Immigration, Employment and the EconomySponsored by Canadian Employment
Research Forum (CERF) Delta Pacific Resort &
Conference Centre, Richmond, BC Sessions and Papers Presented |
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Human Capital (Language Training, Literacy)
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John F. Hayfron, University of Bergen, Norway, and Simon Fraser University, CEI
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Language Training, language Preference, and Earnings of Immigrants in Norway
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Steve Trejo, University of California at Santa Barbara
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Comparison of Skill Content of Asian Immigration to Canada, the United States, and Australia.
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Labour Market Comparisons
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(i) |
Ging Wong and Arun Roy, Human Resources and Development Canada
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Women Immigrants and the Canadian Economy |
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Robert Swidinsky, University of Guelph
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White-Visible Minority Earnings Differentials: A Comparison of Immigrant and Native-Born Canadians
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Peter Rappak and Derrick Thomas, Statistics Canada
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Employment Stability and the Adjustment of Immigrants: An Examination of Data from Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID)
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Mobility
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Oscar Firbank, University of Montreal
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Retirement Patterns and Immigrant Communities in Canada
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Zhengxi Lin, Statistics Canada |
Foreign-Born vs. Native-Born Canadians: A Comparison of Their Inter-Provincial Labour Mobility
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Demographic and Economic Frameworks
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Frank Denton, Christine Feaver and Byron Spencer, McMaster University
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Immigration, Labour Force, and the Age Structure of the Population |
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Bruce Chapman, Australian National University |
Modelling the Impact of Immigration on Residents' Employment Prospects |
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Databases
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(i) |
Derrick Thomas, Statistics Canada
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An Assessment of Statistics Canada's Data Holdings on Immigration
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Leroy Stone, Statistics Canada
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Total Work Accounts System (TWAS): Region of Birth and Potential Availability for Training |
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Claude Langlois, Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
Immigration Database |
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Labour Market Comparisons (continued)
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Louis N. Christofides, University of Guelph
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Social Assistance and Labour Supply: A Study of their Interaction with Special Reference to the Behavior of Immigrants |
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Mireille Laroche, Finance Canada |
Health Status and Health Services Utilization of Canada's Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Populations
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Urvashi Dhawan, Memorial University
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Testing the Neoclassical Model of Family Labour Supply for Native-Born and Immigrant Households in Canada |
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VII |
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Credentials
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Nadine S. Huggins
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Immigrant Access to Trade Occupations in Ontario: Stakeholders and Initiatives - A Work in Progress
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Policy Panel (No Papers) Immigration Policy: A Macroeconomic Policy Issue?
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Panel Members
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Lars Osberg, Dalhousie University Don DeVoretz, Simon Fraser University Alice Nakamura, University of Alberta |