The professor is absolutely right in at least one important respect.  Those with foreign sounding names - - Asian, Arabic , Indian, Pakistani and many others - -  are FAR less likely to be hired  or even interviewed despite their qualifications.    That is a fact of life in Canada and it has  been made even easier  in the computer age.  Back in the day, applicants were able to knock on doors and fill out applications and  present resumes AT the company seeking employees, sometimes through the human resources staff who could evaluate them on a personal level.  Today, the vast majority of job applicants must send  a cover letter and resume ON LINE. That makes it easier to weed out the "foreigners"  from the French, British, Irish etc.and then simply send them  form rejection letters while wishing them luck in their future endeavors.      Is there anyone who doesn't understand how this process  works.