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A new study is highlighting some of the challenges newcomers continue to face when immigrating to Canada.
The study, “Cracking the Newcomer Code,” was released Tuesday by Leger, a Canadian market research company.
It found 38 per cent of employed newcomers were not able to find a job in their field, and 60 per cent of employed newcomers said they had difficulty finding a job due to challenges with credentials and needing local experience.
It’s a story Hilda DeSouza with Winnipeg’s Elmwood Community Resource Centre’s Neighbourhood Immigrant Settlement program hears often.
“You find people with their masters, people with bachelor’s degrees, relevant years of experience having to do survival jobs because they need to be able to take care of themselves and support their families,” she said.
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