Journal of International Migration and Integration
Volume 18, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 829-844

Of intake and outcomes: Wage trajectories of immigrant classes in Canada (Article)

Mata F. , Pendakur R.*
  • a School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
  • b Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

Abstract

This study utilizes tabular data from the Canadian “Immigration Database” (IMDB) to look at the association between entry class and the wage earnings of immigrant cohorts arriving between 1990 and 2007. As expected, immigrants entering as skilled, principal applicants have the strongest earnings trajectories. Immigrants who enter under family or humanitarian considerations see more moderate earnings growth with government-assisted having the shallowest earnings trajectories. © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016.

Author Keywords

Immigrant categories Wages Immigration

Index Keywords

labor migration Canada skilled labor governance approach immigration wage determination immigrant population
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058365274&doi=10.1007%2fs12134-016-0501-1&partnerID=40&md5=8bdaf900ee76194c7aaa534ec59cb4f2
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-016-0501-1
ISSN: 14883473
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English