Articles

Pilot program brings hope to foreign-trained professionals  
( Date : 25 April 2008 )

Imagine stepping of a plane at the Ottawa International Airport, excited to start a new life and a career in a brand new country. Unfortunately ....... Read More......

Club Works Out Fine  ( Date : 08 March 2008 )

If she's hired, the 35-year-old wife, mother and software engineer from Venezuela will be the first member of the newly formed Ottawa Professionals Career Club to find work in her field. I'm so excited ....... Read More......

Job search a group effort  ( Date : 03 March 2008 )

When Wael Ismaeil arrived in Ottawa 2 1/2 years ago, he thought he'd find a job in a heartbeat. "I had so much experience, and I'd spent 20 years building my skills," said Ismaeil, a control systems engineer from Syria. "But.......   Read More......

Ottawa tough job market for foreigners ( Date : 14 February 2008 )

Foreign-trained professionals travelling to what many of them consider to be the promised land of Ottawa wind up struggling to survive here, a labour market expert says.

"This is a stream of some of the smartest people you'll ever see," said Bruce Switzer. "What employers, and others in this community, need to realize is that our future is dependent on them."  Read More......

Integration Resources Canada helps foreign-born professionals
find work ( Date : December 2007/January 2008 )

In an environment where acute labour shortages are a looming concern,
Integration Resources Canada is helping companies connect with skilled newcomers.
Read More......

Mentors give immigrants a chance at their first real job in Canada
( Date : 07 January 2006 )

Frustrated immigrants often fail to find work in their professional fields, but a new mentoring program in Ottawa is changing that. Read More......