Grace Gao remembers feeling isolated when she arrived in Moncton from China in March 2017 as part of the provincial nomination program.
"When I first came here, I knew nobody. I didn't know any Chinese people, or Canadian people. And I had language barriers, and that is the most difficult part, I think. "
But Gao quickly came to love the city, the clean air, and the friendliness." People are very nice. They would say hello to me when I was walking. "She connected with the local Chinese community and made friends through her church, and the Multicultural Association of New Brunswick helped with things like getting a driver's license and social insurance number.