Posts by Lorena Camargo
Welcome to Canada! (But Not the Full Labour Market)
Introduction Every year, thousands of skilled newcomers arrive in Canada, ready to put their expertise to work. What many believe will be a straightforward process of verifying their education, skills, and experience often becomes a complicated, costly, and time-consuming journey. We spoke to groups of skilled newcomers in Canada, and many told us they had…Read More
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Labour Market Insights
How the Labour Market Information Council is exploring artificial intelligence to support the labour market information ecosystem With advancements in computing infrastructure, deep learning, and natural language processing, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries worldwide, and the labour market information (LMI) sector is no exception. At the Labour Market Information Council (LMIC), we are in…Read More
Participate in a focus group: Research on the foreign credential recognition process in Canada
Thank you for your interest in participating. The call to participate is now officially closed. Are you an internationally trained or educated newcomer to Canada? We need your insights! The Labour Market Information Council (LMIC) will be conducting online focus groups to gather insights from newcomers on Canada’s process for recognizing foreign credentials. Newcomers’ experiences…Read More
How do career development professionals deliver labour market information to their clients?
In our recent report, Navigating labour market information: Challenges faced by career development professionals, we discussed the challenges that career development professionals encounter when finding and using labour market information (LMI) to assist their clients. Our report detailed several important findings: Some LMI is challenging to find. Clients require LMI that is connected to their…Read More