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Canada actively recruits highly educated and skilled immigrants, yet many end up in jobs that do not make full use of their education and experience. (Unsplash+)

August 27, 2026

When skilled immigrants are overqualified, employers pay a price too

Kingsley Ivande, University of Victoria and Stacey Fitzsimmons, University of Victoria

When the skills of new immigrants exceed the demands of their jobs, organizations may risk losing valued employees.

Although well-intended, sometimes employers can unintentionally undermine the agency of refugee employees by victimizing them. (Shutterstock)

September 8, 2022

4 strategies for hiring refugees successfully

Robin Pesch, Newcastle University; Ebru Ipek, San Francisco State University, and Stacey Fitzsimmons, University of Victoria

Managers can play a key role in helping refugee employees thrive in their new workplaces, instead of robbing them of their autonomy.

Intake workers assist visitors at an immigrant and refugee vaccine clinic set up by Global Medic in Toronto in April. Research suggests racialized immigrant women earn less money than other groups, regardless of how much training, education or networking they do. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

May 20, 2021

Regardless of education or training, racialized immigrant women earn less

Stacey Fitzsimmons, University of Victoria; Jen Baggs, University of Victoria, and Mary Yoko Brannen, University of Victoria

Racialized women immigrants still earn less than their peers on average even when well-qualified. It’s up to employers to remove employment barriers.

Bicultural employees bring myriad assets to any organization, according to new research. (Shutterstock)

June 12, 2018

Bicultural employees can be your organization’s secret to success

Stacey Fitzsimmons, University of Victoria; David C. Thomas, Simon Fraser University, and Yuan Liao, Universidad de Navarra

Employees with more than one cultural identity can help improve an organization’s performance.

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