Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre and Sharon Kan

the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre Chinese students: Sharon Kan is the executive director of the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre, according to CBC. Chinese students in Ottawa are looking off-campus for help from those who speak Mandarin or Cantonese when they have landlord issues, get traffic tickets or need to see a doctor, said Sharon Kan, executive director of the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre. "We, on the one hand, are like a mentor and, on the other hand, like a second parent to these teenagers," said Kan, who said the centre also ends up in conversations with students about relationship issues, the pressures of school and depression. "Even a mature immigrant coming to Canada needs adjustment, let alone a teenager who been well protected. International student enrolment on the rise in Ottawa International student enrolment is growing significantly on campuses in Ottawa, and China is the biggest source country. Chinese families are very protective of their kids." Chinese students also find it hard to speak English, even if their writing and reading skills are strong. She says students ask for classes in practical English that are less formal than studying verb tenses. Many don't take on a full course load in their first year, because they are taking classes on campus. "They may be academically prepared well, but in communicating with the Canadian society, that what they're lacking," said Snezana Minic, who manages language programs at the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.