Canadian experience barrier

Ontario Human Rights Commission releases policy on removing the “Canadian experience” barrier

July 16, 2013 Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law Corporate Immigration, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, International HR Law, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development

On July 15, 2013, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (“OHRC”) released its Policy on Removing the “Canadian Experience” Barrier (the “Policy”) barrier. The purpose of the Policy is to address the fact that new immigrants, with university educations and/or work experience, are denied opportunities for jobs or career advancement because they lack “Canadian Experience” (i.e. Canadian based work experience) and their foreign educational qualification or work experience are not recognized.

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