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Geographic variations in precarious employment outcomes between immigrant and Canadian‐born populations

Abstract

We explore the spatial patterning of precarious forms of employment (PFE) by immigration status using Statistics Canada's 2011–2016 Labour Force Surveys. We provide new evidence showing that different PFEs exhibited distinct spatial patterns, with the census metropolitan areas showing the greatest spatial variation for immigrants. More so, immigrants were represented in high shares in PFEs in geographies where they tend to concentrate. Our …

Authors

Ali WK; Newbold KB

Journal

Papers of the Regional Science Association, Vol. 99, No. 5, pp. 1185–1214

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

October 2020

DOI

10.1111/pirs.12528

ISSN

1056-8190