Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263442 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15226
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
What are the perceptions of employers towards hiring immigrants and international students in Atlantic Canada? How are they related to hiring outcomes? Our analysis based on a 2019 random, representative survey of 801 employers finds that those employers who report beliefs that multiculturalism is creativity-enhancing in the workplace and that immigrants are harder working than local workers are more likely to report hiring or intending to hire newcomers and international students Although most employers report positive attitudes towards newcomers and international students, employers who report perceptions that immigrants tend to take jobs from domestic workers, accept lower pay, have a lower retention probability, face language barriers, have higher training costs, and hold unreliable credentials are less likely to report hiring from this group.
Subjects: 
immigrants
international students
labour and skill shortages
employer hiring attitudes
employer survey
Atlantic Canada
JEL: 
J23
J61
J63
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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