{"id":2002,"date":"2023-02-22T05:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/2023\/02\/22\/proof-point-canada-is-failing-to-put-immigrant-skills-to-work\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T05:00:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T05:00:06","slug":"proof-point-canada-is-failing-to-put-immigrant-skills-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/proof-point-canada-is-failing-to-put-immigrant-skills-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Proof Point: <\/b>Canada is failing to put immigrant skills to work"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"disc pad-l\">\n<li>Canada leads the G7 in attracting immigrants, with newcomers now driving 90% of population growth. <\/li>\n<li>Immigrants to Canada are better educated and younger than the domestic workforce. <\/li>\n<li>But they are much more likely to work in jobs requiring less education. <\/li>\n<li>Better utilization of immigrant skills will be key to economic prosperity, as immigration continues to drive Canadian workforce growth. <\/li>\n<li><b>The bottom line:<\/b> Poor recognition of foreign credentials is the primary obstacle to better utilization of immigrant skills. Eliminating this barrier will be critical to ensuring the Canadian workforce is not only larger\u2014but more productive. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h4>Canada is leading peers in the race to attract immigrants<\/h4>\n<p>Few countries are doing a better job of attracting immigrants than Canada. On average, for every thousand people in Canada there were ~8 migrants (when emigration is accounted for) between 2010 and 2019. That\u2019s the highest level among G7 countries\u2014and considerably higher than the U.S., which held the top rate for net migration a couple of decades ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/Chart-1-Immigration-Game-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"589\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44513\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Canadian immigration slowed sharply in 2020 due to a variety of COVID-related drawbacks. But its post-pandemic rebound has been powerful. In 2021, nearly 90% of all population growth was driven by higher immigration. And Statistics Canada expects that to reach 100% by 2050. Immigration alone will offset declines from lower birth rates and population aging. <\/p>\n<p>Amid persistent labour shortages, these immigrants are bringing valuable skills. Indeed, of the 1.5 million newcomers that the federal government will target in the next three years, over half will be economic immigrants. That share is considerably higher than in the U.S. or the U.K. (where it sits at about a quarter).<\/p>\n<p>These skilled newcomers (and the stronger workforce growth they&#8217;ll bring) are also the main reason we expect Canada\u2019s GDP growth to outpace that of other advanced economies in the coming years thanks to stronger workforce growth.<\/p>\n<h4>Breaking barriers to immigrant skills recognition will bear fruit<\/h4>\n<p>Higher levels of immigration alone won\u2019t \u2018fix\u2019 longer-run structural labour supply issues\u2014but they\u2019ll help. They could help even more if immigrant skillsets were better utilized. <\/p>\n<p>And there are a range of reasons to put them to use. Indeed, new immigrants can fill open positions, but they also increase demand for housing and consumer goods which in turn raises demand for labour. They\u2019re also more likely to live in homes that are not suitable to the size or composition of their household. Better use of skills can offset all of those pressures by making the economy more productive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/Chart-2-Inadequate-Housing-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"589\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44477\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the economy enters a mild downturn due to aggressive interest rate increases and higher inflation, some easing of the labour squeeze is likely in 2023. Job vacancies in Canada have dropped since last summer. And more Canadian businesses were expecting a weaker outlook in Q4 2022, according to the Bank of Canada\u2019s Business Outlook Survey. As a result, concerns about insufficient consumer spending have risen sharply and intentions for investment and hiring have moved lower. <\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtleadership.rbc.com\/proof-point-canadas-labour-shortages-will-outlive-a-recession\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">labour shortages will return<\/a> as the population continues to age. Those issues are structural rather than cyclical. Having a younger, better educated inflow of immigrant workers could help immensely. <\/p>\n<h4>New Canadians don\u2019t fare as well in the jobs market<\/h4>\n<p>Immigrants tend to be younger. The share of the \u201cworking age\u201d population &#8211; or those that are aged between 25 to 64 years old &#8211; is 5% higher among immigrants compared to non-immigrants. That should help partially turn back the clock of an aging work force. <\/p>\n<p>New Canadians also tend to be better educated. Over one third have advanced degrees, i.e. a bachelor\u2019s degree or higher, compared to just over a fifth for non-immigrants. Immigrants with higher educations are also more likely to have majored in STEM-related fields (science, technology, engineering and math) than their non-immigrant peers.  <\/p>\n<p>Yet despite being younger and more academically accomplished, immigrants tend to do worse when it comes to finding a suitable job. In other words, more of them tend to work in occupations that require education that\u2019s below their current level. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/Chart-3-Skills-Under-Utilized-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"608\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44478\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This challenge, present in all sectors, is particularly daunting for those with degrees in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry. By our count, immigrants with a degree in those fields are six times more likely to work in jobs that do not require related training. Their skills are thus \u201cunder-utilized\u201d compared to non-immigrants with similar degrees. <\/p>\n<p>That gap however, goes away completely when the location of study is controlled for. Immigrants that trained to be doctors, veterinarians and optometrists within Canada are equally as likely to work in related fields as their non-immigrant peers. <\/p>\n<p>In other words, poor recognition of foreign credentials is the primary obstacle to better utilization of immigrant skills. Moving forward, eliminating those barriers will be critical to ensuring Canada\u2019s success in attracting immigrants continues. Proper integration of their skills could help address worker shortages, add to a more productive labour force and offset increased pressure on inflation and housing. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><b>Nathan Janzen<\/b> is an Assistant Chief Economist, leading the macroeconomic analysis group\u201d. His focus is on analysis and forecasting macroeconomic developments in Canada and the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Claire Fan<\/b> is an economist at RBC. She focuses on macroeconomic trends and is responsible for projecting key indicators on GDP, labour markets as well as inflation for both Canada and the US.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Proof Point is edited by Edited by <b>Naomi Powell<\/b>, Managing Editor of RBC Economics &#038; Thought Leadership.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada is leading peers in the race to attract immigrants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":1986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[83,82,84],"tags":[],"rbc_econ_content_type":[],"class_list":["post-2002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-analysis","category-featured-analysis","category-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized 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