Becoming Canadian

Petey, 88, is proud of all her accomplishments, including her four-person marriage. Now, she adds her Canadian citizenship to the list. Watch her story and more on episode 6 of Becoming Canadian.

Gannon came for love. Kallie lost everything when she arrived. This and more on episode 5 of Becoming Canadian.

Hsa’s family was given a simple choice by his homeland’s oppressive government: flee or die. This and more in episdoe 4 of Becoming Canadian.

Janice came to Canada and found a job and the love of her life at a Tim Hortons. Abimbola realized his dream of bodybuilding in Canada, something he would never have done back in Nigeria. This and more on the latest Becoming Canadian.

Mohamad left war-torn Lebanon to become a medical doctor in Canada. Mo has a career she never would have imagined possible back in China. After leaving Trinidad, Jerome rediscovered his love of soccer in his new home country. After hearing about the ‘politeness’ of Canada, Annabelle and Aidan decided to raise their children here.

Rachel was assigned male at birth, but always knew she was a woman. Ellaha came from an educated family in Afghanistan, but was told by the Taliban that girls could no longer attend school. Kerstin grew up trapped inside East Berlin until the Berlin Wall came down. Syed’s mother was six months pregnant with him when an accident killed his father leaving his mother to raise her two sons.

Rachel Clark immigrated to Canada from the U.S. and feels Canadians have accepted her as she is.

“If we stay we die.” Hsa Kaw Thaw shares his story of growing up in a Thai refugee camp and moving to Canada to escape persecution.

“I had two luggage and no one to talk to, and no place to live.” Zhen Lui describes moving to Canada alone as a young student.

Rhys Thomas’ love of hockey made him feel right at home as a teenager coming to Victoria, B.C. from Wales.

“People think I’m mad, it’s a small town.” Tony Sugarman describes re-opening the legion in Southey, Saskatchewan to help veterans like himself who suffer from PTSD.

“An angel was sent to me — that angel is my wife.” Jerome Phillip describes finding love on — and off — the Canadian soccer fields.

“Anything you have in Nigeria is not permanent.” Abimbola describes his journey to becoming Canadian and accomplishing his dream of being a professional bodybuilder.

“I was six years old when the Taliban came and shut all the doors of schools for girls.” Ellaha Nesar Ahmad describes the struggles she overcame to receive a ‘secret education’ in Afghanistan.