Refugees Coming to Canada Want to Contribute, Toronto Job Fair Shows

Senator Omidvar, Co-Chair of the Refugee Jobs Agenda Roundtable, hosted a refugee hiring event in Toronto, emphasizing that hiring refugees makes sense for both newcomers and employers.

“Refugees bring one personal quality to the table that I think comes from their experience, and that is resilience. I met people who had been in a refugee situation for two to three years or longer and you learn to overcome one hurdle at a time,” she said.

“The Refugee Jobs Roundtable matches the skills of refugees to the needs of employers to help newcomers integrate successfully, Omidvar said, and that is the kind of effort that made the hiring event so successful for jobseekers.”

The event also featured a “Coach’s Corner” where candidates could prep for their interviews and get advice, and even refugees that left without job offers were given detailed feedback about what they need to improve on to lock down the next opportunity.

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