Using microdata from Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Population Census, this paper explores how spatial characteristics are correlated with temporary employment outcomes for Canada's immigrant population. Results from ordinary least square regression models suggest that census...

"In the debate regarding women in employment, the problem of combining work and family plays a central role. In the old federal states the option of taking up part-time work has developed into a more frequently 'chosen' solution to this problem for women with children. In this way part-time work...