Prince George Hotel and Hotel Employees

English lessons: The award is handed out each year to businesses who go the extra mile in helping refugees settle in Canada and find meaningful employment, according to CBC. At the Prince George, hotel employees get paid to take English lessons twice a week before they start their shifts. Minister of Immigration John McCallum presented the 2016 Refugee Employment award to the Prince George Hotel on Thursday. The hotel works together with The Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia to provide the lessons, and help their employees settle and integrate with Nova Scotians. She said the lessons went beyond learning the language. "Pretty much they teach you Canadian culture, how to pronounce and write properly," she said. "There lots of criteria to fit in, for example communicating and working in the kitchen and how to work with guests." "I really appreciate what they've done for all the newcomers here," she said. Head chef Bee Choo Char came to Canada 20 years ago and has been working at the Prince George for 16 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.