Article Title
Policy Brief No. 14 - The Underutilization of Immigrant Skills: Trends and Policy Issues
Abstract
Since 1996, the problem of underutilization of immigrant skills in Canada has grown significantly. University-educated immigrants are more numerous, yet our census analysis shows that their access to skilled occupations in the professions and management declined between 1996 and 2006. In these years, the value of work lost to the Canadian economy from immigrant skill underutilization grew from about $4.80 billion to $11.37 billion, annually. Given the significance of immigration for economic development, the evaluation of current policies and consideration of future directions seem urgent.
Bibliographic Notes
This research brief was prepared by Carmina Ravanera, McGill University.
Recommended Citation
Reitz, Jeffrey G.; Curtis, Josh; and Elrick, Jennifer
(2014)
"Policy Brief No. 14 - The Underutilization of Immigrant Skills: Trends and Policy Issues,"
Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster Research/Policy Brief: Vol. 1:
No.
5, Article 2.
Available at:
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/pclc_rpb/vol1/iss5/2
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