Dear Community,

Thank you for your interest in participating in our research study on the professional displacement experiences of skilled immigrants and refugees in Canada.

We are grateful to everyone who has already reached out and shared parts of their personal journey with us. The experiences shared so far have highlighted both the challenges and resilience of skilled immigrants and refugees navigating employment and settlement in Canada.

Your voice and experience are equally important. By completing this survey, you will help us build a deeper understanding of these experiences and contribute to community-informed recommendations for change.

Before completing the survey, please review the eligibility criteria below. You may participate if you meet all of the following criteria:

• 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝟏𝟗 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫;
• 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚;
• 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝐚𝐧𝐝
• 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚).

If, after reviewing the eligibility criteria, you determine that you are not eligible, no further action is required. If you meet all eligibility criteria and would like to participate, please access the survey using the survey button.

The survey begins with an information and consent page and will take approximately 20-25 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary, and you may stop at any time.

We appreciate your willingness to share your experiences and perspectives. Your participation will help us better understand the challenges skilled immigrants and refugees face and contribute to recommendations for meaningful change.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for helping us advance this important community-led research.

Warm regards,

Anna Akinmolayan

Senior community research supervisor