Evaluating the Effectiveness of Advanced Digital Technologies to Support Immigrant Professionals’ Integration into the Canadian Labour Market

Project Overview

Immigrant professionals in Canada face significant barriers, including credential recognition, lack of Canadian work experience, and discrimination, often resulting in underemployment and “brain waste.” The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the development of digital tools to address these challenges, with the settlement sector increasingly adopting remote platforms for job search assistance, language training, and professional networking. This research investigates the effectiveness of advanced digital technologies (ADT) in supporting the labour market integration of immigrant professionals in Canada, focusing on two case studies of digital tools—one powered by AI and one one not powered by AI.

Research Questions

  • How effective are advanced digital technologies, including AI-powered and non-AI-powered tools, in supporting the labor market integration of immigrant professionals in Canada?

Methods

  • In-depth Interviews

Collaborators

UBC Centre for Migration Studies

  • Principal Investigator: Anusha Kassan (Associate Professor, Educational Studies)

Centre for Immigrant Research at The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)

Research Assistants

  • Laurie He (Master’s student, UBC School and Applied Child Psychology)

Outputs

Work in progress.

Project Status

This project is currently in the Planning phase.

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This research was undertaken thanks in part to funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.