Author Archives: Devon Franklin

By Eden King & Kristen Jones, Harvard Business Review Social science data shows that people are much more likely to encounter subtle forms of bias than overt ones. HR professionals no longer post signs reading “blacks need not apply,” and managers rarely catcall their female subordinates. Instead, managers might ignore the input of a woman […]

By Luke Griffiths, The Advertiser INNOVATION has been the buzzword of Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership. Lost among his jobs and growth rhetoric, however, has been that the most effective — and probably cheapest — form of innovation is available from people who don’t yet have jobs. Co-founders Anna Robson and Nirary Dacho — a Syrian […]

By Kashmala Fida, CBC News New Brunswick is one of many Canadian provinces welcoming Syrian refugees, to ease the transition and help them integrate the province is providing services in Arabic. The written component of the driving test is translated in Arabic and translators accompany drivers during the road test. For Mike Timani, the president […]

By Lisa Burrell, Harvard Business Review While merit sounds like an easy, obvious filter for talent decisions, it’s anything but. We believe we know good talent when we see it, yet we usually don’t—we’re terrible at evaluating people objectively. Most of us also believe that hiring, development, and compensation decisions should come down to who […]

By John Stackhouse Solving the country’s innovation gap was top of mind at The Economist’s Canada Summit on Wednesday, as entrepreneurs, investors, educators, and business and government leaders gathered in Toronto to debate the state of disruption. Talent quickly became the top issue. On the table: how to fast-track visas to bring the world’s best […]

msn news Mohamad Fakih, CEO of Canada-based restaurant chain Paramount Fine Foods, is giving employment opportunities to Syrian refugees. Fakih came to Canada and faced barriers finding employment, so he understands the struggles of the Syrian refugees. He plans to hire 120 Syrian refugees. Watch here

By Florence Hwang, New Canadian Media Skilled immigrants are more likely than Canadian-born citizens to be their own boss, according to the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council. Ralph Chiodo came to Canada in 1959 with the dream of opening his own autobody shop, he now has 72 franchise locations across Ontario. His advice to new immigrant […]

You’re invited to participate as an Employer in a Job Fair hosted by ACCES Employment in collaboration with TRIEC for: Highly Skilled Professionals Newcomers to Canada (including Syrian Newcomers) Date and time: Ryerson University Ted Rogers School of Management 55 Dundas St. West, 7th floor Wednesday June 22nd, 2016 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Ways to participate: Employers with booth space […]

Employment is key to the successful settlement of all newcomers, including refugees. More often than not, employers find that hiring newcomers is a solid return on their human resources investment. Nomz founder and CEO Jana Al Zaibak credits her refugee employees with her business success. Jana Al Zaibak, founder and CEO of Nomz Based in Toronto, […]

By Catherine Solyom in the Montreal Gazette When you’re in last place in North America in the race to integrate immigrants to the work force, there’s nowhere to go but up. That seems to be the attitude of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, as it released its study on immigrants’ career advancement. Immigrants: Getting […]