Challenges of Newcomers in Canada

Employment Challenges

• Immigrants need adjustment and transition time
• Need assistnace in resume, cover letter and interview skill
• Govt. policy challenge (,Yan mc,&Anucha,U.2017.p.12

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• lack of connection to find job
• languge barrier
• l ack of Canadian experience

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• Slow foreigh credentials certification process
• Past education and experience are not recognized in Canada
• lack of bridging programs
• Systemic and structural racism
• ( Yan,mc,&Anucha,U.2017.p.112)

Housing challenges

• High cost of Rent Vs living expences
• Shortage of affordable houses
• lack of information about safe neighborhoods.
• Systemic racism, relationship with the land lords.
• (Yanmc,&Anucha,U.2017.p.157)

Health Challenges

• Lack of awareness how the health care system operates
• Challenges to get family doctor
• language barrier to access health care and effeciantly communicate with health care workers
• ( Yan Miu,&Anucha, U.2017.p.133

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• Cultural taboos especially mental health
• Women patients Vs male doctors
• Language barrier to communicate effectively with health care workers

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• Imbalance work / life balance
• Unsafe and dangerous work environment
• biases and systemic racism in the health care system

Thank you

Reference

• Yan,Miu,&Anucha. Working with immigrants and Refuges . Oxford University press Academic Canada .2017