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One of a migrant’s biggest worries when it comes to finding employment in Canada is that they will be unable to find a position which best suits the qualifications they hold
Stories of highly qualified professional migrants taking jobs as taxi drivers and road sweepers are not uncommon in Canada, but a recent study conducted in Quebec suggests that migrants heading for this province should not be unduly concerned.
The study, which was commissioned by Quebec's immigration ministry, found that seven out of ten skilled immigrants found work in their preferred field within five years of arriving in the province. And the encouraging news for British migrants is that the study's findings show that those who enter the province from western nations tend to find work easiest, with a majority working in their desired occupation within a few months to a year of settling in Quebec.
People hailing from North Africa and Eastern Europe took an average of 18 months to find befitting employment, while Latin American and Asian immigrants found the transition to the Quebec labour force hardest.
The report's lead researcher, Jean Renaud, looked at the job history of close to 1,500 recent immigrants, and said that while there are still some problems facing newcomers finding suitable work, the province – which runs a completely separate skilled immigration programme from the federal system – is doing a good job in selecting the immigrants who most meet its employment needs. Qualified healthcare workers, the study said, had the hardest time finding relevant jobs in the province.
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18 December 2006