principles remain the same around the world, but some aspects differ from country to country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a few friends and family members who live here. The education is good, and the medical facilities are great. And, of course, Canada&#8217;s a mosaic of people of different nationalities, and people accept you for who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we arrived in Canada, it lived up to its reputation. Everybody was really helpful. When we entered the airport as newcomers, the man checking our passports handed us a bag full of information and pamphlets related to housing, education, childcare, and even grocery shopping. Everything was so easy. There was information for so many programs that the government was running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw the pamphlet for Ach\u0113v in the packet of brochures and Googled it. Their bridging program has really good reviews and helps a lot of engineers and technical people who move to the country. The program was every day for two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As newcomers, we worry about acceptance. What people think of you is your major concern. In the Ach\u0113v program, everyone was a newcomer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ach\u0113v briefed us on the culture, how to prepare for interviews, how to update our resumes and cover letters, and how to negotiate our salaries. They let us know if any openings came up or if there were any job fairs and scheduled interviews. Even though it was a class of 20 students, everybody got individual attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We also had speakers and program alumni who came to share what they\u2019d learned. There were English classes for people who had difficulty with the language. I took a couple of technical classes and work-culture classes. It\u2019s a very open culture here, and people also understand your personal life, which I like. It surprised me in a very good way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mar-l-hlf has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-1-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">RBC Foundation supports programming and initiatives like Ach\u0113v&#8217;s Elevate program, which helps newcomer women participants (aged 18-45) who face significant barriers in establishing their careers in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Learn how&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/new-to-canada\/newcomers\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-57909-ad326a33\" data-dig-label=\"RBC helps newcomers settle faster\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">RBC helps newcomers settle faster<\/a>&nbsp;and meet our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/dms\/enterprise\/newcomers\/meeting-place.html\" data-dig-id=\"LP-57909-dd5293bc\" data-dig-label=\"team of Newcomer Advisors\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">team of Newcomer Advisors<\/a>&nbsp;across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/20220701_114707-scaled-21.jpg\" alt=\"A \" class=\"wp-image-41404\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Photo: Meghna Chawla and her family.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entering the Canadian workforce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It took me a while to enter the workforce because I had some inhibitions, but Teresa from Ach\u0113v kept me motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At first, I wasn&#8217;t getting calls for interviews, which is hard. You&#8217;ve left your country, come to a new country, and you wonder: what&#8217;s going on? You start questioning yourself. You know, anybody can come from anywhere and start working, but as a civil engineer, you must get a certificate and a license to work in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I really felt supported. I ended up getting a job but was let go during COVID. I didn&#8217;t have a job for a year and a half, but Teresa continued to help me even though the bridging program was over. I told her I was laid off, and she started sending me information on different programs, seminars, and job fairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m working towards my P. Eng, but I also have a management background, and I&#8217;m a PMP, EIT, and LEED certified professional. So I just started applying online, using all the keywords and everything they taught us in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I was hired by the City of Oakville \u2014 without any work references. Getting a job without references is difficult, especially in a government organization. They said it was based on my abilities and resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Being a new Canadian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When we first arrived, we lived in a condo, and now we&#8217;ve moved to a house. We have a few friends from the same community and some from my office who are Canadian. Plus, there are many festivals and community centres in Mississauga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My husband didn&#8217;t have the challenges I had with employment, but for him, the challenge was the weather. We come from a hot country, and here it&#8217;s much colder most of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/20220612_122545-scaled-21.jpg\" alt=\"A \" class=\"wp-image-41405\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Photo: Meghna Chawla and her family. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, my son wanted to return to India because he had all his friends there, but now he&#8217;s made friends, adjusted to school and loves it here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I let Teresa know that if anybody was interested in mentoring, I could help. She sent me four youngsters \u2014 young girls who are interested in engineering. It&#8217;s so hard for girls to get into STEM fields. I think it can intimidate us because we come from other countries \u2014 and with the language difference. What if the other person doesn&#8217;t understand us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also talked about that in the bridging program. It was personal development as well as technical. You have to be confident and know your stuff, even if you don&#8217;t know the language well. I think that&#8217;s the major barrier I see with girls from other countries who want to get into a STEM program, engineering or any of the hardcore technical things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As newcomers, we worry about acceptance. What people will think of you is your major concern. In the Ach\u0113v program, everyone was a newcomer. When entering the job force, I was worried \u2026 but people accept you! Obviously, there are different people, and everybody has their own outlook, but I really believe it now. I&#8217;m accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-b-hlf has-border-color has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-1-border-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-669d2bdc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:5px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"mar-t-qtr pad-b-qtr mar-l-qtr\">RBC actively supports organizations like Ach\u0113v, which helps newcomers develop critical skills, connect to mentors and expand their professional networks. 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