Toronto Plaza Hotel and Job Fair

Mahmoud: I want to get a job in a fast-food restaurant, said Mahmoud, one of scores of government-assisted newcomers who gathered at a job fair at the Toronto Plaza Hotel recently in the hopes of connecting with potential employers, according to Toronto Star. Mahmoud, whose family moved out of the hotel and into an apartment in Etobicoke in February, said he is already attending English classes five days a week. Now, the 38-year-old father of three is among the thousands of Syrian refugees starting new lives in the GTA and eager to find work and support their families. To get any job in Canada, English is very important, said Mahmoud, who fled to Jordan with his family in 2013. I’m hopeful I can find a job in a few months. But I’m getting better at it everyday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.