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Newcomer Challenges in Canada
About You
Immigration Status in Canada
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Immigration Status in Canada
Permanent Resident (PR)
International Student
Work Permit Holder
Planning to move (not yet arrived)
Other
Province of Arrival
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Province of Arrival
Ontario (ON)
British Columbia (BC)
Quebec (QC)
Alberta (AB)
Manitoba (MB)
Saskatchewan (SK)
Nova Scotia (NS)
New Brunswick (NB)
Other
Arrival Date (Actual or Expected)
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How long have you been in Canada?
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How long have you been in Canada?
Planning to move (not yet arrived)
0-12 months
1-2 years
2-5 years
5+ years
Other
Rate Your Challenges
On a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 means ‘Not a challenge at all’ and 5 means ‘Extremely challenging:
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Finding affordable housing
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1. Finding affordable housing
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Finding a job
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2. Finding a job
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Finding the right bank for your needs (low fees, great app, better rates)
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3. Finding the right bank for your needs (low fees, great app, better rates)
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Building credit in Canada (e.g. credit cards, credit score, history)
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4. Building credit in Canada (e.g. credit cards, credit score, history)
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Understanding Canadian taxes and financial systems
(e.g. filing taxes, tax credits)
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5. Understanding Canadian taxes and financial systems (e.g. filing taxes, tax credits)
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Organizing immigration documents (passport, visa, SIN, health card, etc.)
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6. Organizing immigration documents (passport, visa, SIN, health card, etc.)
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Remembering important deadlines (visa renewals, tax filing, health card expiry)
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7. Remembering important deadlines (visa renewals, tax filing, health card expiry)
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5
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Understanding immigration/legal requirements (PR applications, work permits, etc.)
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8. Understanding immigration/legal requirements (PR applications, work permits, etc.)
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Finding reliable information (too much info, not knowing what's accurate, etc.)
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9. Finding reliable information (too much info, not knowing what's accurate, etc.)
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Cost of living
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10. Cost of living
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Language barriers (English/French)
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11. Language barriers (English/French)
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Finding a community (friends, support, belonging)
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12. Finding a community (friends, support, belonging)
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What has been the most difficult part about settling in Canada?
Are there other challenges you’ve experienced while settling in Canada that we haven’t covered?
Solutions
If there was ONE tool that could help you settle in Canada faster, what should it do? (Choose as many as applicable)
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If there was ONE tool that could help you settle in Canada faster, what should it do? (Choose as many as applicable)
Help me find the right bank and build credit
Help me find housing and understand rental rules
Help me understand taxes
Help me understand immigration/legal deadlines
Help me find a job in my field
Help me organize all my documents in one place
All of the above
Other
Would you use a platform that makes settling in Canada simpler, more organized, and less stressful?
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Would you use a platform that makes settling in Canada simpler, more organized, and less stressful?
Yes, I would definitely use this
Maybe, depends on features
No, not interested
Which of these premium features would you pay for?
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Which of these premium features would you pay for?
Verified housing tools (vetted landlords, scam alerts) - $8/month
AI chat for unlimited settlement questions - $0.50 per chat OR $8/month unlimited
Advanced document tools (OCR scanning, form suggestions) - $3/month
Access to independent, licensed immigration professionals (may receive a discount; fees paid directly to the professional)”
Canadian career readiness tools (resume localization, experience translation, interview prep) – $5/month
Premium All-Access Package (includes everything above) - $15/month
None of the above
Is there anything else that would make settling in Canada easier that you’d be willing to pay for? Why?
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