International Migration Review
Volume 50, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 667-698

Unionization and Income Growth of Racial Minority Immigrants in Canada: A Longitudinal Study (Article)

Verma A. , Reitz J.G. , Banerjee R.
  • a University of Toronto, Canada
  • b University of Toronto, Canada
  • c Ryerson University, Canada

Abstract

This study examines the effect of unionization on the labor market integration of newly arrived immigrants in Canada. We find that non-white recent immigrants gain access to unionized jobs at a slower rate than do white recent immigrants. The effect of unionization on earnings is somewhat lower for non-white recent immigrants than for visible white recent immigrants. These findings are based on growth curve modeling of longitudinal data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). Therefore, unionization does not contribute to reducing the earnings gap of non-white recent immigrants relative to white immigrants and the native-born. © 2015 by the Center for Migration Studies of New York. All rights reserved.

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Canada growth modeling labor market ethnic minority income racial disparity immigrant population
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DOI: 10.1111/imre.12172
ISSN: 01979183
Original Language: English