Employment Probability of Visible Minority Immigrants in Canada by Generational Status, Circa 2016
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11969745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ather H Akbari (0000-0003-3783-7851, Saint Mary's University, corresponding author), Shantanu Debbarman (0000-0001-9660-3567, University of Manitoba) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | 38-48 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-0861 • E-ISSN: 1911-9917 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cpp.2022-008 |
| OpenAlex | W4297514182 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
Using 2016 Census data, we compare the odds of employment (full time or self-employment) for visible minority immigrants in Canada with those of non–visible minority immigrants. Intergenerational comparisons of employment outcomes are made because one would expect second- and third-generation immigrants to be less prone to labour market barriers than first-generation immigrants. Estimates based on a logistic regression of employment probability reveal lower employment odds for four out of 10 identified visible minority immigrant groups in comparison with non–visible minority immigrants for all three generations. For first- and second-generation immigrants, the results were mixed, but third-generation immigrants faced significantly lower employment probabilities in all groups of visible minorities with the exception of Chinese and Japanese. A lack of proficiency in official languages (English or French) lowers the employment probability for all groups. It is estimated that post-secondary education (PSE) acquired outside of Canada has a weaker positive association with employment than PSE acquired within Canada. Pre- and post-immigration labour market experience have a weak association with employment
Census · Demographic economics · Economics · Immigration · Logistic regression · Odds · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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