Education Quality and Immigrants’ Success in the Canadian Labour Market

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Citation Qing (Felix) Li. 2017. Education Quality and Immigrants’ Success in the Canadian Labour Market. ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute.
Page Title: Education Quality and Immigrants' Success in the Canadian Labour Market – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title: Education Quality and Immigrants’ Success in the Canadian Labour Market
URL: https://cdhowe.org/publication/education-quality-and-immigrants-success-canadian-labour-market/
Published Date: July 20, 2017
Accessed Date: May 13, 2026

Policymakers must find innovative ways to improve immigrants’ likelihood of finding well-paid employment, states a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Education Quality and Immigrants’ Success in the Canadian Labour Market,” author Qing Li finds that the earnings of foreign-trained immigrants in Canada are linked not only to the level of their education, but also to its quality.

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