New to Canada

Canadian resume writing for newcomers.

Strong international careers stall in Toronto for avoidable reasons: the wrong format, unfamiliar job titles, credentials no one recognises, and details that are normal overseas but harmful here. We fix all four.

  • Converted to the Canadian two-page standard
  • International titles and credentials translated for Toronto recruiters
  • Photos, date of birth and marital status removed
  • Guidance on Canadian experience and reference expectations
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Format first

CVs from Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America each carry conventions that read as unusual in Canada. We rebuild the document to the format Toronto employers expect, so nothing about it distracts from your experience.

Titles and credentials that land

A title that means senior leadership in your home market can read as junior here, and vice versa. We map your roles to their Canadian equivalents and present your degrees, licences and designations with the context a Toronto recruiter needs.

The Canadian-experience question

We position volunteer work, contract work, bridging programs and internationally delivered projects for Canadian clients so the 'no Canadian experience' objection has an answer on the page.

Questions, answered

Should I include a photo on a Canadian resume?

No. Photos, date of birth, marital status, nationality and religion are all standard in some countries and are actively harmful on a Canadian resume. They get removed.

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