WORKFORCE DIVERSITY IN TORONTO - SELECTED PROFILES

WORKFORCE DIVERSITY IN TORONTO SELECTED PROFILES WORKFORCE DIVERSITY IN TORONTO 2024 SELECTED PROFILES Because of the richness of the data, the 2021 Census of Canada provided TWIG with the opportunity to examine the workforce characteristics of groups who have faced collective and individual barriers in Toronto’s labour market. [...] Toronto’s Black workforce is more likely to work in the trades and health care occu- pations, with mainly men in the trades and women in healthcare, and less likely to work in finance, science and arts & culture related occupations. [...] A slightly higher percentage of visible minority women are in Significantly fewer visible minorities report having a disability than for the workforce when compared to the workforce as a whole. [...] significant shift in the percentage of women Workforce Diversity Profiles Toronto Workforce Innovation Group 10 Newcomers (2016-21) living in Toronto are likely to work in Healthcare and Social far more likely to work in the Professional, Assistance than newcomers who arrived Scientific and Technical Sector than for the earlier. [...] FINAL THOUGHTS Immigrants to Toronto face a number of barriers to full labour market integration including the lack of recognition of foreign credentials and experience, the need for language and communication skills specific to the workplace, and employers’ desire for Canadian work experience.