Canadian immigrants at the time of immigration fall short of the earnings of comparable Canadian-born individuals, and (2 … recent changes in Canadian immigration policy, labor market discrimination against visible minorities, and the prolonged …

skills declined following changes in Canada's immigration policies in 1974 that led to a sharp increase in the proportion of … complete until 13 to 22 years after entry into Canada. These results are revealed clearly in both the pseudo-longitudinal and … increases with their duration of stay in Canada, and since there are no differential immigrant-native changes in higher …

In recent years, the renewed strength of immigration to the United States has sparked a debate about the economic … effects of immigration. A central issue in this debate has been the fiscal impact of immigrants. Most research in this area … fiscal responsibility' is followed, whether there is a fiscal gain from immigration depends on the extent to which government …

In comparing Canada with the U.S., we first simulate the U.S. demographic transition, treating the U.S. as a closed … Canada simulations, Canada is assumed to be an open economy which takes the U.S. interest rate as given. The simulations … indicate that demographics are likely to have significant effects on rates of saving and taxation in both the U.S. and Canada …