**5. Conclusions**

Skilled immigrants continue to face disparities in getting their desired jobs despite having similar foreign skills and credentials compared to their Canadian-born counterparts. Based on the existing literature, this study demonstrates that barriers to navigating the Canadian job market with foreign training limit skilled immigrants' productivity [93], and they experience a lower level of social integration and deteriorated mental well-being. Anti-racist initiatives from multidisciplinary and multisector stakeholders are necessary to improve skilled immigrants' mental health by providing equal opportunities to avoid social exclusion. At the same time, it is crucial to ensure that national policies and laws are anti-racist and respect the rights of skilled immigrants. Culturally sensitive, anti-racist, and inclusive social integration interventions must be developed and implemented to ensure cultural awareness and competence among skilled immigrants to decrease discrimination and marginalization of immigrant populations.

Anti-racist and inclusive perspectives enrich social integration and the mental wellbeing of newcomers. Anti-racist strategies and interventions ensure the participation of racialized people, the adoption of policies from government efforts with/without participation from various institutions, and the establishment of open systems [103]. Policies that are anti-racist and inclusive have been seen to help skilled immigrants to be integrated into the job market after arrival in the host country. Government policies and initiatives to aid in the professional integration of immigrants have a significant impact on the career paths of international medical graduates (IMGs) [104]. For instance, despite the fact that the licensing procedure is governed by provincial law, a number of institutional bodies from the para-governmental and private or community sectors have joined forces in Quebec to assist IMGs in clarifying the steps and eligibility requirements for obtaining a practice permit [16]. This initiative is an important example of an inclusive practice where all people, irrespective of their positions, take responsibility for helping the newcomer to be integrated into the host society. Evidence shows that immigrant men working in non-ethnic enclave settings are likely to earn more than those working in settings where most of the coworkers are from the same ethnic background [105]. Research also recognizes that better financial performance and business outcomes can be attained by a diverse and inclusive workforce [106]. There is also evidence that implementing inclusive workplace policies within businesses, community service groups, and immigrant workers enhances access to better social determinants of health for immigrants as well as their integration into the community [107]. Therefore, anti-racist policies should be implemented to enhance the social integration of newcomers and/or skilled immigrants in Canada as well as to improve their mental well-being.

**Author Contributions:** M.M.H.R., N.C. and T.C.T. conceptualized this manuscript. M.M.H.R. drafted the manuscript. N.C. and T.C.T. provided intellectual inputs throughout the manuscript development process and critically reviewed the manuscript toward completion. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Institutional Review Board Statement:** Not applicable.

**Informed Consent Statement:** Not applicable.

**Data Availability Statement:** Not applicable.

**Conflicts of Interest:** There is no conflict of interest.
