Why Canadian Employers Avoid Hiring Newcomers

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[@user-tm9bv7dq5l]

Companies aren't loyal to employees so why should employees be loyal to a company. The company will lay you off in the blink of an eye as soon as things get tough.

[@MakeThatChange]

Canada is a capitalistic society, so there is a mutual benefit expected, always. Company uses workers, workers use the company.

[@sonofsaloman1940]

​@@MakeThatChangewrong

[@MakeThatChange]

Then make it right.

[@reno.rodolfo3089]

​@@MakeThatChangeworkers needs a better econonic life, company needs slaves.

[@MakeThatChange]

not sure what you mean? you only work for the money, employer only needs you for the labour. If you don't make the money you want, you just go where you can make the money you want.

[@Braddorado85]

Thanks for the great content! I emigrated to Canada 2 years ago from South Africa as a lawyer on express entry with ten plus years experience. Initially I anticipated just being able to slot into a familiar role however I soon realized that I’d have to lower my expectations and start from the bottom up due to the lack of Canadian experience. It was really frustrating and I ended up having to do different odd jobs for a couple of months before finding a legal admin position then a legal assistant position covering for other employees when they went on vacation . Although I knew I was overqualified I also knew that this could potentially open doors for me. After 6 months I was promoted to a paralegal position and can speak to the pojnt that, based on my experience, Canadian employers value talent and hard work irrespective of your background . Also having fun and showcasing your personality is a definite must!

[@MakeThatChange]

Thank you for sharing this! Glad it worked out well for you, congrats!

[@bernardoferreira6051]

NO entry level position should EVER require experience. Not a single one. If it requires experience, it’s not entry level, just underpaid.

[@MakeThatChange]

So you think, let's say, an entry level nurse shouldn't have some experience under her belt (that she received during training)? Would you trust her to start an IV?😊

[@bernardoferreira6051]

@@MakeThatChange A nurse that is certified has training under her belt, it’s part of the course. When employers look for experience, they’re looking for it previous jobs as a full fledged nurse, not training. No one who just graduated has experience. So every certified nurse has training to draw blood, check vitals, colect a history, etc… but they’ll never get experience if she never get a job, because the entry level positions ask for 3 years of experience. So if you’re hiring and need a nurse with experience, ask for as many years of experience you want, but don’t try to say it’s and entry level position just because you’re not willing to pay for the what you’re looking for.

[@seanothepop4638]

@@MakeThatChange Nurse I wouldn't say is entry level.

[@chamodsaranga4621]

@@MakeThatChangeemployers are not referring to the experience you get from training within the academics. They are asking for professional/ hands on experience 😂 I've seen so many entry level positions asking for experience. Dunno which drugs they are taking. Or maybe they want someone having qualifications hired for a cheap package!

[@MakeThatChange]

Emotions aside, employers don’t want to spend their money on teaching people how to do work. It is the reality today unfortunately and we either adjust to that, or wait until employers attitudes change.🤷🏻‍♀️

[@AakashParameswaran]

Literally, every single person who's alive jumps companies when they find a better job. Why should that be any different for a newcomer? What I have noticed is a massive bias based on where you are from. For instance, I worked at a company that is one of the biggest video game companies on the planet. I applied for a job at a branch of this very company in this country. During the interview process, they were initially very happy that I was an EX-company employee. But the moment they found out that it was their branch in India, all of that enthusiasm dried up in their tone. Despite the fact that the Indian branch works on much bigger and better products than the Canadian Branch. Eventually, they reject you, and then you find that they employed someone way less qualified than you, and the feedback! that is, if you get it, will be something vague like you don't have the right experience. Bro, I matched everything on the job description. I did exactly what this role's responsibilities state my entire career. Also, the video game making is the same no matter where you are in the world. We don't code or design in Hindi or make products for the Indian market. Gaming products are for the global market. There's no need to worry about translating credentials or skills because it's literally the same. I guarantee the moment these kinds of weird biases stop, you will see a rise in immigrant employment.

