Moved to Toronto from the U.S., any advice on landing a sw job?

I moved here because I married a Canadian. I got my PR 2 months ago and I’ve been applying since then, and no luck anywhere, not even one follow up in social work. I’m 24, I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and 2 years of experience working in autism/ABA. I’ve applied to ABA positions, and I do get callbacks but I’m not too sure I wanna go back into ABA. It’s been tough getting callbacks, some people are telling me it might be because I have no Canadian experience or because of the gap in my resume. It’s been a year since I moved here and since I last worked. Thankfully my immigration process wasn’t too crazy long, a year isn’t so bad I feel. I think I just realized how physically taxing ABA is since I quit my job and moved here. It was tough working so hands on with aggressive physical behaviors. As much as I enjoyed working with kids most of the time, I’d rather work with adults. I’m thinking about going back for a post grad certificate in career development practitioner at George Brown if I can land anything with just my degree and experience. Some people have recommended a mental health and addictions certificate, how is it like working in that speciality? Any advice or feedback is greatly appreciated and super helpful! Thank you for reading

Posted Aug 18, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

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