Overview

Abstract (English)

Combining the 1993, 1996, and 1999 six-year panels of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics Master files, the purpose of the paper is twofold. first, it examines the migration and distribution patterns of the foreign-born across Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs). Second, it examines how internal migration modeling results may differ when pre- and post-migration measures are used. Results suggest that internal migration of the foreign-born generally does not increase their dispersion across Canada, with the foreign-born primarily choosing one of the three immigrant gateway cities of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, or moving to other relatively large CMAs.

Abstract (French)

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