Immigrants Entering Canada

New immigrants entering Canada are selected using a points system designed to hand-pick skilled, educated professionals. However, they face a difficult task attempting to integrate into the Canadian labour market. A common trend amongst studies is the detrimental role foreign-earned credentials and experience play during the hiring process. Their human-cultural capital is often devalued, limiting both opportunities for employment, as well as upward mobility. Intersectionality further complicates the issue, demonstrating how some immigrants experience greater oppression than others. This proposal will address the experiences of female migrants with foreign-earned credentials as they attempt to integrate themselves into the Canadian labour market. In particular, I will be focusing on whether their accrued human-cultural capital translates into job opportunities in their previous field of work.
Many immigrants entering Canada do so with exceptional levels of human capital. However, studies have shown that there are many barriers beyond the initial points system selection process, impeding their employment opportunities. Women struggle to have their credentials recognized, forcing them to choose between starting from scratch or changing career paths (Creese & Wiebe, 2012; Tastsoglou & Miedema, 2005; Zaman, 2010). Man (2004); Guo (2009); Zaman (2010) acknowledged the difficulties of seeking reaccreditation. It is costly, time-consuming, complicated, and promises no certainty of success. Immigrants who opt to go this route later become informed there is little or no transference for previous education and work experiences. This devaluation has negative implications, as intelligent, skilled workers are deskilled and funneled into ‘bad jo...

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...dited)? Were you able to find full-time work? If so, how long did it take following your immigration? Also, was this work in the same field or similar to your previous employment prior to migration? If not, what type of work was it? If you were unable to find full-time employment, have you found another form of employment (temporary, part-time, contract)? If you are currently unemployed, are you still actively searching for employment?
In terms of ethical considerations, the priority of this research study first and foremost is the safety of its participants. Each of the potential candidates will be given a full overview of their requirements, should they decide to participate. All aspects will explicitly be explained in great detail to ensure that there is informed consent. The women will also be given full anonymity. It is of great importance that participants who