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Log earnings1 ratio,2 earnings of immigrants to those of comparable Canadian born, full-time, full-year workers aged 16 to 64

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Men (cohort), Log earnings ratio, Years since immigration, Women (cohort), Log earnings ratio, Years since immigration

1. Predicted values based on a model controlling for education, estimated work experience, visible-minority status, marital status and regions (including the major cities).

2. The ln (immigrant earnings/Canadian-born earnings). For small differences in earnings (10% to 20%), the ln earnings ratio is an approximation of the earnings of immigrants as a proportion of those of the Canadian born. For large differences (e.g., 40% to 50%), the log earnings ratio tends to overestimate the percentage difference.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, and Marc Frenette and René Morissette, 2003, Will They Ever Converge? Earnings of Immigrant and Canadian-born Workers over the Last Two Decades.