"My name is Ibrahima Seye. I came from Senegal and I currently live in Alma since January 2025. I am married to a woman and we have three children who are still in the country, we are waiting to bring them over when we get the permit. My wife is here, in Canada, but we don't live together, because she had a job opportunity in Trois-Rivières."
"In Senegal, on weekends, we would visit neighbors or parents who are nearby, and sometimes we would take the children to the beach for a little walk and then come back home. Now I see that here in Quebec, it's practically the same. Currently, we are waiting to see if we can reunite the family, we will be able to live the same thing. And that's what will allow us to integrate well. I had a diploma and I worked there as a manager and now here I am a simple operator. I came to Canada with new challenges."
"I have supervised quite a few students of my former professors. It gives you motivation when you are entrusted with something, and you feel that you have done well with what you were entrusted with. I feel proud of these achievements back in the country. There is also what is called resilience which really allows me to pursue my objectives. From an emotional point of view, it's stressful because you tell yourself: The conditions, the status that I have here, is this going to allow me to get there? But I focus on the objective, you have to be resilient in every situation."
"It's to have permanent residence and to allow my children to join me here. Because when you don't see them, except maybe by phone,when you leave them, it's difficult. The children are so euphoric. They say: 'Dad! When are we going to come over there?'. Because they love being with you and their mom. Because being with the children on weekends, it fulfills you. You feel at home." .
