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- Title
The Credentialing Problems of Foreign Trained Personnel from Asia and Africa Intending to Make their Home in Canada: A Social Psychological Perspective.
- Authors
Grant, Peter R.; Nadin, Shevaun
- Abstract
This study examined the experiences of a sample of skilled immigrants to Canada from Asia and Africa who were currently experiencing credentialing problems ( N = 180). Most respondents had advanced postsecondary training and a job requiring a high level of skill prior to emigrating, but many were unable to obtain equivalent work in Canada. In reaction, they took work for which they were overqualified, volunteered, had their qualifications assessed, and upgraded their training. Most respondents were surprised and upset that it was so difficult for them to obtain a suitable job in their profession, and many felt that immigrants were discriminated against by Canadian employers. The policy implications of this “brain waste” are discussed.
- Subjects
CANADA; SKILLED labor; IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYEE training; FOREIGN workers; LABOR market; EMPLOYMENT discrimination; LABOR policy; EMIGRATION &; immigration
- Publication
Journal of International Migration & Integration, 2007, Vol 8, Issue 2, p141
- ISSN
1488-3473
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12134-007-0011-2