Rupa Banerjee

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Job seekers get assistance with resumes at an immigrant job, career, education and settlement fair, in Vancouver, B.C., October 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?

Hari KC, Toronto Metropolitan University and Rupa Banerjee, Toronto Metropolitan University

As AI becomes increasingly embedded in hiring, Canada needs to consider how opportunity is distributed once immigrants enter the labour market.
Most immigrant cybersecurity professionals come to Canada with strong educational backgrounds and skills in technology, but while high human capital facilitates their entrance into the labour market, their career progression is often constrained by the absence of mentorship, professional networks, language and cultural adjustment challenges. (Unsplash)

Canada’s cybersecurity sector has a pipeline problem — and a glass ceiling

Sepideh Borzoo, Toronto Metropolitan University; Atefeh (Atty) Mashatan, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Rupa Banerjee, Toronto Metropolitan University

Canada’s cybersecurity labour shortage cannot be solved simply by recruiting skilled immigrants, because systemic barriers — especially for racialized immigrant women — limit their integration, advancement and retention.
While international student graduates earn more than immigrants educated abroad, they remain disadvantaged relative to Canadian-born graduates. (Pexels/ Pavel Danilyuk)

International university grads speak about aspirations and barriers

Rupa Banerjee, Toronto Metropolitan University

Interviews with international university graduates reflect tensions between ambitions and barriers that often left them disillusioned, even after getting permanent residency.

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