[@MakeThatChange]

thanks for sharing this. It's is really disappointing to hear stories like this. The bias is real. The best way to overcome that is by networking and building up a reputation locally, which takes time and effort.

[@shailrajmahida]

​​​@@MakeThatChange Networking needs reciprocation,and having pre-conceived notions about Indian-immigrants coming to the country by the Canadians is for real! Canadians want to have the foreign money to develope their nation,immigrants to fill its labour market wherein Indians fill in the highest bill of all,and then due to some strange racist approaches,many Indians are slogged into hefty,tiresome labour jobs and drained off to their last blood/sweat drop pissing them off the country,adding on huge rentals alongwith discriminative work hours! So Canada needs to fix its ways of double-standards of treating immigrants!

[@MakeThatChange]

couldn't agree more.

[@sid.kavalu]

That is true. Contrary to what most people think, employers in Canada are extremely biased & racist. I had enough of this non sense and ended up working for an American company that paid more and eventually starting my own business. Fact of the matter is that they want more immigrants to add to their tax base and keep their GDP & overinflated real estate afloat. Why else is it so easy to move here compared to the US for skilled immigrants.

[@charlyr6076]

If I am not mistaken, India has the biggest numbers of immigration in Canada. It might be in the numbers but I can tell you that Canada does have some bias but I dont think is worst tha that for example Brazil, Mexico Morocco, France or Belgium, if you compare to the Swiss it's actually great, so yes not perfect and some horror stories do happen, but is not as horrible as other countries, keep trying and networking and it will work out.

[@Yeo555]

Thanks, very valuable content! Still, I was baffled at 13:20 with "It is a warm, open minded and welcoming society", I have rarely seen such things.

[@OntarioAndrews415]

This was very good, and informative. I only travel about 3,000 miles when I moved from eastern USA to western Canada back in 2009. I wasn't exactly old, but I was no spring rooster anymore either. :) I did learn that Canada and the US are different. Different cultures indeed.

[@murraytown4]

Well done!!!

[@MakeThatChange]

Glad you appreciated it.

[@yinkst]

One of the best videos I've watched: real, practical and true. The things addressed are part of the things I've come to personally realise. The question I have is how to translate some of the areas noted to your CV. Like - willingness to stay; heart to learn...

[@MakeThatChange]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@harrisonjoseph612]

thank you for this beautiful video... you just mentioned real facts here

[@Dipveerroy]

Thank you so much for valuable information and understanding to Canadian circumstances.

[@MakeThatChange]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shreeprada530]

Thank you for sharing it! Very insightful

[@MakeThatChange]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@teresavalvo1403]

that was very very informative!! thanks a lot

[@MakeThatChange]

Glad it was helpful!

[@willujames4989]

More loyalty... OMG, I just fell out my of my chair; I think I broke my hip. How about when training (always at a lower wage), striking a deal with the employee such that when they complete the training, their salary is increased (instead of keeping the salary low and raising your prices and unneeded fees, just a thought, eh?). Love your POV and helpful tips. Wish I had this when I moved to Canada. Would have saved me time for sure.

[@user-tq8jk1rw4h]

New employees in the training period are quite often "unproductive", or even worse, "counter-productive". They often are a drain of resources. It's understandable that employees want a pay raise once they gain experience. But the employers also need to recoup the wages and training costs during the training period. That's why employers would rather hire experienced workers, instead of hiring new immigrants and new graduates. Because many employers feel that, during the training period, it should be employees paying employers, not the other way around. But this will never be allowed by the labour law. So what can be done? Maybe a government subsidy to reimburse employers?

[@ShuoYang-vf9fh]

Really helpful, especially to know what the employers' thinking

[@super-blues]

Excellent info, thks. Any autor for the book that you’re sharing?

[@MakeThatChange]

We’ve left the links in the description box for the books.

