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Bay of Quinte Immigration Stories

Newcomer Stories

Get to know many different newcomers and learn about their personal experiences immigrating to this region, what resources and services they used, challenges they overcame or what they like about life in Canada. 

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Belleville International: Connecting Culture and Community

Every year, the Bay of Quinte region welcomes hundreds of international students from all across the world. Hardik Patel moved to Belleville from India in August 2018 to attend Loyalist...
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Katsiaryna Austin: Belarus

Katsiaryna Austin is a designer and design teacher from Belarus. In September 2023, Katsiaryna flew to Canada under the spousal sponsorship program to reunite with her husband and begin building...
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Beatrice Muriithi: Kenya

Beatrice Muriithi is an internationally educated critical care nurse from Kenya who arrived to Quinte Health and joined the ICU team in December 2023. She was drawn to Canada for...
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Francis Amparo: Phillipines

For Francis Amparo, working in an Ontario hospital as an X-ray technologist is a dream come true. He chose this career path while living in his home country, the Philippines,...
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Maha Majeed: Iraq

Maja Majeet came to Canada in 1996 from Iraq. One big change and a leap of faith later she moved from Mississauga to a small community in Marmora to open...
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Welcome to Bay of Quinte Immigration. We are here to help newcomers to Canada learn about life in Southeastern Ontario. From geography and job opportunities to the local lifestyle, we’ve got you covered. Your go-to resource for finding your new home in Canada.

This page is managed by the Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board. For more information visit bayofquinte.ca

The Bay of Quinte Region is situated on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Mississauga, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee Indigenous Peoples including the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte) with whom we work in direct partnership. To learn more about the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory click here.

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Quinte West is located on the Bay of Quinte at the mouth of the Trent River, serving as the gateway to the Trent-Severn Waterway which connects Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario. Boating, fishing and other watersport activities are very popular here. This community has a mix of urban and rural living, with an abundance of opportunities to get outdoors and active in the parks and green spaces.

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