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-j-yj- i sv r v i the economist sunjmbune immigration and employment 7toinlljigjtj- staff photomike barrett mean- alexandra liebjvas a civil engineerjn her native colombia but hereducation to meet staridafdsin this country in the mean now thatshe has arrived in canada shes been told to upgrade time she will take any job she can find l immigrants havemore skills thanjypicaucanad1an131jt receive fewer employment opportunities pijmmu r zf tt regional newsdigefr v- last montn the province took a big step toward helping qualified immigrantslindjobs with the cre ation of a service to assess acaderru ic credentials of immigrant job seekers- i 1 v with 66 per cent of working age immigrants with some postsec cant move forward and you have to tfeergood aboutyourselfwhen you areworking i have been through a lot of interviews but im told my resume is toogood for the position i just want a decent job r 4 lieb is one of coundess jndivid- uals to experience a cycle that begins after a sixmonth wait for- ondaryeducatioh or training world landed immigrant status in canada education services will provide together with the university of employers wtih foreigncredentials toronto the york south simcoe to compare against ontario stan- training adjustment board has dards ohdary education aridldegreesin completed a research survey orffor- if employers in this country manufacturings and civujengineer- eigntrairied professionals and cannot get access to the labourers ing that led to vastexpenencein skilled workers residing irf york they need they- will nptstayjn pollution and quality control in her region and bradford west canada that point js very- clear- nativetslomtiiavv- rfc- i gwijlimbury said mcneil employers will riot ven liefe arrived in newcomers work below expand into york region without 1993 shediscovered ailthat hard tnelevel of jrainingthey received in these employees j l work wouldnt payoff -hefacade- their riativecountnes v university of toronto professor micahdworkcredehtiais were con- f according to the survey 2800 dr edward harvey authored the sidered unacceptable for work as ah newcomers were working as entry- studyand determined the typical engineer in this country level sales arid service clerks when l immigrant in fact has morequah- lieb has spent six years studying only 350 people had identified wghschool english courses ahbhas those jobs asconsistenf with their onmllari in nuslihr accuranra rlsicc- by patrick casey staff writer lexandra lieb waited tables at swiss chalet for- a while- she did the same routine task day on a magna assembly line vf t 7 a single mother with two chil dren liebsays she has to do what- eversnecessaryto put food on the table r she has 512 yearsqf ppst-sec- fications than the average canadian yet dont receive me enrolled in quality assurancedass- experienceand training and only same type of opportunities esat twocolleges tff f f walf of the 2800 skilled trade occu- this is a general problem for all ksfie alsoneeds to complete nine pants wereerhpl6yed intheif cho- immigrants bucespeciallyfor visi- examsto he registered asan lhcltis- sen field f ble minorities wehaveproblems trial engineer inontario a costly r we know employersare looking- relating to socialand economic dis- erideavour for a struggling single fottskilled labour but pur findings advantages said harvey noting 70 morriv z r showthere is a gap said training per cent of all canadian immigrants there area iot of good ediicatv board- executive i director tom are visible rriiriorities ed people that this country mcneil who organized a daylong n we have a real problem prejaar- and want to work but i havelto j and workshop at richmond ing people for practical skills forthe food on the table for my kidssaid x hills sheraton parkway hotel last labourmarket wespend more on lieb i ddntwaht a job wherel fhufsdaytodiscussthe study education man lihyomerxduntry but i believe we get ithe least amountback we still need a better understanding of what the prob- lems are as we wbrk toward the solutions because of retirement and disih- terest from graduating high school studentsa shortage of certified trade jpersonnel is expected to hit the electrical and contracting industry over the next several years 1 martin mcbride insists its easier tofill the gap with certified workers fromothercountries i r 1 recruits fprapprentices right around the world but wehave a hard time finding thepathway to j certification they need a fast track said mcbride- director of apprenticeship training jfor the electrical and construction maintenance industry of toronto vr couldnt ask for anything better than a russian or polish tradesperson but they cant goto school for one or two years learning the technical language they have families to support and the appren ticeship is too long if they already have the skills jetsjallpw them to convert those skills i tb north american standards 1 when employees from mixed groups workwith eachtiierthey ilwill pick things up quickyr t wjhats happening c antique skowsalev apriff51610amjto5pni si at richmond green richmond hill tlsfio elgin s3c bill riordan is just oneof the many deal dealers who vfllldisplayantiquesuchas thiscloll andclqck duringtfie 21sjfannl antique show saleforrjmily and credit counselling services j kcrystalbaflfundsir j- themarldiarhxtouffvilleyi hospital fouhdatiori hostslts annual gala dinner tws friday with the money raised helping purchase a patientmohitonng system for the emergency rv department thecelebrauohtatlelparc- i banquet facilitiesin richmond hill will commemorate tiiehos pitalsjoth anniversary witna crystal ball theme h- fi v entertainment will be prg vided by thethe paul croshey orchestra and word of mouth- as well asa surpnse appearance fbyanmremationalentehaiher- master of ceremoniejdutiewill be carried out bkenshavvjf national editor of cfto c last years event raised 201000 for capifalequipment gthe hospital thiuyear with f more than 900 guests expected at the soldout gala thegoal is to raise 225000 c r highlights inclucie achamj v paghe reception sqehtuctioh- raffle tickets fortune tellersand- special entertainment cvi new tractor for stbuftvill v taxpayers in whitchurch stouffville are about tobuys new tractor u yy j today wliitchurchstouffville council is expected to give tfie green light to the community and leisure sennces to replace its 32yearold tractor with a new one valued at- between 28000 v jheold tractor continuously r breaks down staff reportedrs