Pathways to Prosperity: Canada

Pathways to Prosperity is pleased to be partnering with Career Edge (a non-profit organization that arranges paid internships for internationally qualified professionals and Canadian individuals) in supporting the work of Rui Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow at York University and University of Western Ontario. Through a Mitacs internship, Rui is examining Career Edge internships for internationally qualified professionals and factors that improve the labour market integration of highly qualified immigrants. The project is utilizing an online survey and follow-up interviews to address questions such as: What are the factors that contribute to the success of Career Edge internships for internationally qualified professionals? What improvements can be made to optimize their utility? Do the factors that contribute to successful internships differ according to the characteristics of the intern (e.g., country of origin, skill type)? and What are the essential features of promising practices in the provision of internships for internationally qualified professionals? Members of the supervisory team include Richard Lalonde, York University, Victoria Esses, University of Western Ontario, and Naguib Gouda and Charmaine O’Connor of Career Edge.