The New Arrivals

Over the past two years, Canada has welcomed a record number of immigrants. Here are some of their stories.

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EVERY DAY, THOUSANDS OF IMMIGRANTS land at Pearson airport in Mississauga, Ontario. Some come on temporary work visas, others on international-student permits. Some are on a pathway to permanent residency, while others claim refugee status as soon as they arrive at customs. All of them want safety, prosperity and freedom. To document these newcomers in their first few months in Canada, photojournalist lan Brown spent weeks reaching out to settlement agencies, refugee centres and community groups. He met people fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan, Ukrainian refugees who left their families in a war zone and young professionals from India seeking better education and job prospects. He criss-crossed the Greater Toronto Area, photographing them in the neighbourhoods they now call home. "Everyone I met was resolved and committed to bettering their lives and integrating into Canadian society," he says.

Rashid Rashidi and Gulshan Mosleh

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: AFGHANISTAN

ARRIVED IN CANADA: JUNE 2022