[@reno.rodolfo3089]

"I wish people had more loyalty to the company" Lol 😂

[@leonardohernandez8055]

Heartbreaking … and debatible Licensed Regulated professionals is what is needed in Canada. We do not need cooks, marketing professionals, graphics designers.. what we need in our economy are Engineers, Doctors, Dentists, Architects … Many of the regulated orofessions can start their procedures before arriving to Canada. The problem is that the new immigrants do not read enough about the requirements to practice, before they arrive to Canada. Fortunatelly rhere are many people who is willing to coach (for free) these new immigrants. I have done it for 20+ years in Canada and USA. I have coached Engineers, Architects, Doctors, Veterinarians, Dentists, Accountants, and even Lawyers … in their parhs to a succesful professional transition to receive their Professional Licenses in Canada. Please girls, do not discourage these professionals to come to Canada. Blessings and Hugs from: 🇺🇸 Seattle WA y 🇨🇦 Vancouver BC

[@MakeThatChange]

Thank you for your message. By no means we are discouraging licensed professionals from coming to Canada, we are managing expectations to make sure they are prepared and set up for success.

[@robind.5300]

@@MakeThatChange Let's see. I'm an engineer (not in the sense of a P.Eng. yet but that title requires Canadian experience at least in Ontario and BC). I've been researching and preparing for years before I came here about 6 weeks ago. So far it's been challenging to land interviews (but it is early on). This video basically confirms what I've been feeling. It's the same arrogance as in Germany (my home country) - everyone needs immigrants, nobody wants them. Which is very much discouraging but eh, I knew it was a real possibility that this could be the outcome of this adventure. The thing I expected the least though is booking a resume review for Canadian immigrants to boost my efforts and then never receiving it. I love this country. It's not without it's challenges but it gets so many things right. End of October is decision day. Till then I'm not giving up on 8 years of dreaming and preparation.

[@kylefan8478]

Canada absolutely does not need more engineers. Quite frankly Canada is not an IP based economy and is extremely poor at putting STEM talent to use. Alberta's oil sector absorbed the majority of engineering graduates before that industry crashed. These days engineers are far better off moving to the US, where there is actual work. The quality of engineering schools in Canada is very high, but the quality of engineering employers in Canada is very low. Graduates are being wasted in menial pointless work by employers who are obsolete and irrelevant in the international market.

[@leonardohernandez8055]

@@kylefan8478 debatible !!! Engineers do not only innovate and create new IP. The Engineers also implement, install and maintain current technolgy. Civil Engineering create buildings and roads, Chemical Engineers automate processes, helping to filter water, to produce in mass production, Electrical Engineers handle the grid and help in the distribution of hydro. It is true that Canada will always be mediocre in creating and innovating new technology, always behind USA, Germany, Japan. It is true that the Canadian top Engineering Schools will always be behind after Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins, Cal Tech, UCLA. It is true that Canada will be always behind in the number of Nobel Laurates in Physics, Medicine, Chemistry … alwasy behind USA. If you say that Canadian Engineering schools are very good … well that is a poor blind opinion. UBC, UToronto, UMcMaster, UWaterloo, UMcGill, these top universities WILL NEVER COMPETE againt UCLA, Stanford, MIT, Cal Tech, Berkley, UColumbia, Yale, Harvard, BrownU, UTexas, UWashington, PennState, UFlorida. Canada has at the most 25 Nobel Laurates, compared to the 75 Nobel Laurates of Harvard or MIT. But the Engineers are always needed. Even if you agree or not. The heavy industry, telecommunications, consumer electronics, automotive industry, food industry, pharmaceutical industry, transportation, oil and mining, power generation and distribution, biomedical, biotech, consteuction … all these industries need engineers. And the truth is that all the graduates from Canadian Universities cannot fill the gaps. And please do not take me wrong …but the level of undergraduate engineering schools is also debatible … I recall when a new PEng from Ontario asked me: “Do the people in Latin America squeeze limes into fresh water to kill bacterias ?” On your very good point about te low quality of engineering employers in Canada, currently… I remember the okd days when I used to work for Research In Motion (Blackberry) in Waterloo Ontario. Maybe today is time to let the government Federal and Provincial to drive the economics of the new technology which will help Canada lead the fure os STEM to the future.What was called in the past: Government Driven Technology.

