Ksenia Maple โ€” Helping newcomers make Canada feel like home
Newcomer Success Hub

Your life in Canada, simplified.

Practical guides and tools for newcomers, built by someone who has been doing this for over a decade. No fluff, no jargon, no $500 consultant calls.

Ksenia Maple
Why this exists

Most newcomer resources tell you what to do. Not how.

I moved to Canada over ten years ago. I made the expensive mistakes, asked the awkward questions, and figured out the unwritten rules nobody puts on a government website.

Everything here is built from that experience. Specific. Honest. Made for people who want to settle in faster and skip the parts that cost time, money, and confidence.

Ksenia Maple
Founder, Newcomer Success Hub
What you'll find here

Everything a newcomer needs, in one place

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Settlement

Housing, documents, healthcare, phone plans. The essentials, done in the right order.

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Jobs & Career

How the Canadian job market actually works. Resume norms, networking, what gets you hired.

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Money & Credit

Banking, credit cards, taxes, and the cost of getting any of it wrong.

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Canadian Life

Workplace norms, social codes, the small things that make you feel local.

The complete playbook

Your First 30 Days in Canada

Settlement consultants charge $500+ for a one-hour call. This is the whole roadmap, organized by phase, so you know what to do, when to do it, and what most newcomers get wrong.

Starts before you board: a full pre-arrival phase most guides skip
The expensive mistakes I see newcomers make (and how to avoid them)
The why and how behind every step, not just the what
Get the guide โ€” 49 $ โ†’
53 tasks ยท 6 phases

Your First 30 Days in Canada

A structured playbook organized by phase, so you always know what comes next.

Pre-Arrival 11 tasks
Days 1โ€“3: Land & Survive 5 tasks
Week 1: Get Official 6 tasks
Week 2: Set Up Systems 7 tasks
Week 3: Stabilize 8 tasks
Week 4: Integrate 16 tasks
Job search tracker

Track every application.

A structured system to track every application, follow-up, and interview. Built from what actually works in the Canadian market โ€” not a generic spreadsheet template.

One dashboard for every stage of the search
Networking and follow-up cadence built in
Templates for outreach and thank-you notes
Get the tracker โ€” 29 $ โ†’
Stop losing track. Start landing jobs.
๐Ÿ“‹ Auto-tracking ๐Ÿ“… Follow-up alerts ๐Ÿ“Š Progress view
Company
Role
Status
Date
Follow-up
RBC
Financial Analyst
Interview
Apr 28
May 5 !
Shopify
Operations Lead
Applied
Apr 22
May 6
TD Bank
Project Manager
Offer
Apr 10
Accepted
BCE Inc.
HR Coordinator
Rejected
Apr 5
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CIBC
Data Analyst
Applied
May 1
May 8
Deloitte
Consultant
Screening
May 3
Free Pre-Arrival Checklist

Land in Canada without forgetting the things nobody warns you about

A free checklist of everything to sort out before you board your flight: documents, money, accounts, and the small stuff that costs you days if you skip it. Built from the questions newcomers actually ask me.

Get the free checklist โ†’
Documents
Notarize and translate key documents Essential
Create your IRCC Secure Account Essential
Verify driver's licence reciprocity Essential
Career
Check if your profession is regulated Essential
Prepare your resume Important
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