Bank Account: I Couldnt and English Classes

bank account: Despite attending English classes offered by the federal government, she still struggled to find answers to basic questions how to get a phone connection, open a bank account or register for a course at the University of Toronto, according to CBC. It was very hard, she says. The 24-year-old arrived in Toronto in July with her parents and younger sister, dreaming that she could go to school again to study computer science and catch up on the five years of education that she missed. I couldnt understand anything. Hazar Najjar Feeling frustrated and scared is just part of what many Syrians describe as the newcomer experience in Canada, according to community groups across the country like the Syrian Refugee Support Group and the Syrian Women Club in Calgary. Najjar, far right, sits beside her sister Taiba Najjar and her mother, Farida Abdulaziz, centre, along with members of an Iraqi-Canadian family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.