CANADA WILL BE INCREASINGLY DEPENDENT ON IMMIGRATION TO SUSTAIN, MAINTAIN AND GROW ITS ECONOMY
Canada like many western countries has experienced a rapidly declining birth rate
IMMIGRATION IS CRITICAL TO OFFSET CANADA’S DECLINING LABOUR MARKET
130,0000+
Permanent Residents Over Next 3 Years
642,000+
International Students On Average Per Annum
330,000+
Temporary Foreign Workers Per Annum
IMMIGRATION FROM ASIA WILL BE THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR CANADA’S LABOUR FORCE
2019 Permanent Residence Admission
- Total341,180
- South Asia102,005
- Philippines27,815
- China30,260
35%
Other Countries
30%
South Asia
9%
China
8%
Philippines
4%
Syria
3%
USA
3%
Nigeria
2%
France
2%
United Kingdom
2%
Iraq
2%
Iran
48%
of newcomers were from South Asia, Philippines and China in 2018
Source: Immigration,Refugees and Citizenship Canada (Admissions in 2019)
IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE IN THEIR PRIME WORKING YEARS
Age at Immigration to Canada – Total Immigrants in Canada
731,340
Under 5 years
1,311,810
5 to 14 years
1,604,430
15 to 24 years
3,198,920
25 to 44 years
694,320
45 years and over
AND BRING A HIGHLY SKILLED LABOUR FORCE INTO THE ECONOMY
| Metric for Females | South Asian | Any Visible Minority | Non Visible Minority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have Any University Degree | 37.4% | 33.8% | 21.9% |
| Have Masters Degree+ | 10.4% | 6.5% | 4.1% |
PINK ATTITUDE/CULTURALIQ NATIONAL STUDY
Our goal was to uncover why: Despite having the highest level of education, South Asian Women experienced the highest level of unemployment at 20.4 vs. the national average of 11.3%*
Pink Attitude in partnership CulturaliQ, TD, Sephora, Deloitte, NATIONAL, E&Y, Scotiabank, City of Brampton, IGM and APMA launched a national study to identify the systemic barriers preventing South Asian Women and benchmarked against other Canadians Visible Minorities and non Visible Minorities from achieving career success relative to the educational background.
What the Study revealed?
- That in comparison to other Canadians, South Asian women are significantly more likely to leave their current job within the next 2 years (e.g. 57% for South Asian, 42% for Black and 41% for Filipino vs. 36% non-racialized women).
- South Asian Women when compared with other Canadian employees report their skills are underutilized, due in part to the lack of recognition of their education background (60% South Asian, 58% black vs. 45% non-racialized Women).
| Women | Men | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 2 box on a 5 point agreement scale: missed out on career opportunities due to: |
South Asian | White | Chinese | Black | Filipino | South Asian | White | Chinese | Black | Filipino | ||
| You are an immigrant to Canada | 73% | 66% | 64% | 78% | 60% | 77% | 61% | 68% | 71% | 64% | ||
| You have a non-Canadian university education / degree |
60% | 31% | 27% | 38% | 57% | 61% | 36% | 37% | 50% | 63% | ||
| You don’t have work experience in Canada – even though I have work experience from my home country |
54% | 45% | 29% | 39% | 60% | 55% | 48% | 34% | 54% | 71% | ||
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 2 box on a 5 point agreement scale: missed out on career opportunities due to: |
South Asian | White | Chinese | Black | Filipino |
| You are an immigrant to Canada | 73% | 66% | 64% | 78% | 60% |
| You have a non-Canadian university education / degree |
60% | 31% | 27% | 38% | 57% |
| You don’t have work experience in Canada – even though I have work experience from my home country |
54% | 45% | 29% | 39% | 60% |
Men |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 2 box on a 5 point agreement scale: missed out on career opportunities due to: |
South Asian | White | Chinese | Black | Filipino |
| You are an immigrant to Canada | 77% | 61% | 68% | 71% | 64% |
| You have a non-Canadian university education / degree |
61% | 36% | 37% | 50% | 63% |
| You don’t have work experience in Canada – even though I have work experience from my home country |
55% | 48% | 34% | 54% | 71% |
OUR RECOMMENDATION
Canadian Experience Gap Grant
Objective to advance the Canadian Economy by fully utilizing the untapped skilled labour of New Canadians
CANADIAN EXPERIENCE GAP GRANT GUIDELINES
Our proposal: is to get ahead of the labour force skills gap with the objective of seamlessly integrating immigrants into the Canadian economy.
What this will achieve:
- More effectively integrate Newcomer experience and skills into marketplace
- Narrow the gap of the “Canadian experience” employment requirement which is holding back our most qualified potential employees of the future
- Program would support the diversity, equity and inclusion mandates of Canadian institutions
Proposed Guidelines
Ontario government to introduce funding for corporations, SMBs and not-for-profits organizations to hire immigrants under the guidelines below: Establish 1 year program that will be available from entry level to senior management roles.
The Goal: This program will provide encouragement and support for immigrants in Canada and ensure a pathway to the careers they deserve, and our economy depends on
Founded by Pink Attitude
Supporting Partners:
We are grateful for each of our sponsor’s support and their contributions towards our mission to empower South Asian Women.
Together, we will build a more inclusive Canada.
Our Board
The PAE Board is comprised of a cross-section of professionals who share the common vision and have the strong passion and commitment to make a difference in this under-developed area.