PHILCO3: I'm not surprised that job applicants with foreign names don't get call backs at the same rate as those with European names. (The term "WASP" is actually quite irrelevant in the Canadian context. I was born and raised here and even though an Anglophone don't have a WASP surname, which was never a disadvantage as far as I could ascertain.) During my working years, I sat on a few hiring committees and the two things that impacted consideration of immigrant applicants arose from concerns about English language skills and educational equivalency. The first issue is logically self-explanatory while the latter is relevant because it's often difficult for employers to assess the actual qualifications of applicants who are educated and/or trained outside of Canada. Neither issue ever stopped an organization with which I was affiliated from considering immigrant applicants, but even if only subconsciously these differences probably do generate barriers. It's human nature.