Adapting to the Canadian workplace culture

ByNicholas Ghadiri

Adapting to the Canadian workplace culture

Canadian Workplace Culture: 5 Key Characteristics (Newcomer success) (newcanadians.tv)

Immigrants bring valuable knowledge and skills to the Canadian economy; however, in spite of their high qualifications and hard work many of them face challenges in starting and advancing careers in their new country. Most of these challenges occur because newcomers are often unaware of the differences between the work environment in their home countries and the Canadian workplace culture in terms communication, distribution of responsibilities, feedback, networking and others. The good news is that by learning to understand the unique Canadian workplace and adapt to it newcomers can avoid misunderstandings and can put themselves on the road to success.