Broke, hungry and just 20, I was too embarrassed to ask for help when I moved to CanadaThis First Person article is written by Diana de Jurei, who lives in Surrey, BC. I couldn’t believe I was at this crossroads: returning to Latvia or becoming homeless in Canada. Growing up in Riga, Latvia, my father used to tell me stories about the hockey rivalry between Canada and the USSR in 1972. Compared to his experience in the Soviet Union, Canada seemed a free and safe country, not involved in major geopolitical conflicts. (Submitted by Diana de Jurei)In 2009, when I was 20, I got a Canadian work permit for one year.

Source: CBC News January 22, 2023 02:03 UTC