A comparison of immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists: Sociodemographic characteristics and earnings

This study uses the 2021 Census of Population to answer the following questions: To what extent do immigrants contribute to the labour supply of data scientists in Canada? How do immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists differ in sociodemographic characteristics? And given the high demand for dat...

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Main Authors: Max Stick, Feng Hou, Allison Leanage
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Language:English
Published: Statistics Canada 2025-02-01
Series:Economic and Social Reports
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Online Access:https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/36-28-0001/2025002/article/00003-eng.htm
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A comparison of immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists: Sociodemographic characteristics and earnings
Economic and Social Reports
Socio demographic characteristics
Socio-demographic data
Socio-demographic information
Socio-demographic profiles
Sociodemographic characteristics
Earnings inequality
title A comparison of immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists: Sociodemographic characteristics and earnings
title_full A comparison of immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists: Sociodemographic characteristics and earnings
title_fullStr A comparison of immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists: Sociodemographic characteristics and earnings
title_full_unstemmed A comparison of immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists: Sociodemographic characteristics and earnings
title_short A comparison of immigrant and Canadian-born data scientists: Sociodemographic characteristics and earnings
title_sort comparison of immigrant and canadian born data scientists sociodemographic characteristics and earnings
topic Socio demographic characteristics
Socio-demographic data
Socio-demographic information
Socio-demographic profiles
Sociodemographic characteristics
Earnings inequality
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