As an employer, there are many ways you can benefit from hiring and retaining immigrants and internationally-trained professionals. In Waterloo Region, internationally-trained professionals and other immigrants are often highly motivated, highly educated and skilled, dedicated, hard-working employees who can:
- Help meet your labour needs: Skilled Canadian-born workers are getting harder to find. Over the coming years, immigrants will play an increasingly significant role in Canada’s labour force
- Increase your competitiveness: Many internationally-trained professionals and other immigrants have the skills and talents to help your organization compete in the global marketplace
- Help develop new markets: Many internationally-trained professionals and other immigrants speak languages and have knowledge of cultures that can help you develop new local and global markets
- Make your organization more effective: Internationally-trained professionals and other immigrants can bring fresh perspectives into your organization, stimulating new thinking and introducing more effective ways of doing business
- Connect you with other valuable workers and organizations: Internationally-trained professionals and other immigrants may be able to link you to other prospective employees and connect your business to useful national or international organization
But don’t just take our word for it. Read from Waterloo Region employer champions who have hired immigrants why they did and how they have benefited.
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