The Association of Science & Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta

What the journey is like for people moving to Canada from other countries

Thousands of new Canadians are celebrating their first Canada Day today, and while many are celebrating their new lives and the freedom Canada has afforded them, they also can’t forget the ones they left behind back at home. Mila Wagner came to Canada from Ukraine in 2016 and joined Sarah Reid on Global Edmonton’s Global News Hour at 6 to talk about her journey.
Global Edmonton Global News Hour at 6

This Canada Day special for Ukraine immigrants; mother and son who came to Canada in '16 recently became Canadian citizens

In April of this year, Mila Wagner was presented the 2023 ASET CEO Award from the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) for two initiatives that she had worked on: a fee waiver for engineering technologists with refugee status, and a competency-based assessment program that gives other engineering technology professionals from other countries a faster route towards their careers in Alberta.
Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Journal print edition

Ukrainian-Albertan mom, son celebrate professional award and first Canada Day as citizens

Celebrating Canada Day as a new citizen

This year’s Canada Day will be the first time celebrating the holiday as a Canadian Citizen for a Lethbridge resident who took the citizenship oath earlier this spring. This year has been one of many accomplishments for Lethbridge resident Mila Wagner who moved to Alberta two years after Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. In April, the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) presented her with their inaugural CEO Award, which is bestowed upon an ASET member at the sole discretion of the CEO.
Lethbridge Herald
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