SUMMARY
Organizers:
Louis Grignon
Human Resources Development CANADA
louis.grignon@spg.org
Elizabeth Ruddick
Citizenship and Immigration CANADA
elizabeth.ruddick@8754bss.cina.cic.x400.gc.ca
Description:
In Canada, the economic performance of immigrants who have arrived in the 1990s appears to have deteriorated significantly relative to those who came in the 1980s. However, a similar pattern is observed for segments of the prime-aged male population, Canadian born and educated. Recent research for Australia and the United States suggests that similar phenomena are being observed in these countries. Are the causes for this deterioration the same for immigrants as the native-born, or do immigrants face additional barriers? Will immigrants experience more severe erosion in the "value" of their credentials if they do not succeed in quickly accessing regular employment in an area related to their training? Are immigrants competing directly with native-born youth or do employers view these two pools of labour as separate, unequal sources of supply?
What is the situation in other countries - both structurally and for immigrants? Is the nature of structural change the same, or does it express itself differently in terms of the groups which have faced the most significant impacts - the highly educated, youth and low skilled? What does this research suggest with respect to labour market integration programs and policies relevant to, and/or targeted to, the recent immigrant population? What does this imply about the capacity of the labour market to absorb recent immigrants, and other new entrants to the labour market?
Presenters
Michelle Goldberg, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, CANADA Abstract
Louis Grignon, Human Resources Development CANADA
Mary Grant, Citizenship and Immigration CANADA Slides
Harriet Orcutt-Duleep, Urban Institute, UNITED STATES Abstract
Elizabeth Ruddick, Citizenship and Immigration CANADA
John Shields, Ryerson Polytechnic University, CANADA
Patrick Simon, National Demography Institute, FRANCE Abstract Paper
Eden Thompson, Human Resources Development CANADA Slides
Christopher Worswick, Carleton University, CANADA Abstract Paper
