Comments on: A perfect scorecard: Canada’s immigrants are faring much better in the labour market

By: Liliana

Liliana — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:41:19 +0000

These numbers are very interesting but I don’t see any statistic that shows the percentage of immigrants working in their field . We can be working but sometimes very far from our capabilities and knowledge. That number can show how difficult is to make a career in your field with or without the “Canadian Experience”. Some things have to change to make the transition smoother. More employers have to be more open to hire immigrants and give us the opportunity.

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 22:31:59 +0000

If Canada wants to be a high service, high human capital country new entrants need to be ateast 2x revenue and tax positive like singapore. Adding new people to and ecological footprint that is already the 4th worst per capita contributor of CO2 emmissions in the world is only going to contribute quicker to our demise. We need to be building new high margin businesses like Google/Amazon in Canada. In the face of automation and wanting to move us of natural resource and energy extraction this is a very low bar on where we need to be. Our per capita median income growth has been 0% in the last 5 years. Another 5 years of this and we will be in a world of hurt unless there are huge policy changes

By: Adewale Ibironke

Adewale Ibironke — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 21:52:48 +0000

Canadian employers still need to do more to encourage skilled immigrants to come in to Canada. As it is now, there is still a high number of employers unwilling to employ people without the so-called Canadian experience.

More disheartening is the fact that people with work experience as much as 15 years are expected to take up entry level roles. Canadian employers need to be more welcoming to immigrants and give them opportunities to prove themselves. They should be ready to commit some resources to helping them bridge gaps, where necessary. Even if they wont employ at the same level they were back home, a level or 2 levels below may be a good start. We are intelligent, hardworking and smart.

Many highly skilled expartriates working in our home countries, including Canadians reported to us back home and we relocate to Canada and suddenly we are not good enough!

Employers should do more to support government efforts in attracting highly skilled migrants and retain such, otherwise as the years go by, underemployed immigrants who are highly skilled will return home or seek career advancement in other countries where their skills are commensurately valued.