How are the Children of Visible Minority Immigrants Doing in the Canadian Labour Market?  Report by Patrick Grady, Global Economics Ltd., 2011.

Canada is known to have an open immigration policy, but alarming data from the 2006 Canadian Census suggests that not only does this policy have negative financial implications now, but since visible minorities are not integrating well into the Canadian labour market (even in their second generation) this fiscal burden may not ameliorate itself in the future.

 

The report compares three groups: 2nd generation non-visible minorities, 2nd generation visible minorities, and non-immigrants. A summary of the major findings of the report are shown in Table 1 and Table 2 subdivides visible minorities by ethnic group. 

Table 1. Comparison of Average Salary and Education for 2nd Generation Non-Visible Minorities, 2nd Generation Visible Minorities, and Non-Immigrants Aged 25-44.

Table 2. Distribution of Education and Employment among 2nd Generation Visible Minorities Aged 25-44.

The major finding of this study is that significantly better-educated 2nd generation visible minorities still make less money than less-educated non-immigrants. Furthermore, as shown in Table 2, the low average salaries of visible minorities are buoyed up by relatively high average salaries obtained by Eastern Asian ethnic groups.

The positive findings of this report lie in two areas. First, education is paying off for 2nd generation minorities, and more young 2nd generation immigrants are pursuing these studies. Second, within visible minorities, significantly higher numbers of women than men are obtaining Bachelor Degrees (a finding that is consistent with non-immigrant populations.)

The report suggests that more affirmative action plans should be considered to help strengthen the position of 2nd generation visible minorities in our society; however, the report does not make suggestions on how these plans should be implemented.

Review by Kevin Unrau

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