Unemployment numbers still the worst for recent immigrants
Unemployment numbers still the worst for recent immigrants
By Shlok Talati
New Canadian Media
Kalpesh Patel came to Canada from India as a permanent resident in April 2022; he thought he had everything that would help him contribute to the labour shortage in the country. But Patel has still not found work that matches his skills.
Patel, a 27-year-old Halifax resident, had worked as a field executive in social relations and networking at a hospital in India for five years before coming to Canada under National Occupation Classification 4212 – Social and community service workers.
In an interview in Gujarati, he said,”I have applied to 400-500 jobs since I have come here.”
Even at a time of record high employment, immigrants who have been in Canada for less than five years had the worst job numbers in 2022 when compared to other immigrant cohorts and people born in Canada. In different provinces, unemployment numbers differed, with Ontario having the highest disparity.
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