The traits of Canada’s most successful immigrants—Study

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The traits of Canadas most successful
immigrantsStudy
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According to Statistics Canada, pre-landing
Canadian work experience, proficiency in English
or French, education, and age were all factors
that influenced immigrants' earnings in Canada.
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• Recently, Statistics Canada released their
  report Immigration selection factors and the
  earnings of principal applicants. The report was
  an update of the 2015 investigation that helped
  guide development of Express Entrys Comprehensive
  Ranking System (CRS) the main way that skilled
  foreign workers are assessed by Immigration
  Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
• Analyzing the 2005-2015 immigration cohort (and
  their earnings from 2006-2017), the study looked
  at what characteristics of applicants (at the
  time of landing) were the most predictive of the
  earnings in Canada, for the short (one to two
  years), medium (five to six years), and long-term
  (10 to 11 years).

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• The primary traits measured at landing were
• Years of pre-landing Canadian work experience
  (compared to those with no experience)
• Ability in official languages (English or French
  (Native speakers VS. Less proficiency)
• AgeYounger (25-29 years) VS. Older (50-54
  years) and
• Education (Bachelors VS. Secondary school
  education)

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What impacts short-term earnings for immigrants
in Canada?

• According to the study, the main factors that
  impacted the short-term earnings of immigrants
  included
• Pre-landing Canadian work experience, which was
  the strongest predictor of earnings in the first
  one to two years of immigrationevery year of
  Canadian work experience equated to an 84
  increase in earnings
• Language abilitythose who had a mother tongue
  other than French or English, (but who spoke
  English) earned 29 less than those who had
  either French or English as a mother tongue and
• Education, showing those who had received a
  Bachelors degree (15 years of schooling) earned
  12-24 more in the short-term.

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What impacts medium-term earnings for immigrants
in Canada?

• Per the results of the study, medium-term
  earnings were impacted by
• Pre-landing Canadian work experiencestill the
  strongest predictor of earnings five plus years
  after landing every one year of Canadian work
  experience equated to a 52-59 increase in
  earnings
• Language ability, as those with an official
  language as their mother tongue earned 42 more
• Age, which had a stronger correlation to earnings
  than in the short-term (i.e. older immigrants
  earned 27-35 less than younger ones) and
• Education with Bachelors degree graduates
  earning 14-21 more.

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What impacts long-term earnings for immigrants in
Canada?

• According to the study, long-term earnings for
  immigrants were influenced by
• Pre-landing Canadian work experienceeven after a
  decade remaining the most impactful
  factorweakened to a 45 increase for every one
  year of Canadian work experience
• Age at landing, revealing that younger immigrants
  earned 44 more than older ones, even 10-11 years
  after landing
• Official language ability, which reduced earnings
  of those less proficient in official languages by
  35 and
• Education, which yielded a stronger effect a 23
  increase in earnings for those with a Bachelors
  degree.

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6The hidden variable Pre-landing earnings

• There was also another variable that Statistics
  Canada measured at landing for immigrants in the
  cohort pre-landing earnings.
• When considered into the analysis, pre-landing
  earnings accounted for more impact on short,
  medium, and long-term earnings than any other
  variable considered in the study. It was by far
  the most predictive factor of immigrant earnings
  success across the board.

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• The study comes to the conclusion that this may
  be down to the fact that pre-landing earnings are
  associated with a number of factors, including
  education, pre-landing work experience, and
  language ability.
• The study further suggests that it may be the
  quality of pre-landing work experience (and
  especially pre-landing Canadian work experience)
  that appears to be the most predictive factor in
  an immigrants earnings in the short, medium, and
  long-term.

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How does this study influence immigration?

• This study is an update of the study published in
  2015, that served as the initial technical guide
  to the Comprehensive Ranking System the ranking
  system that IRCC uses when assessing economic
  candidates for immigration through Express
  Entry (the federal governments main stream of
  economic immigration).
• Thus, candidates looking to apply through Express
  Entrys system of programs (including the Federal
  Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Federal Skilled
  Trades Program (FSTP), and the Canadian
  Experience Class (CEC) should understand the
  results of this study, and the weighting that it
  gives to certain immigrant traits (for example
  the quality of pre-landing Canadian work
  experience, and age).

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• CRS factors are also covered in this study
  (education, official language ability, etc.) and
  updates in the CRS weighting given to these
  factors may follow along the lines this study has
  illuminated.
• Skilled worker candidates eligible for Express
  Entry, may also apply to the Provincial Nominee
  Program (PNP). The PNP is another economic
  immigration program wherein provinces and
  territories are able to nominate skilled
  workers for immigration to their provinces,
  allowing them to arrive and settle in Canada
  as permanent residents. Receiving a provincial
  nomination can also help with Express Entry
  success through the Enhanced .

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