Overview

Abstract (English)

This study assesses whether characteristics relating to identity and social inclusion influence the earnings of recent immigrants in Canada. Past research has revealed that relevant predictors of immigrant earnings include structural and demographic characteristics, educational credentials, and employment-related characteristics. Due, however, to the unavailability of situational and agency variables in existing surveys, past research generally has been unable to account for the impact of such characteristics on the economic integration of immigrants. Drawing on data from the newly released Ethnic Diversity Survey, this paper builds on previous research by identifying the relative extent to which each of the above sets of characteristics explain earnings differences between immigrants of two recent cohorts and native-born Canadians. Both with and without controls for occupation and work experience, the results indicate that, in addition to human capital, characteristics relating to ethnic identity and attachment are important predictors of the earnings disparities between recent immigrants and the native-born.

Abstract (French)

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