Even as Canada increases its vaccine supply, there is no plan to vaccinate undocumented essential workers. Two undocumented workers share their stories of working under precarious conditions as they struggle to keep safe on the job during the pandemic.
View More Migrant Workers: Frontline for COVID-19 Risk, but Back of the Line for VaccinesFocusing on developing immigrants’ soft skills may be one solution to increasing the hiring and retention of newcomers in the workplace. This was just one of several strategies to come out of discussions on the…
View More ‘Soft Skills’: A Major Barrier to Retaining WorkOver half the population of international students in Ontario are deciding to stay put after graduating, and it’s for a good reason. A recent study titled International Students in the Ontario Postsecondary System and Beyond,…
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Recent research shows that employers and newcomers value language and communication skills quite differently. Where 95 per cent of employers consider these skills to be very important, only 27 per cent of newcomers do. Thus,…
View More Clear Speech: How to Improve your Chances for PromotionAnyone who has experienced immigration knows what a roller-coaster the journey can be. The reality of arriving in a new country – usually without employment, often without friends and family, and always without familiarity –…
View More GUEST COMMENT: Pre-arrival program tackles job market disconnectWith fresh university graduates being asked to “stay in school” to ride out the tough economic environment, experts are beginning to wonder if Canada is already witnessing another round of immigrant departures similar to the…
View More Immigrants may be rushing to the exits