Daijiworld News Network - Canada
Canada, June 4: Immigration to Canada has been a major contributor to the population since it was formed in the early 1500s. Every year over a hundred thousand people from all over the world make the move to Toronto, this land of opportunity. India ranks second only to China in contributing to Canadian immigration and a strong majority of these new immigrants head straight for Toronto, Ontario.
The Greater Toronto Area also boasts of a large Mangalorean community with over three thousand well-settled families. All new immigrants come with excitement and hope towards their new and exciting future. However, many initially face a difficulty in their hunt for jobs in their chosen professions. It is also extremely disheartening when these new immigrants realize that they gave up lucrative positions in the Middle – East or India to migrate to Canada.
MaxMendes Group, the strong champion to revive and establish Konkani culture in Canada, has joined forces to strengthen the community and unite its members to provide a powerful support system for Mangloreans in the Greater Toronto Area. It has also made a move to use its many valuable resources to welcome all new Mangalorean families to Canada and assist them in smooth settling.
“Our community is very talented, highly educated, and very successful around the world. The most critical thing immigrants need is a helping hand and a forum to channel available resources when they first arrive in Canada. The Mangalorean community is well established in every field and capable of extending this help to the new comers” Says Max Mendes speaking to Daijiworld.com
Other leading Canadian Mangalorean entrepreneurs agree with this view. Flavian Pinto, a financial advisor with Sunlife Clarica, has said “This gesture from our community and fellow Mangaloreans is long overdue and we appreciate that Max Mendes has taken a lead in providing this helping hand to the newcomers”
Martin Menezes, a Mortgage Consultant at Bank of Montreal, adds, “Canada provides opportunities to any one who is willing to learn and has an open mind. We are here to help those who are in need.” He commends Max Mendes for providing the resources of www.canaraworld.com website to help our fellow Mangaloreans.
Many such leaders in the community are also encouraged to participate in this enterprise. Ray D’Almeida, Chairman of Raitech Power Inc., has stated, “The resources of the community are strengthening. We are here to support each another and grow. We welcome all Mangaloreans to be part of this initiative. I wish Max Mendes and his group all the success in this new venture”
Roy Castelino, CEO of Orbit Brokers Inc., has said that “It is a good beginning and I thank Max Mendes for implementing the idea of establishing this forum and medium to help the new mangaloreans as well as the business community. It will be a resource centre that can be used by the community and will be beneficial for all of us”
Max Mendes concludes that, “We may not be able to help every Mangalorean who lands in Canada to find a job, but with community participation and with the help of established Mangaloreans we will be able to guide them and make the process of settling in Canada a lot easier”. He urges all Mangaloreans to post any job postings they are aware of, whether in their own workplace or other institutions, in www.canaraworld.com so that the community can access and benefit from it. Success of this initiative strongly depends on participation of all Canadian Mangaloreans who have established businesses and employees who take the time to help out their fellow Mangloreans.
Max Mendes has also requested the community to support Mangalorean businesses. In doing so, they are supporting and strengthening the community . The business directory of Mangalorean businesses and their owners is available in the Canara World website.
The system is a fairly simple one. Both applicants and businesses are encouraged to register at www.canaraworld.com Website so that they may be able to connect to one another. It is hoped that this system will be able to aid new Mangalorean immigrants to Canada in settling down much faster. In this way the community will be able to support its own members and strengthen its resources.