[@kylefan8478]

@@leonardohernandez8055 Canadians schools can't compete? what? UofT engineering is stronger than UCLA. Yale is garbage at engineering, Columbia is mediocre at best. Brown, pennstate and Florida is nowhere near UofT/UBC/McGill/Waterloo level. it's not even close. Canadian engineering curriculums are tier for tier far more rigorous than US schools. EngSci at UofT is on par with Caltech. The problems aren't the schools, the employers suck.

[@romanorel8761]

I am working in CG industry. All practices and tools are the same around the world so there is no threshold to start working seamlessly in North American environment. And I have a perfect English and actually not that bad at small talk as for Slavic guy. It was more then a year since I started applying. There was two interviews. One went unsuccessful and other one did land me a half a year contract with the studio. And people in that studio were happy working with me and extremely happy with my results. In between I got tones of rejecting emails or no response at all. By now its not the interview being the hardest part, its trying to get at least one interview. I am adjusting resume, I have 7+ years experience and I have portfolio. I started applying being optimistic so I was asking for very high salary and that's when 1st interview occurred. By and by I was lowering my expectations more and more and now I have no responses at all. Honestly it feels like shadow ban or something. And I'm not alone. I have my fellow colleagues who are looking for a job for more then 1-2 years with no replies from the studios. So either my industry is doomed or they don't want to deal with the newcomers no matter what.

[@bhardwajamit17]

these employers ALSO Won’t let you enter into unionized jobs here. Over top of that they will put your name in blacklist, just to make sure you don’t get an interview call for next 2/3 years.

[@ManjilKhadka48]

"How well you can sell yourself." 6:19 I think sell yourself is not a good word to hear. :) Rest, the contents are great to learn for a developing country, like where im from.

[@hujinom]

Could you please send me the name of the book you mention there ? Business Communication or any other source/ article or book to understand Canadian working culture

[@MakeThatChange]

Check the link in the description box of this video😊

[@Dmytronski]

I'm working in a gamedev industry and my experience is relevant anywhere(same as for IT specialists), but I don't have a Canadian experience. Will it be the same problem as for specialists in other areas, and what would you recommend?

[@MakeThatChange]

I think it will ultimately depend on how the industry is doing ( hiring boom vs not), as well as your professional profile ( experience, your edge/specialty), and most importantly, networking.

[@Mnedho_Vision2050]

Bycott companies hiring Foreigner workers and ignoring hiring Canadian Citizens in Canada.

[@chamodsaranga4621]

Indian managers hiring indians (from their specific province in India), locals hiring locals... Canadian recruitmens in a nutshell!

[@chinonsomichael9839]

What about Uber driver

[@user-tm9bv7dq5l]

No company is going to pay someone who isn't productive for 9 months. That info can't be accurate

[@MakeThatChange]

It takes about this much to reach optimal productivity where a worker can work fully without supervision and excel. This is based on research in regards to skilled professions and knowledge workers. The period would be shorter for lower skilled work.

[@KoQuitlam88]

I am curious if this is also case for jobs like truck/bus drivers? Jobs with big shortages.

[@MakeThatChange]

This is generally less prevalent in hard skill trades(unlicensed) or solo jobs - especially jobs that have a default hard skill training period when you start.

[@KoQuitlam88]

@@MakeThatChange Thanks👍🏻 great channel by the way.

[@MakeThatChange]

thank you!

[@mcmali79]

If Canadian employers don’t know how to make sense of foreign credentials what on earth are agencies like WES, IQAS, etc. doing? Isn’t this the employer’ responsibility to check?

[@MakeThatChange]

It’s is, but they’d rather hire someone who’s credentials are easy to recognize rather than do extra work verifying equivalencies 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@mcmali79]

@@MakeThatChange But isn’t that job already done by WES, IQAS, etc.? Employers only have to use the end result.

[@edohrling5205]

I’m sorry, but Canadians born and raised here are having difficulty finding good meaningful jobs. We just don’t have the infrastructure put in place to support all the immigrants coming into the country. It’s not that we don’t want or need them eventually we do but we’re overloading our systems and things are breaking.

