Improving Immigrant Selection: Further Changes Are Required Before Increasing Inflows

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Page Title:Improving Immigrant Selection: Further Changes Are Required Before Increasing Inflows – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Improving Immigrant Selection: Further Changes Are Required Before Increasing Inflows
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/improving-immigrant-selection-further-changes-are-required-increasing-inflows/
Published Date:June 19, 2013
Accessed Date:February 15, 2025

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.

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