The dimensions of wage inequality among
Aboriginal peoples
by Rachel Bernier
Business and Labour Market Analysis
Division
Analytical Studies Branch research paper series, No. 109
The
issue of wage inequality raised interest after studies have shown that the gap
between the highest and lowest paid workers in many industrialized countries had
widened during the 1980s. In Canada, most research involved wage dispersion among
Canadians. This study examines wage dispersion between Canadian workers as a whole
and workers of Aboriginal origin.
Confirming previous studies, Aboriginal
peoples earn less than Canadians as a whole, on average. However, this is the
first research that examines the wage distributions of four main Aboriginal groups,
i.e. North American Indians on reserve, North American Indians off reserve, Inuit
and Métis. Results show that there is greater inequality in the distribution
of wages for Aboriginal workers than for Canadian workers as a whole, even after
allowing for demographic differences.
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