If Employment is the Holy Grail of Settlement, Why Aren’t We Better at It? (webinar recording)

Presented at the 2024 Pathways to Prosperity conference, this session explored the challenge of Newcomer barriers to employment and what we need to do better.

When it comes to employment services and solutions it feels like we've been doing the same things for over 40 years and Newcomers still face significant structural barriers to employment. Why do we think doing the same things will continue to work? Let's talk about what we know works, and how to make these solutions scale to meet the actual numbers of Newcomers coming to Canada each year, and what it takes to get employers to the table, also at scale.

Speakers:

• Nick Noorani - Immigrant Networks
  There is No Settlement Without Employment. Why Are We Not Focused On This?
• Patrick MacKenzie - Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia (IECBC)
  Where’s the Employer's Perspective? Connecting Selection and Settlement to Employer Needs
• Michael Hsu - Achev
  All Roads Lead to Employment Success