Huge pay gap between skilled immigrants in Canada and the U.S.

Highly skilled immigrants fare much better in the United States than in Canada when it comes to employment, according to a new report.

The Fraser Institute, an independent Canadian public policy think tank, has published a new study on how to narrow the gap in labour market performance between highly educated immigrants in Canada and the U.S.

“Highly educated immigrants make important economic contributions to the countries they emigrate to, notably through promoting innovation and entrepreneurship — which helps to explain why developed countries compete with one another to attract educated immigrants, particularly those trained in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields,” explained Jock Finlayson, senior fellow with the Fraser Institute and co-author of the report .

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