Overcoming Employment Barriers for Immigrants in Canada: The Canadian Experience Dilemma.
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Bankole, an African immigrant, recently captured widespread attention with his viral TEDx talk, where he shared his journey of integrating into Canadian society. After a successful career in Nigeria, Bankole turned his challenging experiences into a mission for change, becoming an advocate for first-generation Canadian immigrants through his platform, The Immigrant Life.
In his TEDx talk, Bankole discussed his immigration experience, highlighting the difficulties professionals face when trying to enter the Canadian workforce. Despite preparing thoroughly for the move, Bankole struggled to find a job due to the common barrier of "Canadian experience." He applied for numerous jobs, only to be rejected until he modified his resume to omit his Nigerian background. This prompted him to advocate for better support for immigrants, arguing that the Canadian system, though not intentionally biased, needs reform to better integrate skilled professionals.
Through The Immigrant Life, Bankole has created a grassroots community to help immigrants navigate similar challenges. His platform offers practical advice and encourages information sharing, helping newcomers overcome systemic barriers. Bankole’s advocacy highlights a larger issue: the need for Canada to reassess how it supports immigrant professionals, ensuring that their skills are fully utilized for the benefit of both the individuals and the country.
Very interesting interview. Thanks Mr Dapo for speaking the mind of a lot of us.
Thanks for this inspiring story and keep doing what you do.
Thank you for sharing, Mr. Dayo Bankole. Great interview, Mr. Ayo Ogunbosi. Well done!
Very interesting conversation. To my mind, there are multiple sides to getting 'an answer' to this equation. The 'answer' in this case is also a moving goalpost or variable. One of the many sides is what Dapo is already doing - immigrants themselves (myself included) organising, modelling, influencing, advocating and designing what works, how it should be. Many times, there is the unspoken ignorance or call it bias that is systemic and ignorantly self preserving on the parts of host countries. They are human too. The humans on both sides need to keep meeting and finetuning what serves both needs best. Well done Dapo as you are contributing to the solutions.👏👍
Well articulated!
Thanks guys
This conversation is mind blowing 🎉
Well done! Dapo & Ayo.
Conversations that should be had.
This was informative Sir’s
Very well spoken! Thank you
Thank you!
Very interesting program. Well done Dapo and Ayo.
I sincerely dont believe that there is anything like canadian experience in all sector especially in tech (I understand that it might be a thing in medicine, tax and law). I got a job in Canada from Nigeria and my employer applied for my work permit and then helped with my PR when i relocated to Canada. And i have three friends in the tech space that also got a job in Canada from Nigeria with their Nigeria resume.
Tech is universal. That statement must not apply to tech roles unless they say the statement embodies culture.
This is my story,I left my country with my family as a lawyer but I'm a cleaner in canada. Africans must be wise before taking the immigration decision. If we speak those back home will insult. But when you rush here you will testify
I don't think you can practice law in Canada with a Nigerian law degree. What you are taught in Nigeria has a lot to do with Nigerian Law, not Canadaian law. I have a friend whose daughter went to law school in the US. They live in Canada. She practices law in the US, not Canada. She actually lives in Canada in St. Catherine's in Ontario and works in Detroit, so she drives across the border to get to work every day.
@@Flourish_todaythis is not true. I’m a South African trained lawyer working as a lawyer in Toronto.
Nice one 🎉
Nice one Ayo
This experience isnt isolated to canada alone but it might differ elsewhere
There are a lot of Canadian-born ppl who are underemployed. Further, many have had to work their way up (Canadian-born included), why is that such a difficult thing for newcomers to understand?
Valid point but without merit. N/A
I also do not understand why people have a hard time understanding that. Some of them think that just because they have higher degrees, they immediately are entitled. My friend did her PHD. in one of the universities in Canada. When she graduated, she started looking for professor jobs. She searched for jobs for about 3 years but was working in a different field to pay her bills.
Before she graduated, she was told that she could not get a job at the same university she graduated from because Canadians born are given first priority so she was advised to apply to a university in a different province which she did and got it.
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Having Canadian experience means that you have been through the process of been socially ostracized and emotionally intimidated into willingly refuse to defend your rights. That you will do that to others, and that you will make cunning, manipulations and emotional abuse and conform to a group of bullies the motto of your life.
Stop saying bullshit about Canada you have to respect their law or go back that it .
The issue here is canadien have their us and culture and our diplômes and éducation is not the same.
The real problème people dont wont start over and prefer doing jops
you absolutely missed the point… what a shame.