Immigrant Wages in Canada

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Ov ert hey ear s ,t hewagesofi mmi gr ant si nCanadahav ebeenont her i s e.Ev eni nc as eswher et heyar es t i l l y et t or eac ht hel ev el oft hos eofCanadabor nwor k er s ,t heyar es t i l l qui t ei mpr es s i v e.Thi si spar t i c ul ar l ynot i c eabl e amongi mmi gr ant swhohav eei t hers t udi edorwor k edi nCanada.

I mmi gr antWagesi nCanadaSt at i st i cs Ac c or di ngt oar ec ents t udybySt at i s t i c sCanada,i n2019,i mmi gr ant swhohadbec omeper manentr es i dent sof Canadai n2018ear nedamedi anwageof$31, 900.

Thi sf i gur ei st hehi ghes tev err ec or dedamongal l gr oupsof i mmi gr ant swhohav emov edt oCanadas i nc et hey ear1981.I ti sev enhi gher( byabout4%)t hanwhatt he2017 i mmi gr ant sear nedi n2018.

Butasgr eatast hi si s ,t hi sf i gur ei ss t i l l ar ound18% l es st hanwhatCanadi anbor nwor k er sear n.I n2019al one, t hes ewor k er shadamedi anwageof$38, 800.Butwheni tc omest oec onomi c c l as si mmi gr at i on,t hi ngsar ea l i t t l edi f f er ent .Forone,t hepr i nc i palappl i c ant soft heec onomi c c l as si mmi gr at i onpr ogr amsear nedmor et han Canadi anbor nwor k er si n2019.

Wi t hi nay earoft hem l andi ngi nt hec ount r yi n2018,t hes ei mmi gr ant sear nedamedi anwageof$43, 600–a f i gur et hat ’ s12% hi ghert hant he2019Canadi anmedi anwageof$38, 800.Thi sf i gur ei sal s o3.

8% hi ghert han t hemedi anwageear nedbyt hei rc ount er par t st hatl andedi nt hec ount r yi n2017–$42, 000.

Fact or st hatBoostEar ni ngsamongI mmi gr ant s Gener al l y ,t hehi ghwageofec onomi c c l as spr i nc i pal appl i c ant sc anbeat t r i but edt ot hec ondi t i onst heyar e

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r equi r edt of ul f i l laspar toft hei rs el ec t i ons .Thes ec ondi t i onsus ual l yens ur et hatt hes ei mmi gr ant sc anf i ti n Canada’ sl abormar k etandev enc ont r i but epos i t i v el yt ot heec onomy .

Fori ns t anc e,mos toft hes ei mmi gr ant shav eatl eas tahi ghs c hooldi pl oma–s omet hi ngt hatc anhel pt hem getahi ghpay i ngj ob.Ot herf ac t or st hatc ani nc r eas et heear ni ngsofi mmi gr ant si nc l ude:

Pr ei mmi gr at i onCanadi anexper i ence I mmi gr ant swhohav ewor k edi nCanadaus ual l ygethi gherwages .Thi si spar t i c ul ar l ybec aus ei ts howst hei r mas t er yof t hel anguagess pok eni nCanadaandt hei rk nowl edgeof t hec ount r y ’ sl abormar k et .

AndCanadi an ex per i enc ei s n’ tj us twor k i ngex per i enc e–s t udyex per i enc eorami x t ur eofbot hi sgr eatt oo.

I nf ac t ,i mmi gr ant swhohav ebot hs t udyandwor kex per i enc ehav et hehi ghes tmedi anwageswi t hi nay ear ofar r i v i ngi nCanada.Fori ns t anc e,s uc hi mmi gr ant swhomov edt oCanadai n2018hadamedi anwageof $44, 600i n2019–af i gur et hati ss ubs t ant i al l yhi ghert hant hemedi anwageofCanadi anbor nwor k er s .

Ont heot herhand,t hei rc ount er par t swhoonl yhadwor k r el at edex per i enc ehadamedi anwageof$39, 300.

Thi si ss t i l lhi ghert hant hemedi anwageofCanadi anbor nwor k er s .Howev er ,i mmi gr ant swhoonl yhad s t udy r el at edex per i enc er ec or dedt hel owes tmedi anwagewi t hi nay earoft hei rar r i v al –$15, 100.

Ther e’ sas i l v erl i ni ngt hough–i nal l 3c at egor i es ,i mmi gr ant swhoar r i v edi n2018ear nedmor ei n2019t han t hos ewhoar r i v edi n2017ear nedi n2018.

Gender Whi l et heear ni ngsof bot hmal eandf emal ei mmi gr ant si nc r eas edf r om t hedat eof t hei rar r i v al i nCanada, t hey di ds oi ndi f f er entway s .Forone,amongec onomi c c l as si mmi gr ant s ,women’ smedi anwagewasl owert han t hatofment obegi nwi t h.Ont opoft hat ,t hemen’ swagesgr ewf as t ert hant hos eofwomen,f ur t herwi deni ng t hewagegapbet weenmal eandf emal ei mmi gr ant s , al t houghT or ont ol eadst hewayf orFemal ePr of es s i onal s andwomeni nbus i nes s .

But t hi ss i t uat i oni s n’ t r epl i c at edi not heri mmi gr at i onc l as s es , par t i c ul ar l ywheni t c omest or ef ugees , ec onomi c dependent s , andf ami l y s pons or edi mmi gr ant s .

I nt hes ec as es , women’ swagess t ar t of f at anev enl owerl ev el .

Howev er ,t heygr ewf as t ert hanmen’ swages ,r educ i ngt hewagegapbet weent het wogender sov ert i me.

T oc omeupwi t ht hes ef i ndi ngs ,t hes t udyus eddat af r om bot hmal eandf emal ei mmi gr ant swhoar r i v edi n Canadai n2009andpr oc eededt owor ki nt hec ount r yf ort henex t10y ear s .

Wher edi dt heI mmi gr antWagesi nCanadaSt udygeti t sDat a?

Al lt hedat aus edi nt heSt at i s t i c sCanadas t udyc omesf r om t heLongi t udi nalI mmi gr at i onDat abas e.Thi s s our c ei st heonl yannual dat as et i nCanadat hat c anhel py ouunder s t andt heec onomi cbehav i orof i mmi gr ant s andt empor ar yr es i dent s .

Bor nt hr oughapar t ner s hi pbet weent heI RCCandSt at i s t i c sCanada, i t al l owsy out o ef f ec t i v el yl i nkc har ac t er i s t i c sdur i ngadmi s s i ont os hor tandl ong–t er m ec onomi cout c omes .

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