Most of our participants approached their migration to Canada with a sense of optimism and hope, which is remarkable considering how long some of them had to wait to get here. This section examines the barriers to professional integration that the IEHPs to experienced. Barriers to immigration were addressed in an earlier section.

There are number of barriers which IEHPs face while seeking to integrate into the Canadian workforce. Some are unique to their individual profession, some are similar across health professions, and some are similar to the migration of highly skilled workers generally. First, we describe the difficulties that all IEHPs face when coming to Canada followed by the difficulties unique to each profession.