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Published Aug 15, 2020 • 1 minute read

Pierre Senechal's Parson Russell Terrier loves the water fountain at Place Victoria in Montreal on Thursday August 13, 2020. The Parson Russell Terrier is a close relative to the Jack Russell Terrier. Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette ORG XMIT: 64873 Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette

A Montreal company offers hope to prospective immigrants, but doesn’t exist

When the video call ended, Rami Al-Americani felt confident he would get the job.

The four people who had interviewed him for a position at a Montreal-based construction company had asked him detailed questions, but Al-Americani owned and operated an engineering consulting firm in Lebanon. He knew he could do the work. Read more.

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