Mr Khalid Bouazza has been in the restaurant business since 1974. In this episode, he spoke about the first-generation challenges that he faced and how he managed his way through the Canadian experience.

03:12 Worst souvenir as a first-generation immigrant
04:17 Language barrier
05:48 Changes in the Canadian society
07:32 Proudest moment
08:37 Connection to Morocco

Link to the song, Inas Inas by Mohammed Rouicha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK9SQciKl3o

Ryan Carter has visited different Arab countries and he converted to Islam in 2001. He has since obtained two master's and specializes in the Middle East and Muslim issues. He is an imam and lecturer and also has a lot to share on the subject matter of the episode.

- How do north Africans educate their kids?
- How do they prepare their kids for the host country?
- What is the educational system in Canada's impact on immigrant kids?
- What is the magic formula to raise your kids in Canada?

Raising one's kid is challenging enough when all parameters (close family support, stability, available parents, a tight family ...) fall into place. For immigrants coming into a host culture, raising the kids is very stressful.

Mr Ryan Carter has raised four kids and his job in the military, yet he managed to pull it through. He is a chaplain for the army and converted to Islam in 2001. He takes pleasure in serving the community and has been compensated Team Impact Award for Anti-Racism in acknowledgment of the “Talking About Race” initiative.

In the episode, he talks about:

1. Religions' perception of child education
2. Cultural traits of north african and raising kids
3. Educational system in Canada
4. Pressure of parents in education of kids
5. Best formula to raise kids

The 3rd episode with Layla Saligane Takeaways:

- Quality of Life perception by an immigrant
- How immigrants manage their life quality
- Does the weather impact the quality of life
- Do immigrants merge well with the community
- Are immigrants making the best of the Canadian experience?
- Work/Life balance for women, is it possible?
- Do they have any support to better their life quality?
- Does a bad life quality push immigrants to leave Canada?
- Tips to better the quality of life

For lots of positive energy, follow our guest on her social media @laylas.b

Episode Guest: Layla Saligane's job in inclusion and drive for success has become her mantra. Layla is full of positive energy and is constantly searching for more challenges. She has a resourceful youtube channel that led to a podcast, All you can say, offering insights on different topics of immigration and well-being.

IG: laylas.b

Episode Milestones:
01:14 - 02:15 Perception of Quality of Life (Morocco vs Canada)
02:24 - 05:40 Is quality of life a priority?
06:13 - 07:26 Influence of weather
07:37 - 09:30 Work/Life balance
09:36 - 10:35 Impact of bad quality of life
10:45 - 12:22 Tips

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This is the full version of the episode with my guest, Karla Briones. This is to allow my dear listener to learn more about the challenges and intricacies of starting a business in Canada.

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Karla Briones, an entrepreneur and a business strategist, has launched IDEA (Immigrants Developing Entrepreneurs Academy) and Women Entrepreneurs Meetup. She has won the 2018 City of Ottawa Immigrant Entrepreneur Award.

She coaches a lot of immigrants, Indigenous, BIPOC and women to adapt to the business ecosystem in Canada.

In this episode, she speaks about the North African profile of entrepreneurs and assesses their business ideas. She also shares great tips and insights into the business world in Canada.

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