Ukrainians in Canada: workplaces are welcoming, but newcomers are overqualified
Viktoriia Kulakovska moved to New Brunswick last August after fleeing the war that reached her hometown in Odesa, about 475 kilometres south of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Kulakovska and her husband, both qualified as lawyers, were running their legal firm in Ukraine. Soon enough, she found out her law degree was not recognized in Canada. Instead, she landed a finance job through networking.
She said she sees a lot of opportunities to try new things in Canada, but obtaining another law degree might not be feasible for her and her husband.A report this week from the Royal Bank of Canada indicates that despite immigrants being younger and better educated, they have a harder time than Canadians finding jobs that match their qualifications.However, Pinto said the experience of Ukrainians coming to Canada after the Russian invasion last year is different from other waves of refugees.
MacKenzie recalled a recent case when a Ukrainian landed a job at a Vancouver bakery before even coming to Canada. “He just needs to get here now.”
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