A South African's guide to emigrating to Canada, with Robbie Ragless

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I'm very excited to post the show's first expert interview. 
Robbie Ragless is the CEO of New World Immigration, a company that assists South Africans with emigration to quite a few different countries and via a variety of means. 
However, today we're focusing on Canada, a sought-after destination for many South Africans. It's a sobering conversation, as Robbie lays out the combination of age, skills, and other factors that will most likely lead to a successful emigration to Canada. 
I can't thank Robbie enough for participating in the interview. He was informed, engaging, and very forthcoming. 
He's even added me to New World Immigration's affiliate program. 
If you're thinking of emigrating and want to work with Robbie and his team, you'd be doing a me a great favour by following this affiliate link, which gives me a small commission on leads. 
Without having emigrated myself, I can only judge affiliates based on my interaction with them (A+ for Robbie) and word-of-mouth. In NWI's case, that's 4.5 stars on Google and over 100 great reviews. If you end up working with NWI, feel free to let me know if the relationship worked out or not. 
I'm a freelance content strategist and podcast producer who sells his time, so any affiliate income I make from South Africa Ex-pats will allow me to spend more time on the show and keep baby Benjamin in nappies and formula. :P

Remember that if you have any specific questions you want answered, if you want me to find an interview in a specific location, or if you have any feedback on how I can improve the show, please drop me a voice message on the podcast website or find me on LinkedIn. 

You can support this show by supporting ⁠⁠Luggage Warehouse⁠⁠, the business my father started in the 80s, and my brother currently helms.
Two products of particular interest for emigration-curious South Africans: ⁠⁠Build-a-Set⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Luggage Glove⁠⁠.
If you need luggage, accessories, handbags, leather goods, noise-cancelling headphones and other awesome travel stuff, please check out Luggage Warehouse. We deliver nationwide and are just better than the competition.
9 Aug 2021 English Explicit South Africa Places & Travel · How To

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