This chapter examines the adaptive strategies employed by skilled, racialized immigrants as they navigate systemic and institutional barriers in the Canadian labour market. Despite possessing strong qualifications and professional expertise, skilled immigrants confront deeply entrenched systemic barriers—such as the devaluation of foreign credentials, Eurocentric standards of professionalism, and racial discrimination in hiring practices—that severely restrict their access to meaningful employment and upward mobility in the labour market. In response, immigrants adopt a range of pragmatic and resilient strategies to assert their professional identities and improve their employment prospects. These include reskilling through additional education or certification, leveraging ethnic and community networks, participating in mentorship programs, and accessing culturally responsive support from community-based organizations. Immigrants also rely heavily on social capital, especially bridging ties, to gain access to resources, emotional support, and employment opportunities. The chapter further explores how immigrants balance resilience and compromise in their employment journeys. Resilience is demonstrated in their ability to adapt, maintain optimism, and persist despite systemic discrimination and underemployment. Compromise reflects the difficult choices many make—often accepting work below their skill level due to financial pressures, family obligations, or lack of institutional recognition. These decisions reveal both the psychological strength of immigrant professionals and the structural limitations that constrain their options. The chapter concludes that meaningful opportunities for immigrant professionals in the Canadian labour market can only be achieved through systemic reform, including equitable credential recognition, effective anti-discrimination measures, and genuinely inclusive hiring practices.