Overview

Abstract (English)

Key Points: * About 40% of immigrants have difficulties in getting their credentials accepted. Immigrants planning to work in unregulated occupations fared only slightly better than those planning to work in regulated occupations. * Less than a quarter of immigrants had checked whether their credentials would be accepted before coming to Canada. * The two most common reasons for immigrants not checking their credentials are lack of time and the the fact that it was not necessary to have their credentials checked, either because they knew that their credentials would be accepted, because they were not looking for work, or because they were planning to work in a different field. * More than half of immigrants planning to work in the health care sector experienced difficulties in getting their credentials recognized, compared to a third of immigrants planning to work in the natural sciences, in engineering or in architecture.

Abstract (French)

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