The relative earnings of visible minorities in Canada: new evidence from the 1996 Census. From: Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations | Date: September 22, 2002| Author: Swidinsky, Michael; Swidinsky, Robert | COPYRIGHT 2002 Relations Industrielles. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This article presents new evidence on the relative earnings of visible minority immigrant and native-born paid workers in Canada using data from the 1996 Census. Our findings show that labour market disadvantages associated with visible minority status are largely confined to immigrant men. The earnings deficits imputed to minority native-born men and immigrant women are fairly modest, and it appears that native-born women are paid a premium. Among immigrant men, labour market disa...

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