Immigrants and the job market

TRIEC to lead tomorrow's Globe and Mail online chat

ElizabethMcIsaacPortrait_100wide What: Globe and Mail online discussion with TRIEC about skilled immigrants and the job market

Who: Globe reporter Tavia Grant will join Elizabeth McIsaac, executive director of TRIEC in a live discussion with readers

When: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 from noon to 1 pm

Where: Log-on to the Globe and Mail's website to submit your questions and follow the discussion

This discussion follows a Globe and Mail special weekend report by Tavia Grant and Jennifer Yang on the two sides of Canada's economic recovery and the plight of immigrants in the work force. The story found that immigrants are losing their jobs at more than three times the rate of Canadian-born workers. For Canadian-born workers, employment fell 1.6 per cent over the past year. By comparison, immigrants who have been in the country five years or less saw a decline of 5.7 per cent. The story also said that immigrants will spend more time looking for a new job.

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