Understanding Culture 


Why Learn About Other Cultures?

  • Improve communication
  • Understand what motivates staff to help you improve staff relations
  • Reduce conflicts and misunderstandings
  • Understanding allows you to tap into the skills and resources of your workers
  • Discover cultural groups as new target markets for your services or products

Resources to Help You Better Understand Other Cultures

  1. International Etiquette Guide arranged by country
  2. Centre for Intercultural Learning: Country Insights
  3. Etiquette guide for doing business in other countries
  4. Executive Planet: Business cultural etiquette guides for various countries
  5. Video on Cultural Communication
  6. Visible Minority Immigrant Stories: These short video stories will help you get a better understanding of the challenges your workers face and some of their experiences
  7. Immigrant Stories of Challenges and Success
  8. Immigration and Diversity Maps for BC: see the immigrant make-up for BC
  9. Canadian Immigrant Magazine: an online magazine dedicated to immigrants with stories on all topics and integration tips

Test your Cultural Awareness Here 

 

This project is made possible through funding from the
Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.