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Ontario to ban Canadian work experience requirement in job postings | CBC News

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Ontario plans to ban employers from requiring Canadian work experience in job postings or application forms, the labour minister announced Thursday, saying it will be an important step to help newcomers get their foot in the door. Ontario would be the first province to dismantle that barrier in the hiring process, Labour Minister David Piccini said. New Canadians bring a wealth of knowledge, skills and ability, but recent immigrants with a bachelor's degree are twice as likely as their Canadian-born counterparts to work in jobs that require only a high school education, he said. "I would say [to employers], bring them in for an interview, talk to them, get to know that individual, or talk to them about their experience," Piccini said. "We know many jobs have an important trial component to assess competency, but what we've heard far too often is that people don't even get that shot to walk in the door and have that conversation and what we're saying here is: that first hurdle, we're ba

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