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Immigrant demographic characteristics
Established immigrants in the labour force
- Experiences of established immigrants similar to that of Canadian born
Immigrant labour market outcomes, Canada
- Immigrants who came recently not yet established in the labour market
Immigrant labour market outcomes, provinces and regions
- Immigrants benefited from high labour demand in Alberta
- Manitoba immigrants fared well in the labour force
- Immigrants living in Quebec had difficulty finding work
- Strong labour market performance among immigrants in Atlantic Canada
- Lackluster labour market outcomes for the two largest provincial immigrant destinations
Immigrant labour market outcomes, Census Metropolitan Areas
- Toronto immigrants had highest employment rates of “Big Three” CMA’s
- Calgary’s employment rate for non-immigrants and immigrants comparable
- Hamilton’s very recent immigrant employment rate lowest among eight mid-sized cities
- Employment rates strong for Halifax, Winnipeg recent immigrants
Immigrant labour market outcomes, by sex
- Better labour market outcomes for immigrant men than immigrant women
Immigrant labour market outcomes, selected age-sex groups
- Young immigrant women struggled in the labour market
- Older immigrant women had difficulty finding work
Immigrant labour market outcomes, by educational attainment
- Immigrants much more likely to have a university education
- Higher unemployment rates for university-educated immigrants
Immigrant employment, by industry
- Manufacturing employment more common among immigrants
Immigrant employment, by occupation
- Very recent immigrants working in sales and service occupations
