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A curated resource of recent research on trends shaping Canada's labour market.
This report compares the labour market outcomes of visible minority journeypersons who received skilled trades certificates between 2008 and 2017 to the outcomes of those who were not a visible minority.
Overall, the authors find that all visible minority groups were under-represented in the journeyperson population compared to the Canadian population. One year after certification, they also had lower median employment incomes than those who were not visible minorities.
Differences in the type of skilled trades in which visible minorities are certified were also found. Most visible minority journeypersons received their certifications in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia compared to non–visible-minority journeypersons, who were largely certified in Ontario.
Understanding these trends is important since it highlights that the choice of trade and certain other characteristics contribute to the income gap between visible minority and non–visible-minority journeypersons. However, the report does not discuss the reasons behind the differences in choices between the two groups.