Immigrants coming to Canada with disabilities are a very unique thing. Canada offers programs to help disabled people once they are in Canada but trying to get disabled people into Canada is a hard task to accomplish. In Canada we do offer jobs for people with disabilities but they are rare and hard to come by. A new immigrant with a disability has a very low chance of getting a job. According to a student from the University of Victoria studies show that 98% of immigrants with disabilities are not employed in Canada. http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/release.php?display=release&id=816 This shows us that there are not very many jobs available. I believe that if Canada continues to let immigrants with disabilities into our society the numbers for people with disabilities trying to find jobs will continue to rise.
In 2009 12 % of immigrants who had been in Canada for 5 years or less were UN employed. (http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=960c9aed-8eff-48c7-8adc-39f2604381f0&k=99437) If this is the case for Immigrants what chance do immigrants with disabilities have? This is a continues cycle that needs to be changed. I believe that Canada should stop taking in as many disabled immigrants until some programs and jobs are formed to suit the needs of disabled workers. Once these needs are met then Canada may begin to accept more immigrants with disabilities.
Good post! I agree with you when you had said "I believe that if Canada continues to let immigrants with disabilities into our society the numbers for people with disabilities trying to find jobs will continue to rise". Since it is very difficult for the disabled to find jobs it only makes sense that the unemployed number will increase. However I also think that if Canada does not take in any more disabled immigrants then they need to re-think their goal of equality. If someone is being discriminated against because they have a disability then they aren't being treated equally. I also think that your idea for Canada to provide more jobs or programs for the disabled is a really good idea!
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This is a good post. It is a very sad thing to see that many immigrants do not get hired for certain jobs just because they are from a different country - as well as people with disabilities have a hard time getting a job. Imagine being both an immigrant and a person with a disability! Canada may have to take in less immigrants, but at the same time this will not be fair to the people who are trying to escape war-torn countries. I agree something needs to be done, but with so many other things to focus on, the issue of disabled immigrants may not be first priority of the government.
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I was very shocked to see that 98% of immigrants with disabilities are not employed in Canada. I think that it is a tough call on what Canada should do. Whether they allow these people to come into the country with no programs to assist them with work or make them stay somewhere where living conditions may not be suitable and where they are trying to get away from. Not only may these people have a language barrier upon entering but having no job and not knowing where to go in order to find one makes this process just as difficult. I don't know too much on the Canadian Immigration Policy but maybe if the person wanting to immigrate could fill out applications before coming in about their qualifications and skills and have someone line them up with a suitable job. There is obviously a problem but we need to find ways to work out issues like these.
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Immigrants coming to Canada with disabilities are a very unique thing. Canada offers programs to help disabled people once they are in Canada but trying to get disabled people into Canada is a hard task to accomplish.
ReplyDeleteYour post makes me think of Helen Keller, even though she is blind and deaf but she did gratuated from Harvard, she did educated lots of people in America..I think Helen's story is telling us that people can contribute to the society even though they are seen as "less than a normal person"
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