Ottawa’s Underutilized Immigrant Workforce
- Version
- Download 1558
- File Size 484.08 KB
- File Count 1
- Create Date February 9, 2016
- Last Updated February 11, 2016
Ottawa’s Underutilized Immigrant Workforce
According to the 2011 National Household Survey, recent immigrants to Ottawa who held a university degree had an unemployment rate of 14.8%, more than three times higher than their Canadian-born counterparts. Immigrants are also more likely to work in jobs not commensurate with their skill levels and training.