Building community collaborations and capacities for settlement support for highly skilled Filipina/o immigrants (Filipino Professionals Finding Work in Canada Project)

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This document summarizes a research project that aims to help highly skilled Filipino immigrants in Canada find employment that matches their qualifications. The project seeks to identify gaps in existing employment services, understand the needs of Filipino professionals, and develop improved support through community collaboration. The researcher uses participatory action research and indigenous Filipino methods like storytelling and sensitivity to participants. Outcomes include focus groups with Filipino newcomers and service providers to inform recommendations for building partnerships between Filipino associations and employment agencies.

Government & Nonprofit

Building community collabora1ons and capaci1es
for se6lement support for highly skilled
Filipina/o immigrants
(Filipino Professionals Finding Work in Canada Project)
By Monica Anne Batac
March 11, 2016

THE PROBLEM

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“In the context of global compe==on for skilled labour, Canada may experience serious social
and economic consequences as a result of the underemployment. . .of its highly educated
immigrants.” (George et al. 2012, p. 422)
Highly skilled immigrants are keen to access employment services,
yet this group reports that they do not obtain the type of help
and support required for their job search needs.
(Cukier et al., 2010)

Filipinos in Canada are well educated but deprofessionalized.
(Kelly et al. 2009, 2012)
Address deprofessionaliza1on on the ground| community-based interven1ons

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

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What is currently being done to support the employment
support needs of highly skilled Filipina/o workers?

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What service delivery gaps exist, as iden=ﬁed by seUlement
and employment support staﬀ and highly skilled Filipina/o
workers?

What are the poten=al opportuni=es for developing
improved employment support services for highly skilled
Filipina/o workers?

RESEARCH PROCESS/METHODOLOGY
Community-based research + par=cipatory ac=on research (PAR)

Indigenous Filipino research methods, indigenous research frameworks with a
Filipino Canadian community (Filipino Psychology/Sikolohiyang Pilipino)

pagdalaw-dalaw | informal visits
pagtatanong-tanong | asking ques=on through informal, responsive chat
pakikipagkuwentuhan | storytelling
pakikiramdam |sensi=vity to par=cipants and contexts

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Mindful of hiya,
or shame

RESEARCH PROCESS/METHODOLOGY

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RESEARCH OUTCOMES

Focus groups/Interviews with Filipino newcomers
Interviews with seUlement and employment support staﬀ
Interviews with KMC’s staﬀ and board of directors

Mee=ng with Filipino socio-professional associa=ons

Uncovering agency’s past innova=ons
•  CARE Centre for Interna=onally Educated Nurses
•  Support program for interna=onally trained nurses, with Coali=on of Visible
Minority Women
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DATA COLLECTION | Ongoing un=l mid-May

DIRECT KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION | Building community collabora=ons & agency capaci=es
•  Filipino socio-professional associa=ons
•  Network of Filipino seUlement/employment staﬀ across Toronto and Canada
PRESENTATIONS
Past | Metropolis Conference (March 2015)
Upcoming | Canadian Associa=on for Social Work Educa=on (CASWE, June 2015)
S1ll to plan | Community outreach

FUTURE RESEARCH | Con=nuing the work during PhD studies
•  Follow-up study: Filipino socio-professional associa=ons (PINs) (seeking 2nd round of RBC
funding)
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Thank you

Monica Batac
monica.batac@ryerson.ca
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