More recently, Immigrants come from all over the world, Asia, Latin America, Africa, The Caribbean, and Western Europe and bring with them diverse cultures, behaviors, expectations, work ethics, languages and complexities. Cultural identity may influence world of work attitudes and behaviours, career choices, compromises, coping abilities and career opportunities. The New Canadian comprises a growing group that is extremely multifaceted and significantly unique when faced with job loss. Culturally sensitive career counselling gives special attention, understanding and validation to the New Canadian in the context of job loss. The immigrant is a term that incorporates a huge number of people living in Canada.
Waterloo Region is and is becoming an increasingly diverse area.
Visible minority and immigrants are broad terms that represent a non-homogeneous group differentiated by race, customs, gender and language. This reality has prompted us to take account of cultural differences to enhance counsellors abilities to understand and support the career process of a culturally different client. Failing to address cultural behaviours and influences can sustain high levels of failure and reliability. For this reason working with the New Canadian population requires a special kind of worker to be able to meet variance of needs. This manual intends to lead and motivate the Trainer towards providing comprehensive and culturally sensitive intervention to the New Canadian through periods of job loss and labour market adjustment.