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| Subject: CBC: High unemployment - immigrants first 5 years |
"Male immigrants experience an unemployment rate of 15 to 21 per cent in the first five years after arrival, while women experience a rate of 20 to 26 per cent."
I THINK IT IS WORSE THAN THAT.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/becomingcanadian/overview.html
[09-09-2006,16:10]
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Anonymous |
(in reply to: CBC: High unemployment - immigrants first 5 years)
question... are these all skilled workers or are they a combination of refugees, skilled workers and family class.
that will dramatically impact these stats
[09-09-2006,18:06]
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Sharon |
(in reply to: CBC: High unemployment - immigrants first 5 years)
Does it matter? 1 out of 4 unemployed is unacceptible in any modern society.
Are family class and refugees not supposed to work? If there are plenty of jobs in Canada, certainly there is something for everyone who wants to work!
Lies, lies, lies = Canadian immigration fraud
[09-09-2006,19:55]
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Anonymous |
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July 11, 2006 Globe and Mail - Canada
Canada not welcoming to immigrants, study finds
Program cutbacks slow integration
MARINA JIM?NEZ
Canada is undermining the integration of immigrants and contributing to their
social isolation despite the fact that the country relies on immigration for
population and labour market growth, says a new report obtained by The Globe and
Mail.
The latest waves of newcomers are better educated than their predecessors, but
they have had a more difficult time obtaining employment, reuniting with their
families and getting language training, proper housing and even health services.
Some of the more than three dozen immigrants interviewed said they are worse off
than they were in their homelands, according to the report, which was undertaken
on behalf of Community Foundations Canada and the Law Commission of Canada.
"I interviewed one woman from Bulgaria whose husband is now back in Bulgaria
sending money to support the family here. To waste human resources like this is
a crime," says Sarah Wayland, author of Unsettled: Legal and Policy Barriers for
Newcomers to Canada, which will be released tomorrow. "To fail at social
inclusion also has costs in terms of ethnic and race relations, human rights,
the settlement process and mental health."
Every year, between 230,000 and 260,000 immigrants come to Canada. The RBC
Financial Group recently found that immigrants who have arrived during the past
two decades have had a harder time catching up to their Canadian-born
counterparts, a trend attributed in part to cutbacks in settlement programs and
difficulty finding work.
One in six young, highly educated male immigrants leaves Canada within a year
due to the job market, a 2006 Statistics Canada study shows. "That is quite
shocking. Canada should be trying to keep those people," says Ms. Wayland.
Ottawa and the provinces have acknowledged the difficulty immigrants face
getting their foreign credentials recognized and have created initiatives to
overcome these barriers. The federal Conservatives´ first budget called for the
creation of an agency to help foreign professionals integrate into the work
force. The Ontario government has announced a $14-million investment in two
dozen programs to help foreign-trained professionals and tradespeople upgrade
their skills and training.
However, these efforts fail to address other obstacles. The selection system can
be onerous, forcing many immigrants to wait a long time for family
reunification. The average time to bring in parents and grandparents has
increased to as much as a decade, and the federal government is facing a lawsuit
that accuses it of discriminating against certain kinds of applicants and
causing unacceptable delays.
Other difficulties include lack of access to language classes, according to Faye
Wightman, CEO of the Vancouver Foundation, which supports programs for
immigrants. Federal funds to teach English and French as second languages have
not increased since 1996, and newcomers say the classes are not sophisticated
enough.
The study´s conclusions reflect other research that has found a lack of civic
engagement among second-generation immigrants. "You cannot assume people are
becoming more integrated, the longer they´re here," says Ms. Wayland. "The
children of immigrants who grow up here may have a more jaded outlook. Many have
experienced discrimination in school or just feel disengaged."
Ms. Wightman says her foundation funds a successful leadership training program
for immigrant youths, who then train others. "It was so popular that 90 youth
applied for 18 available spaces," she says. "We need more of this."
The study outlines several other recommendations to assist newcomers including
the following:
Reduce processing times for immigration and family sponsorships;
Build capacity of educators to meet language needs of immigrant children and
youth;
Provide interpreters in hospitals and schools;
Improve access to regulated professions.
It also says prospective immigrants should be given more accurate information
about the Canadian job market.
Canada´s selection criteria for skilled workers could also be adjusted.
Currently, the system favours highly educated white-collar workers, even though
blue-collar workers are needed.
[09-09-2006,20:01]
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Anonymous |
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if you have no education and do not speak, read, or write english - your chances of being unemployed are very high - just like the rest of the Canadian population.
when you can show me comparative stats I will pay attention.
[09-09-2006,20:47]
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Sharon |
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I have basically no work experience before I came to Canada.. I think Canada is the best for young folks. I never feel my future is such bright after I came to Canada. Seriously I feel very confidence here, I mean people are very nice to me. My talent is respected here.
My case is different, I am a plain paper in Canada, that´s why I can draw the most beautiful pictures here as long as I want!
[09-09-2006,22:07]
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departure bay |
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DB, there is no doubt in my mind that you will have all the dreams of your heart.
[09-09-2006,22:13]
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Sharon |
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I´ve been reading this forum for over a year now and I see a lot of posts about the unemployment rate, not jobs, etc...
While I think it´s valid concern, I can´t take it seriously due to the fact the there are little details presented along with the claim.
If you´re going to post such claims provide a factual resource with some real facts that apply to people on the forum...not just some thought or fear.
[10-09-2006,00:57]
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Anonymous |
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If you want facts about people on forums, you aren´t realistic enough to digest the facts. The fact is, most people who are adapting, integrating and employed are too busy planning and making futures for themselves and these people simply don´t have time to post their stats on forums for retards such as yourself. Get real, buddy.
[10-09-2006,07:06]
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I_heart_trolls |
(in reply to: CBC: High unemployment - immigrants first 5 years)
The only people who should get real are the immigration consultants on this forum, who claim that any article showing the difficulties of immigration, whether it be written by the CBC or Globe and Mail or any other well known Canadian media, or the Canadian gov´t itself....it somehow false....and yet these consultants claim to be the know - all sources about immigration to Canada...but they fail to acknowledge anyone pointing out that 50% of newcomers to Canada live below the poverty line 10 years after they arrive.....
[10-09-2006,09:09]
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Anonymous |
(in reply to: CBC: High unemployment - immigrants first 5 years)
Immigrant unemployment stats:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/89-614-XIE/2005001/tables/table8.5.htm
Other related info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_immigration_to_Canada
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