Economic Downturn: Economic Outcomes

The Institute For Research On Public Policy Dept: Bringing in a huge number of immigrants during an economic downturn could create an underclass of new Canadians caught up in adversity, said the study by the Institute for Research on Public Policy , according to The Star. It also helps prevent longer-run economic scarring that can occur when new labour market entrants are unable to obtain jobs or are unable to practice their skills over a long period and a new report on immigration outcomes questions Ottawa s insistence on maintaining Canada s high immigration levels despite a recession. During recessions, economic outcomes deteriorate more among recent immigrants than among the Canadian-born, said the report, Making it in Canada: Immigration Outcomes and Policies, to be released Wednesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.