"A lot of things have changed since I came to Canada. I've become independent and I went to school and started working." #BecomingCanadian

"When I first got to Canada, what was going through my mind was a mess. It's all different." #BecomingCanadian

"That's the one thing I love about Canada. I never felt unwelcome." #BecomingCanadian

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"I never expect that I can do that kind of job...to drive the zamboni, to know how to maintain the ice." - Gene #BecomingCanadian #cbc2017

"I cannot work in the daytime because of my two grandsons, I work graveyard, 11 p.m. up until 7 a.m." - Jose #BecomingCanadian

“I’m a feminist... I think that women are strong and can do the exact same thing that men can." - Lisa #BecomingCanadian #cbc2017

"She was like my mom here for like 8 years now. She helped me a lot" - Janice #BecomingCanadian #cbc2017

"I started from zero, and I want to see how far I can go." - Mahdi #BecomingCanadian

"My mom...she's not a Canadian citizen yet, but the heart she has is the heart of a Canadian." - Mohamad #BecomingCanadian #cbc2017

"We were going to catch a train from Vancouver to Sudbury...we didn't quite appreciate that it was going to be 3 days." - Judge Albert Wong

"The 10 years that we had together in Canada were definitely the best 10 years of our lives. " - Roy #BecomingCanadian

"When I was six years old, all I wanted to do was to play with my mom, to be with her all day." - Dana #BecomingCanadian #cbc2017

"I came to Canada for love...but I was not imagining how cold it is here!" - Shirley #BecomingCanadian #cbc2017

"I had to leave India with that heavy heart. Without my mom." - Sharmila #BecomingCanadian

"I was so afraid...but I realized Canada is a place to live a good life. Not just a good life, a great life." - Kevin #BecomingCanadian

"Don't get me wrong, I came here to work, not really for love." - Janice #BecomingCanadian #cbc2017

"I was nervous coming all the way to a different country...I'm a single mom now but this country has adopted me." - Sujita #BecomingCanadian

"When I came to Canada is when I really met people from all over the world." - Yusraa #BecomingCanadian #Canada150