Life for Russian speakers in Calgary is organized and friendly. New arrivals can always count on the support of former compatriots. The local Russian-speaking community organization provides informational assistance in difficult situations, helps with job and housing searches, as well as document notarization. To avoid missing their homeland and to settle into life in a new country, emigrants open stores, hair salons, repair shops, baths, Russian schools, kindergartens, sports sections, and other businesses specifically for fellow newcomers. This is not only a way to earn a living but also an opportunity to communicate in their native language. In Russian stores, one can find products from Russian brands familiar since childhood, most of which actually come from Russia, Ukraine, the Baltics, Moldova, and Belarus.

Russians in Calgary work as nannies, hairdressers, journalists, shopkeepers, programmers, and teachers for Russian-speaking children. A Russian newspaper is published in the city, two internet television channels operate, and there are Russian schools and kindergartens. Russian and Ukrainian cafes, restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores, creative groups, and churches help new immigrants settle in.

Today, the average age of 'our' immigrant, according to the latest census, is about 33 years. Mass arrivals from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus include 19- and 20-year-old students, 23-year-old university graduates, and 27- and 28-year-old PhD candidates. They find it easier to enter Canada thanks to numerous youth programs and their good knowledge of computer technologies and the English language.