Employment

Jessica Wong · CBC News · Posted: Dec 01, 2022

Being a physician has been a lifelong dream for 35-year-old Ayman Jabril. He's passionate about caring for patients, clearly explaining medical treatments, and following up with them over time. He trained and worked as a physician in…

Brian Hill Global News December 1, 2022 

Nadine Rana’s family has been proudly cleaning clothes for more than 50 years.

Her parents immigrated to Canada from the West Indies in the late 1960s and opened a dry cleaner in Toronto’s east end. Rana now runs the business with the hope…

Naimul Karim Financial Post Nov 25, 2022  

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said changes to Canada’s immigration program next year will rebalance the world’s “most powerful economic migration system” in a way that will help hospitals, builders and other employers address chronic…

CBC News · Posted: Nov 21, 2022

Refugees living in the Greater Toronto Area got a chance to connect with major employers downtown on Monday.

At the Toronto Refugee Hiring Event in Metro Hall, more than 200 refugees registered for interviews with a dozen employers.

Some got a job…

Qiam Noori Mississauga News Friday, November 18, 2022

Canadian women face systematic challenges in finding desired jobs, expanding careers, or settling in a new community. But those challenges are even harder for newcomer women or women of colour, according to Tonie Chaltas, head…

Victoria Nicolaou The Record Fri., Nov. 18, 2022

Moises Vasquez came to Canada from Colombia as a refugee — with no English skills, but more than 10 years experience working in an emergency department as a general practitioner.

After arriving at Chez Marie Refugee Assistance…

Saba Aziz  Global News November 16, 2022

When Tanya Raizada immigrated to Canada as a permanent resident this summer, she was hoping that her resume with over a decade of work experience would be good enough to help land her a job in her field.

Before moving to Toronto in June…

Lee Berthiaume  The Canadian Press November 16, 2022

A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians are worried about how the federal Liberal government’s plan to dramatically increase immigration levels over the next few years will affect housing and government services.

The…

Zahraa Hmood St. Catherine’s Standard Tue., Nov. 8, 2022

Mandip Grewal is a staff lawyer with the Niagara Community Legal Clinic, focused on handling the legal concerns of seasonal farm workers in the Niagara region, particularly Niagara-on-the-Lake. "I've seen workers speak…

Geoff Nixon · CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2022

A plan to welcome a record number of immigrants to Canada includes bringing in needed workers, but experts and employers say more could be done to help newcomers arrive and thrive in their new home.

The federal government wants to see…