Higher immigration without business investment lowers Canadian living standards – Globe and Mail
Immigration is driving a historic surge in Canada’s population. At the same time, Canadian wages and living standards are stagnant. That is a bad combination – and, worse, it is not a coincidence. And here’s the link: Business investment is so weak that the stock of productive capital per worker in Canada – the buildings, tools and software they use – is falling. More workers and less capital are putting Canada on a path to a low-productivity, low-wage economy.
Polls show that most Canadians think of immigration as a driver of economic progress. Until recently, that belief was well founded. Immigrants earn less than Canadian-born contemporaries when they first arrive – so, crunching the numbers, recent arrivals…
Mahboubi, Lotin – Housing and International Student Numbers – Some suggestions
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Henry Lotin To: Canada’s Immigration Watchers Date: October 3, 2023 Re: Housing and international student numbers: Some suggestions. As Canada grapples with surging housing demand, the federal government is exploring solutions to limit the influx of international students. Two strategies have been under consideration: setting a cap on international student visas and introducing a […] Mikal Skuterud – Who’s Working in Canada? Why We Don’t Really Know
From: Mikal Skuterud To: Labour Market Observers Date: September 15, 2023 Re: Who’s Working in Canada? Why We Don’t Really Know In 2022, Canada’s population grew by more than 1 million people for the first time in its history. Although Ottawa’s ambitious targets for new permanent residents receive much attention, the reality is that 58 percent of 2022’s record-breaking […] The 1 Million Difference
The number of temporary residents (TR) working in Canada is growing; however, policymakers are in the dark due to a large difference in data estimates. Information from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) does not match up on the labour supply contribution of Canada’s TR population – workers, […] Canada’s Missing Workers: Temporary Residents Working in Canada
In 2022, Canada’s population grew by more than 1 million people for the first time in its history. Although the federal government’s ambitious targets for new permanent residents are receiving much attention, the reality is that 58 percent of 2022’s record-breaking population increase reflected growth in the temporary resident (TR) population.For a detailed analysis of […] Mahboubi, Zhang – Our Underemployed Economic Immigrants: How to Stop Wasting Talent
To: Canadian immigration watchers From: Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang Date: September 6, 2023 Re: Our Underemployed Economic Immigrants: How to Stop Wasting Talent Canada consistently fails to fully utilize immigrants’ skills, which limits efforts to address labour-market needs and costs the economy. Economic immigration is Canada’s largest and most popular admission category. To make it more responsive to the […] Canada’s underemployed economic immigrants: How to stop wasting talent – Globe and Mail
Canada consistently fails to fully utilize immigrants’ skills, limiting its efforts to address labour-market needs and imposing a loss on the economy.
Economic immigration is Canada’s largest and most popular admission category. To make such immigration more responsive to labour-market needs, Canada recently launched category-based selection that prioritizes in-demand occupations facing shortages, such as those in health care and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
However, once they get to Canada, foreign-educated immigrants, particularly recent immigrants, often encounter difficulties finding employment that aligns with their qualifications, and experience …
Zhang, Mahboubi – Improving Canada’s Immigration Consulting Industry
To: The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship From: Tingting Zhang and Parisa Mahboubi Date: May 4, 2023 Re: Improving Canada’s Immigration Consulting Industry Canada plans to accept approximately 1.5 million immigrants by 2025 – an ambitious target that adds pressure throughout the system and also increases the demand for immigration consulting services. Canada currently has […] Lotin, Mahboubi – Immigration Surges Past One Million — Canada Needs a Real Count and Real Plans
From: Henry Lotin and Parisa Mahboubi To: Canada’s Immigration Watchers Date: April 17, 2023 Re: Immigration Surges Past One Million — Canada Needs a Real Count and Real Plans Canada revved up its immigration machine last year to make up for the pandemic slowdown and recorded a new high of 437,500 new permanent resident arrivals. And the federal government […] Mahboubi, Skuterud – The Unintended Consequences of Category-Based Immigrant Selection
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Mikal Skuterud To: Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Date: February 6, 2023 Re: The Unintended Consequences of Category-Based Immigrant Selection Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently held consultations on plans aimed at giving the department more flexibility in how it prioritizes economic-class applicants for permanent residency. The new rules […] Zhang, Mahboubi – The Recent Immigration Policy Change, How Should We Navigate It?
From: Tingting Zhang and Parisa Mahboubi To: Canadians Concerned About Immigration Policy Date: November 16, 2022 Re: The Recent Immigration Policy Change, How Should We Navigate It? As of yesterday, international students are permitted to work more than 20 hours a week off campus, as the federal government tries to address Canada’s labour shortage. This […] Tingting Zhang – How to Keep Canada’s International Student Engine Humming
From: Tingting Zhang To: Canadians Concerned About Labour Shortages Date: November 9, 2022 Re: How to Keep Canada’s International Student Engine Humming Each year, thousands of international students come to Canada, with its reputation of high-quality education, multiculturalism, and safety, to study and potentially stay. Beyond the billions they bring, talented international students are also […]