Canada and Zorya

credit rating: In a story too familiar for many highly-trained immigrants, Zorya was told he required extra training to qualify for work as a nurse in Canada, according to Huffington Post Canada. And the cost of the courses was simply out of reach. But when he and his family made Vancouver their home five years ago, Zorya nursing career floundered. Without an established Canadian credit rating, he couldn't get a loan. Whether it skilled immigrants like Zorya--or aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs with great ideas, who are held back by poverty and lack of access to mainstream financial services--these individuals just need a financial hand-up to realize their dreams. Across Canada, there are so many people with the potential and the desire to contribute so much more to our society and economy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.