Feng Bo lived in a poor basement environment (Source: Beiqing. com)
Recently, Feng Bo, a 3 1 year-old immigrant from China and Shanghai, died suddenly in Toronto. It is understood that he used to be a teacher in a key middle school. After coming to Canada, he opened his own shop because he couldn't find a suitable job. His work is very hard and his living environment is very bad. The police analyzed that Feng Bo may have died of overwork. This is the third sudden death of immigrants from China in the past two years.
Feng Bo's death highlights a problem: the situation of new immigrants from China looking for jobs after coming to Canada is not optimistic. Our newspaper cooperated with Canadian immigration experts to investigate this problem. The results show that more than 40% of Canadian skilled immigrants from China work in non-professional fields, engaged in low social status jobs such as food delivery and waiters, while more than 20% can't find jobs at all.
Work place: nearly 80% in big cities.
According to statistics, China is the country of origin of Canadian immigrants. Since 2000, the average number of skilled immigrants from China is about 654.38+600,000 every year.
Li Zong is a professor of sociology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, a sociologist in China and a researcher at the Immigration Research Center in Central Canada. Recently, in cooperation with this newspaper, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 1 180 skilled immigrants from China in six cities, including Toronto and Vancouver. The results show that nearly 80% of them have settled in big cities such as Toronto.
According to Li Zong's analysis, most of these skilled immigrants choose big cities, mainly because there are many employment opportunities in large and medium-sized cities, which are relatively prosperous and have relatively convenient transportation and life. At the same time, Chinese communities and Chinese groups are also concentrated there.
Job hunting status: over 20% are unemployed.
The survey results show that 22.4% people can't find a job at all.
Among those who can find jobs, only 23% can engage in professional counterparts, but the corresponding 75% have had professional counterparts in China.
Zhong Daochang was an associate professor of a university in Shandong Province and was awarded the title of academic leader of the university. I came to Canada in early 2005, but my job search was not satisfactory. I entered an electronics factory as a worker in June 5438+February last year. Earlier this year, he was killed in a car accident on his way to work.
The Zhong Daochang family went to Canada and cried (Source: Beiqing. com)
"This shows that they are experiencing a decline in their careers." Li Zong said. Encounter difficulties
Nearly 80% of adults find it difficult to apply for a work certificate.
In the process of finding a job, 78% of skilled immigrants have experienced difficulties in academic certification.
A. Having experienced difficulties in academic accreditation
B affected by labor market factors, such as market demand.
C. experienced unequal opportunities for ethnic minorities.
D. Encounter difficulties in English communication
One of the immigration experiences is that I have not returned to China to visit relatives for three years, so I am tired for the next generation.
Wang's family came to Vancouver from Shaanxi three years ago and became new immigrants. He told reporters that since he couldn't find a job in Canada, his wife has been working in a factory, and he himself has obtained a driver's license to deliver food to restaurants. The income of two people is only two or three thousand Canadian dollars per month after tax deduction, which belongs to low-income families. He hasn't saved much money for three years and hasn't returned to China to visit his relatives so far.
Xiao Wang said that this kind of fatigue is for the next generation, and many new immigrant families hold this view. Text/Jin Shangjiang
The second experience of immigrants is that hundreds of people compete for a job and want to go back.
Mr. Tong, who graduated from Canada with a master's degree, is currently working in a network equipment company in Zhongguancun, belonging to the returned family in Canada. "I don't want to go back." Mr Tong told reporters that he now wants to work hard in China.
Mr. Tang arrived in Canada in September 2000. As an IT student, he was ready to change his job in June 2005, but he kept hitting a wall. After more than two months, there is no improvement. I travel to various companies for interviews every day, but every job is contested by hundreds of people, so Teacher Tong chose to go back to China for development.
Mr. Tong said that many friends he knew chose to "return" like him. A friend has been unemployed for nearly a year, and his life is difficult to maintain, relying on loans to maintain his life. "It's too difficult. Canada is a country that emphasizes agriculture and industry. The high-tech industry is underdeveloped, and academic certification is also a major obstacle. " Mr. Yan said with emotion.
Reporter connection: At present, most applicants choose Australia and the United States.
Mr. Xiong, who works in a high-tech software company, told reporters this morning that many colleagues and friends around him are applying for immigration, but they often no longer choose Canada as their previous immigrants. "This is a trend, and people are more inclined to choose Australia and the United States." Mr. Xiong said.
According to Teacher Xiong, people have this idea mainly because they want to find a stable job in a foreign land, but this wish is difficult to realize in Canada. Australia and other places are very popular because of their loose immigration policies. Statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the number of Asian immigrants has increased rapidly in recent years. Sydney is now the center of Asian life in Australia. Of the 4 million residents, 12% are from Asia, with China accounting for the majority.
According to the latest survey released by the National Bureau of Statistics of Canada in early March, 60% of immigrants in Canada "returned" in the first year after arriving in Canada, and most of them were skilled immigrants; 35% people will leave in the next 20 years.
Cause analysis: A degree rarely fully admits that some skills are not scarce.
Through investigation and analysis, Li Zong believes that there are four main factors that make it difficult for new immigrants to find jobs:
One is structural factors, such as social structure or system. China's education and work experience are not fully recognized in Canada.
Second, personal factors such as language ability, adaptability and work experience.
Then there is the demand factor of the labor market. Some professional skills mastered by immigrants are not scarce in Canada.
Finally, there is the hidden racial discrimination. At present, there are still social problems of discrimination against ethnic minorities in Canada. China immigrants have feelings, but they have sufferings.
Experts suggest that individuals should make as many friends as possible and unite for the benefit.
Li Zong suggested that new immigrants from China should improve the present situation from two aspects. First of all, China immigrants should not always look for objective reasons and ignore their subjective efforts. On the contrary, they should actively learn English and make more friends from other countries in the new culture through personal efforts.
In addition, Li Zong also suggested that new immigrants should not completely ignore the adverse effects of the social system, but should unite, actively join the Chinese community, strive for their own interests as members of the Chinese community, and fight against unfair and unreasonable systems. "We China people should be United and fight for our own interests," said Li Zong.
Consular advice: understand the demand of the job market in order to receive relevant training.
Judy, Consul of the Consulate General of China in Toronto, who has more than three years' experience in consular work, pointed out that many new immigrants had a relatively one-sided understanding of this country before coming to Canada.
He suggested that skilled immigrants should not only make ideological and linguistic preparations, but also investigate the job market demand in Canada in order to receive relevant training in a targeted manner.
Psychological reminder: don't set too high a goal, the purpose is not to make big money.
Niu He Jiang, a doctor of psychology at Carleton University, said: "The pressure of emigration is much greater than that at home. If you can't find your ideal job for a long time, you will be unhappy and break down from constant overwork. "
She thinks that new immigrants should not set too high a goal for themselves, because you are facing a society without any foundation, and at the same time, you should learn to let go of your mentality and relieve the pressure yourself. She said: "The purpose of immigration should not be to make big money, but to experience a new culture and start a new life."