Immigrant selection systems and occupational outcomes of international medical graduates in Canada and the United States
Authors: James Ted McDonald, Casey Warman, and Christopher Worswick
Overview
Abstract (English)
We analyze the process of immigrant selection and occupational outcomes of international medical graduates (IMGs) in the United States and Canada. We find that in Canada, where a point system has been in place, IMGs are less likely to be employed as physicians than are IMGs in the United States, where employer nomination is a more important entry path for IMGs. We also find that when the point system in Canada did not have occupational restrictions, IMGs had a relatively low probability of working as physicians.
Abstract (French)
Dans cet article, nous analysons le processus de sélection des immigrants, au Canada et aux États-Unis, en lien avec la situation, sur le marché du travail, des médecins ayant obtenu leur diplôme à l’étranger (MDE). Nous montrons que ceux-ci sont moins susceptibles de travailler en tant que médecins au Canada, où il existe un système de points, qu’aux États-Unis, où la désignation par un employeur (employer nomination) est une voie d’entrée beaucoup plus utilisée qu’au Canada. Nous montrons également que, durant la période où le système de points canadien ne comportait aucune restriction en matière de professions, les MDE étaient relativement peu susceptibles de travailler en tant que médecins.
Details
Type | Journal article |
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Author | James Ted McDonald, Casey Warman, and Christopher Worswick |
Publication Year | 2015 |
Title | Immigrant selection systems and occupational outcomes of international medical graduates in Canada and the United States |
Volume | 41 |
Journal Name | Canadian Public Policy |
Number | S1 |
Pages | S116-S137 |
Institution | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) |
Publication Language | English |
- James Ted McDonald
- James Ted McDonald, Casey Warman, and Christopher Worswick
- Immigrant selection systems and occupational outcomes of international medical graduates in Canada and the United States
- Canadian Public Policy
- 41
- 2015
- S1
- S116-S137