Foreign-born vs. native-born Canadians: A comparison of their inter-provincial
labour mobility
by Zhengxi Lin
Business and Labour Market Analysis Division
Analytical Studies Branch
research paper series, No. 114
Immigrants moving to Canada are required
to select a province of destination. This may influence their likelihood of the
application being accepted. After moving to Canada, do such immigrants behave
differently than the Canadian-born regarding inter-provincial mobility? This analysis
finds that as a whole, immigrants are less mobile inter-provincially than their
Canadian counterparts. Furthermore, the reasons for the moves differ from those
of Canadians. Immigrants are much more likely to move for reasons related to schooling,
or after retirement. However, the composition of immigrants (by age, education,
etc.) is very different than that of Canadians. Once this difference is controlled
for through a multivariate regression model, there appears to be no difference
in the determinants of inter-provincial migration decisions between comparable
foreign and native-born Canadians. Economic prospects in the provinces strongly
influence migration decisions of both groups. Mobility also decreases with age,
family size and job tenure for both groups, well established facts among the Canadian
population.
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