Connecting Small Businesses to Newcomer Talent—April 2025

Connecting Small Businesses to Newcomer Talent—April 2025

DEI Research Immigration Research and Policy People and Culture
Pages:17 pages18 min read

Author: Federica Guccini, Magdalene Cooman

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This research employed a mixed-methods approach and interactive design labs to assess how to connect small and medium-sized businesses with newcomers to improve diversity, talent development, and immigrant employment outcomes.

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Employer Engagement through Innovation: Connecting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to Newcomer Immigrant Talent

In this research, we examine how Canada’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can diversify their workforce by filling talent shortages with members of the immigrant population. Finding qualified talent in this pool of potential may be easier said than done.

What barriers do SMEs face in recruiting, hiring, and retaining newcomer immigrant talent so they can benefit from this labour pool? Are there organizations and resources that can help SMEs connect with skilled immigrant talent? How can SMEs access these organizations and engage with them?

Read the impact paper to get our full analysis.

Key findings and recommendations
Unlocking newcomer talent for small business success
Barriers SMEs face in integrating immigrant talent
Overcoming challenges
Interactive design labs for improving service delivery
Recommendations
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Bibliography

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