Parvinder Hira-Friesen
Biographic Data
| ID | 95776 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Parvinder Hira-Friesen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Parvinder |
| FAMILY NAME | Hira-Friesen |
| SIGNATURE | HIRA-FRIESEN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7232-0068 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Does Employment in Precarious Work Lead to Wage Disparities For Canadian Immigrants
Using data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey for March of 2006 to 2012, this paper examines how employment in precarious jobs may lead to lower earnings among Canadian newcomers. Results suggest that recent immigrants are struggling financially due to wage disparities created by precarious employment. Both males and females experience an initial earnings disadvantage which is further exacerbated by being employed in involuntary part-time work…
Immigrants and Precarious Work in Canada: Trends, 2006-2012
The New African Diaspora in Vancouver: Migration, Exclusion, and Belonging by Gillian Creese (review)
Reviewed by: The New African Diaspora in Vancouver: Migration, Exclusion, and Belonging by Gillian Creese Parvinder Hira-Friesen Gillian Creese. The New African Diaspora in Vancouver: Migration, Exclusion, and Belonging. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011. 285 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $27.95 sc. Gillian Creese delivers a comprehensive and timely account of newcomer experiences within Canadian cities. By highlighting members of the …
Trades-Related Post-Secondary Educational Attainment among Immigrant and Canadian-Born Young Adults in Alberta
This paper examines trades-related and university educational attainment (by age 25) of immigrant and Canadian-born Alberta youth while controlling for gender, family socio-economic status, high school grades, and parental encouragement regarding higher education. Data from the longitudinal Alberta School-Work Transitions Study (1996 – 2003) reveal significant differences between immigrants and non-immigrant young adults in terms of trades-relate…
Measuring the Welcoming Capacities of Host Urban and Rural Communities
Cet article est une partie d'une étude multidisciplinaire où nous tentons d'évaluer la notion de «communautés accueillantes» au Canada. La recherche s'est servie jusqu'à présent des micro-données de l'Enquête sur la diversité ethnique (EDE). À partir de méthodes statistiques descriptives et de tests d'importance à variable simple sur celles qui traitaient des répondants individuels à l'EDE, les chercheurs tentent de comprendre les informations re…
Immigrants and Precarious Work in Canada: Trends, 2006-2012
Does Employment in Precarious Work Lead to Wage Disparities For Canadian Immigrants
Using data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey for March of 2006 to 2012, this paper examines how employment in precarious jobs may lead to lower earnings among Canadian newcomers. Results suggest that recent immigrants are struggling financially due to wage disparities created by precarious employment. Both males and females experience an initial earnings disadvantage which is further exacerbated by being employed in involuntary part-time work…
Measuring the Welcoming Capacities of Host Urban and Rural Communities
Cet article est une partie d'une étude multidisciplinaire où nous tentons d'évaluer la notion de «communautés accueillantes» au Canada. La recherche s'est servie jusqu'à présent des micro-données de l'Enquête sur la diversité ethnique (EDE). À partir de méthodes statistiques descriptives et de tests d'importance à variable simple sur celles qui traitaient des répondants individuels à l'EDE, les chercheurs tentent de comprendre les informations re…
The New African Diaspora in Vancouver: Migration, Exclusion, and Belonging by Gillian Creese (review)
Reviewed by: The New African Diaspora in Vancouver: Migration, Exclusion, and Belonging by Gillian Creese Parvinder Hira-Friesen Gillian Creese. The New African Diaspora in Vancouver: Migration, Exclusion, and Belonging. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011. 285 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $27.95 sc. Gillian Creese delivers a comprehensive and timely account of newcomer experiences within Canadian cities. By highlighting members of the …
Trades-Related Post-Secondary Educational Attainment among Immigrant and Canadian-Born Young Adults in Alberta
This paper examines trades-related and university educational attainment (by age 25) of immigrant and Canadian-born Alberta youth while controlling for gender, family socio-economic status, high school grades, and parental encouragement regarding higher education. Data from the longitudinal Alberta School-Work Transitions Study (1996 – 2003) reveal significant differences between immigrants and non-immigrant young adults in terms of trades-relate…
Measuring the Welcoming Capacities of Host Urban and Rural Communities
Cet article est une partie d'une étude multidisciplinaire où nous tentons d'évaluer la notion de «communautés accueillantes» au Canada. La recherche s'est servie jusqu'à présent des micro-données de l'Enquête sur la diversité ethnique (EDE). À partir de méthodes statistiques descriptives et de tests d'importance à variable simple sur celles qui traitaient des répondants individuels à l'EDE, les chercheurs tentent de comprendre les informations re…
Does Employment in Precarious Work Lead to Wage Disparities For Canadian Immigrants
Using data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey for March of 2006 to 2012, this paper examines how employment in precarious jobs may lead to lower earnings among Canadian newcomers. Results suggest that recent immigrants are struggling financially due to wage disparities created by precarious employment. Both males and females experience an initial earnings disadvantage which is further exacerbated by being employed in involuntary part-time work…
Immigrants and Precarious Work in Canada: Trends, 2006-2012
Immigration (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Political science (2 works)