Canada has always been a place of wonder for those living outside the country. This has been one of the main reasons for immigrants migrating to Canada. Most of the foreign nationals moving to Canada do not have the right picture about the country in their minds. This article is an insight into the country, especially for the immigrants thinking of Moving to Canada.

Most of the immigrants who are well educated come to Canada end up with slightly odd jobs. However, these immigrants have no calms about it since they are earning well comparatively to their previous earnings in their native countries. Also, such jobs are because most of the Canadian employers do not identify these immigrants for any job in relation to their prior work experience. Some of the factors for such a hostile response are:

Since the immigrants do not have a Canadian reference, it becomes difficult for a local employer to trust them as being credible. These references are an important aspect for employment opportunities in Canada. These work references basically involve someone to vouch for the candidate's work experience, skills and behavior and so on. Thus, it is strongly recommended that newly landed immigrants network among the established Canadian residents and citizens to reach out to Canadian employers against such references.

In many workshops regarding jobs and Employment in Canada, it has been clearly stated that around 85% of the job market in this country is hidden. This could be interpreted as jobs not being advertised and only a few senior officials in an organization are aware of it. Hence, social and professional networking would help a lot in this aspect.

Lack of proper communication. Those immigrants not fluent in English or French find it difficult to communicate with the local folks. This is a barrier to a good employment opportunity. Hence, attending English language classes would help to a large extent. Skilled migrants are an important source for driving the economy of Canada. However, this has led to a lot of repulsion from the local Canadians. This is because it has simply reduced the number of jobs for the local citizens.

Having an employee of foreign origin raises a question of doubt. This is because it takes additional time for a new immigrant employee to get accustomed with the local work culture.

Some employers tend to believe that when it comes to work, no other nationalities can outright Canadians. It is a custom in Canada for the employers to oblige people in their social circle. Thus, networking and mingling with locals again becomes very important.

It can be said that there is no coordination between the Canadian employers and the Immigration Department. The immigration policies do not seem to cater to the needs of the job market. In other words, it could be termed as being obsolete. This has been especially true of immigration selection criteria till early 2008. Occupational lists that are open for immigration since Feb 2008 are more reflective of job situation in Canada.

The Canadian employers including the top management and the supervisors are not trained appropriately to handle a multicultural workforce