Immigration and the shifting occupational distribution in Canada, 2001 to 2021

Research generally supports the idea that technological change has favoured the demand for workers in occupations requiring higher levels of education and skills and negatively affected employment in occupations requiring lower skill levels. This article assesses the changes over the past two decade...

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Main Authors: Feng Hou, Garnett Picot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Statistics Canada 2024-03-01
Series:Economic and Social Reports
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Online Access:https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28-0001/2024003/article/00006-eng.htm
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title Immigration and the shifting occupational distribution in Canada, 2001 to 2021
title_full Immigration and the shifting occupational distribution in Canada, 2001 to 2021
title_fullStr Immigration and the shifting occupational distribution in Canada, 2001 to 2021
title_full_unstemmed Immigration and the shifting occupational distribution in Canada, 2001 to 2021
title_short Immigration and the shifting occupational distribution in Canada, 2001 to 2021
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