Canadian work experience and education boosts immigrant earning potential; Study
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Statistics Canada reports immigrants who receive permanent residence after having worked and studied in Canada earn more off the bat Prior Canadian work experience makes a big difference to the entry-level wages that new immigrants earn, a Statistics Canada study shows. The report looking at outcomes for permanent residents who were admitted to Canada in 2016 found that those with prior work experience in Canada had the highest median entry wages of those studied after one year. New permanent residents who had both worked and studied in Canada had a median entry wage of $39,800 one year after arrival, while those who had been work permit holders only had a median income of $38,100. “These wages are comparable with those of the entire Canadian population,” Statistics Canada says. The median entry wage for the 2016 cohort as a whole was $25,900 in 2017, which the study said was “the highest recorded among immigrants admitted since 1981.” This outcome, ho...