[@justinrimorin7298]

Which province did you folks decide to reside in?

[@MakeThatChange]

We're in Ontario

[@sadigahmed55]

Thanks l like your English Accent as well as your video Topic. Please let me know could I apply for asylum I from Wounded Sudan now living in Qatar. Iam a geologist with 5 years experience, and my wife is a microbiologist with 2 years experience

[@MakeThatChange]

thank you! this video is a good place to start: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZWUZIJ4e5qiY68

[@mattvdh]

It's not true, there aren't any jobs or opportunities in Canada. I'm a native born Canada and can speak fluently in English and French, college educated and frankly the job market is completely dead. The gov is so corrupt right now and the economy so terrible that I wouldn't recommend anyone move here right now.

[@MakeThatChange]

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[@emtiazahmedchowdhury6488]

Canada company only hire them who have a good reference I'm here for 1 year i don't get a single job but my friends who have reference was hired immediately

[@MakeThatChange]

relationships and networking are critical here

[@SabbirVlog-007]

Anna and Anastasia don't wory,,i will come to Canada,, if I come Canada i work with your office.

[@MakeThatChange]

All the best!

[@nappleonfire]

well.... also one more problem is when hiring one then the one will start pull in more. The problem I've seen they will recommend others based on favoritism instead of qualification. They will tell the others how the company operates and sounds like a pro during the interview, so other races will get fewer opportunities. This type of "networking" is unprofessional. They start talking in their own language in the work place and call English speakers racists. The basic skills labor would be flooded with one race. The government should stop pour in newcomers. There basically not enough jobs for Canadians.

[@Rahmotpro-yz7lv]

As a society, we should strive to create more inclusive workplaces where newcomers are welcomed and given equal opportunities to succeed.

[@seanothepop4638]

You both have a wonderful channel, and I'm happy to be a subscriber, but I think its' time to face that Canada isn't worth it. It's not. You both deserve better, I deserve better, chat deserves better if anyone's in Canada. All of these issues (Canada not hiring immigrants personally I think it's not hiring ANYONE which includes immigrants) once dealt with, are still underpaying. THis job we're all fighting over, once all is said and done, will still keep us in poverty. This desperation is not appropriate.

[@fizzamemon1765]

Let’s be straight now, I could see no masking with words and exceptionally blunt as if humility has now suddenly been a lost trait. I thought that people here are sensitive and speak sensibly but clearly couldn’t see that case and let alone someone who would want coaching from a place with DEIB resting in peace. My experience ever since moving tells me that work here is far more easy, streamlined, less cumbersome, and quick. It’s not as hard as you portray. If immigrants from UK and US are more appropriate than it’s probably because they fit your culture and are from your genesis. Apologising but extremely hurtful. Please be careful of hurting the sentiments of other communities. We have not married the companies since companies take zero seconds terminating employees. It’s a two way traffic. Period!

[@aarondavey8953]

Come to Canada, get your citizensip and then leave to the USA, In the US you are paid twice as much and better benefits and better quality of life.

[@user-sc3jf3ug6j]

Peace be upon you, my sister. How are you, my sister? My husband has a Canadian tourist visa and wants to settle in Canada and work there, but he does not know what. Please, can you help me with any information? I swear I need this help. I have 3 children. Please help me. My husband has experience driving trucks.

[@BrunoLimaCervera-rx7qd]

I'm a God worker .

[@acounttemporary5017]

We Filipinos loved Canada. So we're preparing hundreds of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to send there. In time, Filipinos will build a lot communities there. And in the future, you will see a lot of Half Filipino: Half Canadian walking the Streets as we Procreate with the Canadians. Mabuhay! 👊

[@z3nkin]

This is such a weird comment. Lol

[@Dailysiksey]

It’s ok we are still leaving the country for them

[@MakeThatChange]

not for them, leave your country for YOU and your future.

[@SJames491]

so what, people quit when they find something better, canadians do it too all the time, this is post covid, 2024 era..... just goes to show how this culture is stuck in the circa 80s.