Naeem "Nick" Noorani is a social entrepreneur and an immigrant advocate in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Originally from India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, Noorani immigrated to Canada in 1998 from Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

 where he worked as a marketing executive for a multinational advertising agency. He has worked several odd jobs such as a telemarketer for a local newspaper before starting Canadian Immigrant Magazine

Canadian Immigrant (magazine)

Canadian Immigrant is a free monthly magazine and daily website for newcomers to Canada. The properties are owned by Torstar, and are currently published by Star Media Group, with print distribution throughout the Greater Vancouver and Toronto areas....

 and authoring bestseller Arrival Survival Canada. He is also known for giving the talk "Seven Success Secrets for Canadian Immigrants" where he shares his own experiences as an immigrant with newcomers to Canada across the country. In 2008, Nick created Canada's first national recognition of immigrant contributions to Canada named 'Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards'. Winners in the past two years include former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson

Adrienne Clarkson

Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....

, former Governor General Michaëlle Jean

Michaëlle Jean

Michaëlle Jean is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 27th since Canadian Confederation, from 2005 to 2010....

, Ian Hanomansingh and John Furlong amongst others. Nick resigned from the magazine in August 2010 to pursue his dream to continue helping immigrants.

In 2011, along with business partner David Frattini, Nick launched Destination Canada Info Inc to roll out his 7 Success Secrets for Canadian Immigrants and 9 Soft Skills seminars Canada wide under the www.prepareforcanada.com brand name. In May 2011, Nick received the very award he created - Canada's Top 25 Canadian Immigrant award.

Award

• Winner 2011 Canada's Top 25 Canadian Immigrant award
• Winner Honoree 2009 explorASIAN recognition for excellence and contribution to Canadian society
• Winner 2008 Best Editorial award Canadian Ethnic Media Association
• Winner Honoree 2007 North American Association of Asian Professionals
• Winner 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year award