{"id":57907,"date":"2022-08-17T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/new-to-canada\/settling-in-canada\/my-welcome-to-canada-story-iqraa-sayed-from-india-to-regina\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T14:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:12:26","slug":"my-welcome-to-canada-story-iqraa-sayed-from-india-to-regina","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/life-events\/new-to-canada\/settling-in-canada\/my-welcome-to-canada-story-iqraa-sayed-from-india-to-regina\/","title":{"rendered":"My &#8216;Welcome to Canada&#8217; Story: Iqraa Sayed, from India to Regina"},"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: Iqraa Sayed, from India to Regina<\/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-2022-08-09T162608.994-1.jpg?quality=80\" class=\" cover-image  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Iqraa Sayed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2022-08-09T162608.994-1.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2022-08-09T162608.994-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2022-08-09T162608.994-1.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: Iqraa Sayed, from India to Regina &#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\/settling-in-canada\/my-welcome-to-canada-story-iqraa-sayed-from-india-to-regina\/\">\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\/settling-in-canada\/my-welcome-to-canada-story-iqraa-sayed-from-india-to-regina\/\">\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>Iqraa Sayed immigrated from India in February 2022. She&#8217;s 28 years old and lives with her auntie, uncle and cousins in Regina, Saskatchewan.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I never thought my parents would allow me to travel to a different country, so I never even brought up the idea. My uncle and his family live here, and he always talks about Canada. You know: the culture is like <i>this<\/i>, you have so many healthcare facilities, education \u2026 so, good stuff, right? In 2018, he suggested I come to Canada, but I wasn&#8217;t sure. Then my mother said, \u201cIf she wants to go, she can go.&#8221; I was surprised! After that, we started researching how to do this, and we found a consultancy to help us.<\/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\/20220219_102954_113713-1-scaled-23.jpg\" alt=\"Iqraa Sayed and her Auntie in the snow wearing heavy coats\" class=\"wp-image-41321\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Photo: Iqraa Sayed and her auntie<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I arrived in February 2022, in the winter. In Saskatchewan, it gets down to around minus 30, which just took my breath away. My eyes were freezing because of the cold, but it was so beautiful to see snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cIt took me days to feel that I was finally here. It\u2019s very exciting to go to a new place and start a new life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The culture here is very open to immigrants. When you&#8217;re welcomed, you feel it.<\/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>I have my master\u2019s in accounting and seven years of working in finance in India. My relatives told me that when people first immigrate, they may have to get an entry-level job. You might have to start with something lower than you\u2019re used to. I expected that, so I was prepared if that was the case. When I came to Canada, I started applying for jobs in finance and accounting because that\u2019s the education I have. For a month, nothing happened. Every day I was on LinkedIn, on Indeed, applying for jobs, and doing tests, but nobody called back. I decided to try applying for entry-level jobs. I had to start somewhere, and I thought maybe things would work out. I still got no calls.<\/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 Future Launch supports programming and initiatives through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rods.sk.ca\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-57907-7f8bbee0\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Regina Open Door Society Inc.\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">Regina Open Door Society Inc.<\/a>, which empowers newcomer youth with the knowledge and skills necessary to find a job and connects newcomers with professional organizations, networking opportunities and resources.<\/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<p>At this point, my auntie told me about the Regina Open Door Society (RODS). It&#8217;s an organization that helps immigrants get settled, so I booked an appointment. I got a one-hour session with my counsellor, Miss Shanthi Thomas, where she asked for all my details. What&#8217;s my education? Where have I worked? How many years? What is my purpose here? Do I want to study in Canada?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a very detailed session, and after that, she gave me an action plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a program with in-class training and three or four weeks volunteering with partner companies. This would give me what I was missing: Canadian experience and professional connections. I enrolled in the class but didn&#8217;t start until May, so Miss Shanthi told me to consider taking some workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started with the resume development workshop, where I learned how Canadians write resumes. In India, the more information you put in, the more credible it is. That resume was three pages long. Here, nobody&#8217;s going to look at that long a resume! I learned I had to keep it short and to the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around this time, Miss Shanthi emailed me about an accounting position at the Saskatchewan Health Authority. I said, \u201cLet&#8217;s go for it.&#8221; I gave her my resume, and the very next day, I got a call. Within a week, I had my interviews. After the second interview with the director, I was hired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accounting job at the Saskatchewan Health Authority was just for three months, finishing someone&#8217;s contract. In my interview, they asked if I wanted the job, even if it was only three months. I said, \u201cWhy not? The only thing not on my resume is Canadian experience. I want to go for it.&#8221; They liked that attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cI think the work culture is better here and I\u2019ll tell you why: It\u2019s not only your work that\u2019s taken into consideration, it\u2019s also your mental health.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, if I want to have a walk for five minutes because I don&#8217;t feel focused, nobody&#8217;s going to be upset about it. Back in India, you can&#8217;t do that. Because work here isn&#8217;t overloaded, you have the space to do other things, like interacting with your colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My job was supposed to end in June, but it was extended for another year. My new contract ends in March 2023.<\/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\/CYMERA_20220705_132114-1-scaled-23.jpg\" alt=\"Iqraa Sayed with her colleagues\" class=\"wp-image-41322\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Photo: Iqraa Sayed and her colleagues<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m so glad I went to the Regina Open Door Society. Miss Shanthi was able to recommend the workshops I needed because she got to know me in the one-on-one session. The people at RODS could vouch for me, and my counsellor gave me a reference. I wouldn&#8217;t have attended those workshops if it wasn&#8217;t for Miss Shanthi. And she helped me develop my resume so it wasn&#8217;t three pages long!<\/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 the Regina Open Door Society and its goals of making employment initiatives accessible to newcomers and youth. 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