Why do immigrants need help to get a job? Isn that preferential treatment?
Skilled immigrants face obstacles to finding employment that Canadian-trained persons do not. Prospective employers may not want to hire someone who has an unfamiliar degree from an international university, who lacks experience in Canadian workplaces, or whose technical language skills need upgrading. Giving employers reliable information about equivalent academic degrees and giving skilled immigrants a chance to obtain Canadian experience and upgrade their skills are ways to remove obstacles so our economy can benefit from the skills that immigrants bring.
