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vr rj t i v i cnadimfticauirapproduclsalesarmfflent1403419i vphone 95 294aaoo i 2941538 classified i8ov7433353 distribution 9052948244 v aybackintheldark recesses of festbry lworked my way cft school aran auto t v parts plant in richmond was lousyjprj lqadingmetal parts on anh6ff arackall daysothey could be dipped in foulsmelling chem icals but it taughtmesdmevaluable lessons especially why it was impor tant to stay in school 4 many ofmy coworkers were recent immigrants from china and vietnam and we would frequently chat thereby incurring the wrath of theforeman who didnt pay people to talk i helped them brush up their english and they taught me enough oftheir language to get my face slapped during pne these v learned why it wasso important for 1thentto perfect their engbsh one of my cpworkers me that back in china he was a professional electncianbut his vquamcations he was toiling awayihthe factory tbsup- pprt hisfamilywhile he tried totakeau the tests and lineup thvpaperwork he needed to practise his real trade the experience left a lasting impres sion one i would recall every time i heard someone talking about foreign ers who come to thiscountry and take bur jobs the realityis then as now that many immigrants come to canada with excellent qualifications then spend years dbing minimumwageij jobs because those qualifications havent been accepted here y according a recent purvey 2800 j recent imniigrantstoyork regionand c bradford west gwillimbury were work- as entrylever sales and service clerks although only 350 people identi- v those jobs as consistent with their experience and training of thoseth 1 training in skilled trades only half were s employed in jtrleirchosen field h opcburse nbbpiys suggesting i because a person was employed t in a profession in one countryhe brshejs automatically qualified everywhere there arevmiedtandajdstfairiing different cbnstrucuhstandards all kindsof technical cufferences each profession or trade that i couldnt begin to understandpr explain 1- but we should be making it as easy as possible for skilled immigrants to enter their chosen fields v y j i in many cases tkere are shortages of people with these v in canada canadiariborrrpeople arent studying these trades in significant numbers and v businesses are demanding skilled elec- triciansjand contractors corporations will packup their itax asjessment jahd go elsewheretifyork regions cant supply these skilled s 1 k employees v f j f t s a- s s 4 4mjlf v wi -rfsr- 4- f a v sc a f- mmm