When Mandeep Kang got his first part-time job at a grocery store at 16 years old, he knew what his first big purchase was going to be, regardless of how out of reach it may have seemed.

Kang, 19, an only child, said he watched his mom struggle working as a cleaner his whole life, including the last three years at Vancouver International Airport.

“My family’s had it pretty tough, especially my mom, who’s really been the breadwinner. I just felt bad growing up and seeing her work so hard and most of her paycheque would go towards rent. That’s what she’s been doing most her life since she came to Canada,” Kang told Postmedia.

And so, he set out to buy a home for her, “so she doesn’t have to rent again.”

Keeping his goals close to his chest, the Surrey teen worked for minimum wage after sc

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