Major Research Paper (Master's), Critical Disability Studies, School of Health Policy and Management,Faculty of Health, York UniversityHighly skilled Nigerian/African professionals who have immigrated to Canada through the express entry or other economic class program experience a significant level of discounting of their foreign-acquired skills and credentials as they attempt to transition into the Canadian workspace. The discounting of their skills and credentials often occurs during the job recruitment processes and/or as a result of Canadian job requirements (or licensing requirements for regulated professions) and recruitment practices that place outsize importance on Canadian work experience over their foreign-acquired work experience...
In response to Canada’s shrinking labour force, experts are calling for a more diverse, flexible, ad...
Career transitioning among immigrants in Canada is a widely studied phenomenon. However, little rese...
Canada is globally renowned as a nation of newcomers. Every year, around 200,000 immigrants make Can...
This qualitative study is a secondary data analysis on interviews conducted on immigrant professiona...
African immigrants come to the United States and Canada for a better life; most come for the sake of...
In Canada, the non-recognition of foreign credentials remains a considerable policy issue as well as...
Objectives To examine the association of underemployment (operationalized as unemployment or overqu...
Canada’s policymakers need to develop a better strategy for recognizing the credentials of foreign t...
Canada, a nation reliant on immigrants for economic growth, has invited millions of professionals to...
This qualitative study endeavored to interview professional immigrants in order to better understand...
Why is mental health a concern for immigrant workers? Prevalence estimates have shown that mental i...
This is the published version of an article published in the Canadian Social Work Journal.Skilled im...
Black African immigrant men’s mental health is relatively understudied. This article is part of a la...
The movement towards knowledge-based societies makes human capital a critical success factor for sus...
This research project investigates the job search experiences of racialized internationally trained ...
In response to Canada’s shrinking labour force, experts are calling for a more diverse, flexible, ad...
Career transitioning among immigrants in Canada is a widely studied phenomenon. However, little rese...
Canada is globally renowned as a nation of newcomers. Every year, around 200,000 immigrants make Can...
This qualitative study is a secondary data analysis on interviews conducted on immigrant professiona...
African immigrants come to the United States and Canada for a better life; most come for the sake of...
In Canada, the non-recognition of foreign credentials remains a considerable policy issue as well as...
Objectives To examine the association of underemployment (operationalized as unemployment or overqu...
Canada’s policymakers need to develop a better strategy for recognizing the credentials of foreign t...
Canada, a nation reliant on immigrants for economic growth, has invited millions of professionals to...
This qualitative study endeavored to interview professional immigrants in order to better understand...
Why is mental health a concern for immigrant workers? Prevalence estimates have shown that mental i...
This is the published version of an article published in the Canadian Social Work Journal.Skilled im...
Black African immigrant men’s mental health is relatively understudied. This article is part of a la...
The movement towards knowledge-based societies makes human capital a critical success factor for sus...
This research project investigates the job search experiences of racialized internationally trained ...
In response to Canada’s shrinking labour force, experts are calling for a more diverse, flexible, ad...
Career transitioning among immigrants in Canada is a widely studied phenomenon. However, little rese...
Canada is globally renowned as a nation of newcomers. Every year, around 200,000 immigrants make Can...