Arthur Sweetman: The Institute For Research On Public Policy

Garnett Picot Dept: "During recessions, economic out-comes deteriorate more among recent immigrants than among the Canadian-born," wrote Arthur Sweetman and Garnett Picot in a paper published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy, a Montreal-based think-tank, according to Vancouver Sun. The proposal was one of a number made in the IRPP paper to improve the weak economic performance of immigrants relative to other Canadians over the past three decades, though the authors noted that some of these measures have been adopted already in recent years and the decision of successive Canadian governments since the early 1990s to maintain high immigration flows during tough economic times has contributed to the poor performance of newcomers over the past 30 years, according to a study released Wednesday. Reducing immigration during recessions probably would improve the overall performance of immigrants and reduce the damage caused when newcomers to the labour market can't find work for lengthy periods of time and become disengaged from the labour force, they argue. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.