7 - Trades, Transport & Equipment Operators

My parents grew up in Portugal and lived in France for a few years. My dad is a construction worker. He works with concrete. My mother used to be a seamstress but now she is a caterer for Rae and Jerry's.

Post-secondary education wasn't available for my parents where they grew up. They knew how to speak French but didn't speak English well. That was a barrier to them finding jobs here. There were people in the community who spoke Portuguese and my parents stayed with Portuguese companies where it wasn't necessary for them to speak fluent English.