Episode 38: Canadian Work Excuses
"You don't have any Canadian work experience." As immigrants, we apply for jobs, get the interview and then we're slammed with this comment. Our education, our global work experience and even our skills somehow can't match up to these "high" work expectations in Canada. And we continue to be denied a job.
Join Andrea and Hostion as they explore (through ranting) the harm denying a person a job can do - not just for a person but for Canada as a whole. Free labour, unpaid internships and even paying for Canadian higher education shouldn't be the cost to be employed. There are ways to do better and these two immigrant friends have solutions. It's time for Canadian employers and Canada to listen.
Episode Sources
The “Canadian Experience” Disconnect - Conference Board of Canada
Why Lack of ‘Canadian Experience’ is a Barrier for Immigrants in the Job Market - Global News
Immigrant Project Highlights Unfairness in Canadian Hiring Practices - CBC News
Canadian Immigrants’ Access to a First Job in Their Intended Occupation - Journal of International Migration and Integration
Canada is Failing to Put Immigrants to Work - RBC Proof Point
“Canadian Experience,” Employment Challenges, and Skilled Immigrants A Close Look Through “Tacit Knowledge” - University of Toronto
Who is Succeeding in the Canadian Labour Market - World Education Survey
It’s Not as Easy as They Say: International Students’ Perspective About Gaining Canadian Work Experience - Canadian Journal of Career Development
Immigrant Employment: Facts and Figures - Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council
Skilled Immigrants in the Global Economy: Introspects for International Cooperation on Recognition of Foreign Qualifications - Migration Policy Institute
Ontario To Ban Requirements for Canadian Work Experience in Job Postings - Ontario News Room
Quiz Sources
Canada Job Vacancies - Trading Economics