A lack of Canadian experience is a common barrier identified by newcomers as they pursue meaningful work in their new country.

The Ontario Human Rights commission identified other barriers that immigrants experience when finding jobs that correspond with their education, skills and experience. These can include:

• Employers not recognizing foreign credentials and experience
• Language and communication difficulties
• Employers not being helpful integrating the employee into the workplace and not providing job-related learning opportunities
• Being rejected for positions because they are thought to be “overqualified”
• Arbitrary requirements for “Canadian experience”
• Outright discrimination

According to the Canadian Human Rights Act, it is illegal for a federal-sector employer to ask candidates about their age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, family status, race, color, religion and mental or physical disability.

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Source: CIC News, Julia Hornstein, 25 juillet 2023