Recently, there have been two exciting provincial government announcements related to life for newcomers to Northwest BC:

March 28, 2024Expanding multi-language support, services for newcomers

  • Starting Monday, April 1, 2024, a new and expanded newcomer-services program will increase support for people to settle into their new communities, practise their English and find work. 
  • The Province has more than quadrupled funding for newcomer services, from $6 million to $25.6 million per year, partnering with 30 organisations throughout British Columbia.

July 15, 2024B.C. sets higher standards, strengthens protections for international students

  • The Province is introducing new protections for international students by setting higher standards and more rigorous requirements for institutions enrolling international students. 
  • Among these protections is a new Education Quality Assurance (EQA) code of practice, which will require institutions to meet higher standards for student support and protection in order to be eligible to enrol international students.
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Boosting clean technology in the North

This coverage is from B.C. Government and the original article can be found here. Projects launched in Prince Rupert could enhance port operations, boost sovereignty and defence Summary Nuport Robotics has installed an emissions data-collection system on a short-haul truck to help […]

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Northwest Stories – Soma Sundaram

Soma Sundaram moved to Terrace from Ottawa nearly four years ago, and he speaks about the community with the kind of certainty that only comes from feeling truly settled. Originally from India, Soma came to Canada in 2019 to pursue a master’s degree after completing his bachelor’s in electronics and communications engineering. He studied at Carleton University in Ottawa, then stayed in the city to work for over a year.

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