Are Immigrants more Dependent upon the Unemployment Insurance Program than Native-Born Canadians?

Authors

  • Arun S. Roy Strategic Evaluation and Monitoring Human Resources Development Canada Ottawa, Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.014.003

Abstract

This study addresses the question of whether immigrants in general and relatively recent cohorts of immigrants in particular use the unemployment insurance program more extensively than native-born Canadians. For analytical purposes two databases — microdata from the 1981 and 1991 censuses — are merged. Multivariate logit regression analysis shows that after all factors are controlled for, immigrants in general had a lower probability of using UI than Canadians. When immigrants are disaggregated by cohort, econometric tests show that the cohort effects apparent in the raw data are not statistically significant. All immigrants in general also received smaller amounts of UI dollar benefits than native-born Canadians.

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Published

1999-03-01

How to Cite

Roy, A. S. (1999). Are Immigrants more Dependent upon the Unemployment Insurance Program than Native-Born Canadians?. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 14(1), 45–63. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.014.003

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (1999): Spring

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Copyright (c) 1999 Arun S. Roy

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