Our Stories

“We weren’t looking for the biggest city or the fastest pace. We wanted somewhere people still feel human.

In Manitoba, I feel my ability to speak French is part of my strength. I feel like I have my identity back. I can be completely myself.”

“It’s really great. I did not expect everything to line up into place. I love my unit now. My manager was very kind to give me an opportunity. I know the journey is not easy but… If I can do it, you can do it too.”

“I remember being asked, ‘If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you go? And I said, ‘I would go home, back to Northern Manitoba.’ And I really meant it.
You really have no idea until you come here and experience it. People come here because it feels like home. It’s simple living. You find your friends and community here, and that’s what pulls you in.”

“Coming back to Manitoba has been really special. It’s an opportunity to serve the same communities I grew up in. Being able to use French in patient interactions can be really reassuring and helps make sensitive conversations more comfortable and safer for patients.”

“For us, Canada represented opportunity, security, and the chance to build something meaningful. This time, I had no plan. Just an unshakable feeling that this was the right move.”

“When families realize I can explain everything in their language, their faces light up. It’s been incredibly rewarding to combine both parts of who I am, my profession and my Francophone identity, into what I do.”

“The team at the children’s eye clinic here is very close-knit. They really helped me feel at home quickly. I plan to stay. This feels like the right place.”

“Meeting us at the airport made us feel like family right away,” Akram recalled. “We had never met them (Pauline Langedock and Mohammed Alkhateeb, Senior Recruiters, HCRRO) before, only over email, but they made us feel at home the second we arrived.”

“I’ve met so many kind, helpful people — both in the hospital, the community and through the recruitment team. It’s a big move, but I’ve never felt alone in it.”

“If you want to practice medicine with purpose—if you want to make a meaningful difference for people who need care the most—Manitoba is a place where you can do that.”

“Moving to Manitoba and being part of the health system is like joining a community,” she said. “You meet people from so many backgrounds who all care about the work they do. If you’re passionate about taking care of people and want to make a difference, become a nurse here.”