Employment Law in Canada

Event Date: 
Thursday, November 3, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
ISS Student Lounge
Event Contact Name: 
Jennifer Hay / Law School
Event Contact E-mail: 

Are you planning to work in Canada while you study, or after graduation? Please join this session provided by Lakehead University law students to teach you about workers rights and employment laws in Canada. Learn how to protect yourself at work and what rights you have as an employee in Ontario.

Effective Budgeting and Credit Score

Event Date: 
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Jennifer Hay
Event Contact E-mail: 

Many students will have to manage their expenses and budget while in Canada. This might be your first time doing this! Please join this session provided by TBMA to learn more about credit scores in Canada and how to maintain good credit. This will help in the future when you want to buy a car or house.

Volunteering and Making Community Connections

Event Date: 
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Via Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Jennifer Hay
Event Contact E-mail: 

Are you interested in getting involved with the Thunder Bay community? Want to make connections off-campus or volunteer? Join this session provided my the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association (TBMA) to learn more about our community!

COVID Impacts: Changes to PGWP and Off-Campus Work for International Students

Event Date: 
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Jennifer Hay
Event Contact E-mail: 

Join this session with special guests from IRCC to talk about the changes to the post-graduate work permit program (PGWP) and discuss the impacts of COVID on their services and supports.

Pathways to Permanent Residency

Event Date: 
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Via Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Jintu Thomas
Event Contact E-mail: 

Are you thinking of staying in Canada after graduation? Want to learn more about the pathways to permanent residency? Join this session provided by local settlement officers from TBMA.

Cultural Trivia

Event Date: 
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 10:00am EST
Event Location: 
Agora
Event Contact Name: 
International Student Assistant
Event Contact E-mail: 

Spin the worldly wheel and test your cultural and global knowledge to win prizes and sweet treats.

Date: November 16,2022

Time: 10 am to 2pm

Where: Agora

Movie Night with LUI : The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

Event Date: 
Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 5:30pm EST
Event Location: 
Lakehead International Centre- Student Lounge
Event Contact Name: 
Cilvius Chin
Event Contact E-mail: 

International Education Week presents Movie Night with LUI!  Join us to watch, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.  Based on the true story of William Kamkwamba (Maxwell Simba), a 13-year-old boy living in a small village in Malawi, Africa, who created a device that would restore the land and save his people after flooding ruined their grain fields.

The event will take place in the International Student Lounge on November 17,2022 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

Popcorn and refreshments provided. 

RNIP: Rural Northern Immigration Pilot Program

Event Date: 
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Via Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Jennifer Hay
Event Contact E-mail: 

The Rural Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) has been extended for two more years. Join this session to learn more about our local pathway to permanent residency

Post Graduate Work Permit Workshop

Event Date: 
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Via Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Jennifer Hay
Event Contact E-mail: 

Will you be finishing your studies this December, and need to know more about the next steps after graduation? Please join this session to learn about the post-grad work permit process, requirements and next steps!

Post Graduate Work Permit Workshop

Event Date: 
Friday, December 9, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Student Lounge (Underground the Library)
Event Contact Name: 
Jennifer Hay
Event Contact E-mail: 

Will you be finishing your studies this December, and need to know more about the next steps after graduation? Please join this session to learn about the post-grad work permit process, requirements and next steps!

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