A study released by Statistics Canada, Canada's national stastistical agency, documents many of the difficulties new immigrants face in finding employment. The study shows that 6 out of 10 newcomers end up having to switch their fields altogether after coming to this country.
Forty-four per cent of the immigrants found employment within a short time and that increased to 70 per cent after six months. However, even then, 42 per cent of the job holders were still looking for another position.
Frustrated with gloomy employment prospects, 67 per cent of the new immigrants planned to obtain further training to upgrade their skills. And 67 per cent of university-educated immigrants intended to pursue further university-level training.