Canadian Immigrants' Access to a First Job in Their Intended Occupation

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-303

  Grenier, Gilles ^a   Xue, Li ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Citizenship and Immigration Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Immigrants; Labor market; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; IMMIGRANT; LABOR MARKET; OCCUPATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

CANADA;

EID: 79960145580     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-010-0159-z     Document Type: Article

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