Improving Immigrant Selection: Further Changes are Required Before Increasing Inflows

Worswick, Christopher

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2303896

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Improving Immigrant Selection: Further Changes are Required Before Increasing Inflows

C.D. Howe Institute E-brief 157

8 Pages Posted: 31 Jul 2013

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Christopher Worswick

Carleton University - Department of Economics

Date Written: June 19, 2013

Abstract

Before increasing new immigrant intake targets, Canada should focus on improving immigrants’ labour market outcomes through reforms to the selection process, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In 'Improving Immigrant Selection: Further Changes Are Required Before Increasing Inflows,' author Christopher Worswick cites recent evidence of poor outcomes for recent immigrants that raise a caution flag for higher annual targets.

Keywords: Social Policy, Immigration, Immigrant, Canada

JEL Classification: J15, J61, J68

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Worswick, Christopher, Improving Immigrant Selection: Further Changes are Required Before Increasing Inflows (June 19, 2013). C.D. Howe Institute E-brief 157, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2303896 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2303896