Yemi Akindoju recently acquired Vanity Fashions Limited, a privately owned and operated Canadian company founded in 1989 and an industry leader in the fashion jewellery industry for the last 29 years. Previously, Mr Akindoju worked with Scotiabank for 11 years, where he retired as a senior client relationship manager – …

Mohammad Ali Raza was recently named a Partner with the law firm, Cox & Palmer. After moving to Canada to reunite with his family in 2014, Mohammad Ali was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2016. From drafting complex contracts to advising on business structure, Mohammad Ali is keen …

IFEANYI EMESIH Founder, My Halifax Experience and My East Coast Experience Young immigrants and newcomers to watch I’m feeling blessed these days. Blessed and grateful! Almost three years ago, I started this platform so I could give back to the community I love—Halifax. I wanted to tell important stories about …

Meeting challenges head-on This issue is all about overcoming adversity, solving problems, and responding to change. It’s also a transitional issue for us—we’re in the process of re-imagining the magazine and can’t wait to introduce you to a fresh new look and feel this spring. We’ve got stories of facing …

IFEANYI EMESIH (FOUNDER, MY HALIFAX EXPERIENCE) By now you’ve looked at the cover of this issue and might think “Oh no, not another Top [whatever-number] Award! I can’t blame you. There are a lot of them out there. But ours is different. This isn’t a business award. Most of the …

By Ifeanyi Emesih   Family means different things to different people. For some, “family always comes first” and “blood is thicker than water.” For others, the phrase “you can’t pick your family; thank God you can pick your friends” better describes the relationship. Whichever camp we fall into, nothing has …

By Ifeanyi Emesih   Standing still is the same as falling behind. But that hasn’t really been an issue for My Halifax Experience. Ever since our first event, we’ve been going full steam ahead with growing it, the creating this magazine, and expanding of the My Halifax Experience platform. In …

In 2017, My Halifax Experience celebrates immigrants making a difference in Atlantic Canada   Welcome to our first issue of 2017. We’re starting this year thinking about New Year resolutions. This year, we resolve to expand the scope of our magazine’s mission. Up until now, our focus has been solely …

Thank you. This issue marks one year of publishing for My Halifax Experience. We couldn’t have reached this milestone without you, our readers. Since launching in early 2016, we’ve been blessed to be able to bring you the stories of the many new Canadians and international students who have chosen …

A friend recently asked me if Halifax really is a good place for immigrants to come make a new life. As the founder of a magazine that’s all about answering that question in the affirmative, my first response was obvious. “Of course it is,” I replied. “Why,” he asked, “are …