While Toronto based employers believe they have successful programs to integrate new Canadian workers, only 49% of new Canadians believe that these programs are useful. 34% of a survey of 560 professionals who earned their degrees in other countries found that employers do not adequately address cultural differences in the Canadian workplace. Among their suggestions for improvement is an orientation that includes more information and advice about Canadian workplace culture and orientation that is specific to the job they were hired for. It has also been found that health-care workers with foreign credentials are twice as likely to find work that those with business and finance backgrounds.
I think this is an important issue in Canada. If more new Canadians are comfortable in the workplace, they are going to be more productive in their work. This is key for our whole economy to be able to grow and come together as one.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/on-the-job/immigrants-looking-for-a-better-welcome-in-canadian-workplaces/article2334417/
I agree with you Mardini. With this economic slump we are in, we need as many people to be as comfotable as possible in the work place, in order to be much more productive in what they are doing.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we need unity to fix the economy. But with the statistic involving business vs. healthcare, this is probably because there is more of a demand for doctors nationally, not because of lack of integration. The job market for finance is not strong right now, considering the recent depression. However with better integration, the economy would strengthen faster.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that we should be welcoming immigrants because after all, with out them our economy would fail. But I do think that along with an improved orientation we should give them a hot cup of hot chocolate ;)
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