Forms of Capital in the Economic Integration of Immigrants in Canada

Georgina Chuatico (), Michael Haan () and Lindsay Finlay ()
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Georgina Chuatico: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Michael Haan: Western University
Lindsay Finlay: Western University

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2023, vol. 24, issue 2, No 7, 587-610

Abstract: Abstract Immigration policies in Canada draw from the human capital model. Yet, many individuals admitted under this policy face barriers to actualizing their capital in the Canadian labour market. As a result, in the face of economic struggle, newcomers might choose alternative pathways to attaining employment, drawing both resources and opportunities from co-ethnic ties rather than integrating into the mainstream labour market. Using the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC) linked to the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB), we examine the short-term effectiveness of these varying integration pathways and their long-term implications through an analysis of income trajectories. Our overall findings suggest the importance and transformability of human and social capital in the economic integration of immigrants in Canada.

Keywords: Immigrants; Education; Social capital; Human capital; Income; Ethnic economy; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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