Earnings gap a ‘troubling’ trend

Data show immigrants earn 9.6 per cent less than Canadian-born peers and the gap isn’t closing over time Globe and MailNovember 24, 2009 Tavia Grant and Joe Friesen Every immigration story begins with high hopes: A new home in a safe, prosperous country, a job...

Immigrants trail on wages and jobs

Toronto StarNovember 24, 2009 Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yew jpeg ” alt=”Toronto Star Graphic “What they earned”” width=”384″ height=”285″ />       Immigrants face lower wages and are more likely than...

Immigrants work longer for less

A new study finds a bleak jobs picture for new Canadians, though the picture improves for those who have been in here longer The Globe and MailNovember 23, 2009 Tavia Grant Newcomers to Canada tend to see lower wages and higher rates of involuntary part-time work,...

Educated immigrants underemployed in Canada: report

OTTAWA – Two-thirds of university-educated recent immigrants to Canada are underemployed in jobs requiring at most a college education or apprenticeship, according to a Statistics Canada report released Monday. November 23, 2009Canwest News Service Shannon...

Lawyer wins mentoring award

November 23, 2009Law Times The Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council has recognized a Toronto lawyer for his contributions to mentoring new immigrants. Michael Schafler, a partner at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, was the only lawyer to receive the special...

TRIEC honours mentors and mentees

Canadian ImmigrantNovember 23, 2009 Miho Takaya Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC)’s fourth annual Mentoring Partnership Awards honoured five immigrants, including two foreign trained immigrants, on Nov. 17. The two skilled immigrants were...