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Video: Durham Region’s Refugee Hiring Event opens doors to unique job opportunities
May 2, 2025
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Video: Promising Practice: Multi-stakeholder Refugee Hiring Events – Jumpstart Refugee Talent
Feb 17, 2025
REFUGEES ARE GOOD
FOR CANADA
Over the past 30 years Canada has resettled one million refugees. Evidence shows that Canada’s economy and the communities that refugees settle in greatly benefit from their contributions.
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News
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- City of Toronto | News Release (Oct 20/23)
- Financial Post | Welcoming Economy for Refugees (June 1/23)
- Welcoming Economy | Media Release (June 1/23)
- CBC News | Refugees come looking for — and find — opportunities for work via Moncton job fair (June 20/23)
- CBC News | City of Moncton hosts hiring event on World Refugee Day (June 20/23)
- Global News | Finding work after fleeing home: Moncton holds first job fair for refugees (June 20/23)
Resources: For Employers
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- Overview of refugees’ contributions to Canada’s economy (UNHCR)
- Refugees As Employees: Good Retention, Strong Recruitment (Tent Partnership for Refugees)
- Report on the business benefits of diverse, immigrant-inclusive teams (McKinsey)
- Settlement outcomes of refugees in Canada (Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Canada)
- Why Inclusive Hiring Must Include Refugees (Harvard Business Review)
- Building a Stronger Workforce: The Immediate Benefits of Hiring Refugee Talent (Jumpstart Refugee Talent)
- Refugee Employment: Perspectives for Businesses, Policymakers and Intermediaries (World Bank)
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- Assessing educational credentials of refugees(World Education Services—Gateway Program)
- Guide for tracking refugee status in Canadian workforce (Tent Partnership for Refugees)
- Guide on redesigning the tech hiring process to include displaced talent (TalentLift)
- Guide to fostering inclusion for refugees in the workplace (Tent Partnership for Refugees)
- Guide to helping refugees and immigrants overcome language barriers in the workplace (Tent Partnership for Refugees)
- Guide to onboarding refugees to Canadian workplaces (IECBC)
- Guide to organizing refugee hiring events (World Education Services & Starbucks Canada)
- How companies can mentor LGBTQ refugees in North America (Tent Partnership for Refugees)
- Practical strategies to including newcomers in the workplace (World Education Services)
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- Employers seeking to hire Afghans (Lifeline Afghanistan)
- Online platform to connect employers to refugee talent (Magnet)
- Recruit refugee talent internationally (Talent Beyond Boundaries)
- Recruit refugee talent internationally (WUSC)
- Employer best practices in immigrant employment (Hire Immigrants)
- Join Tent Coalition for Refugees in Canada to learn how your company can hire refugees at scale, and gain access to Tent’s robust library of training materials and best practice resources to build a successful refugee hiring program.