Chinese immigrants in Canada: Their changing composition and economic performance1

International Migration

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 35-71

  Wang, Shuguang ^a   Lo, Lucia ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WAGE GAP;

ASIA; CANADA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 28244475697     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2005.00325.x     Document Type: Review

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