Success Stories

These are the stories of a few successful loan program participants.*

ABDUL is a landed immigrant from Pakistan with more than 10 years’ experience in purchasing management. He obtained a Certificate in Purchasing through the Purchasing Management Association of Canada. Abdul is working as a purchasing administrator at an auto parts manufacturer.

FARAH, a landed immigrant from Iran, has more than 12 years’ experience in nursing. She completed the CARE for Nurses bridging program, passed the College of Nurses of Ontario licensing exam, and is working as a registered nurse at a long-term care facility.

DIEGO, a landed immigrant from Venezuela, has more than six years’ experience in the telecommunications and information technology industry. He passed the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator program and is working as a senior technical analyst at a major bank.

FAROOK is a landed immigrant from Pakistan with more than 10 years of truck driving experience. In order to become a licensed truck driver in Ontario he enrolled in and completed the Humber College Commercial Driver Training Program Class “AZ.” Farook passed his truck driving license test and is working as a driver for a major brewery.

RAYMOND is a landed immigrant from the Philippines with more than 20 years of experience as a chemical engineer and quality assurance associate. Raymond completed the Advanced Quality Assurance Certificate at Humber College and is employed as a senior quality assurance technician by a glassware company.

ARLENE is a landed immigrant, also from the Philippines, with more than 15 years’ experience in civil engineering and in managing residential and commercial construction projects. Arlene completed the Construction Project Management Certificate program at George Brown College. She is employed as a project estimator by a building and construction developer.

* Names have been changed to protect borrowers’ privacy.