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Author: Reeva Abdul-Samad

Canada

Young immigrants finding it tougher to land a job than their Canadian-born counterparts

After uprooting his life in Saudi Arabia and relocating to Canada, Omar Hussein spent two years of his teenage life handing out resumes anywhere he could.  Hussein arrived in Canada with his family in 2018 at 15. By 2020, 17 year old Omar got his a permit and was ready to search for work.  Hoping to find a source of...