From Statistics Canada’s The Daily, some interesting data on immigrant children. The key take-away: immigrant children are good for Canada.
Some highlights:
Immigrants who came to Canada as children are more likely to participate in post secondary education than the overall population.
Children admitted to Canada with economic immigrant families report higher post secondary education participation than Canadians overall or immigrants admitted under other categories.
At age 30, immigrants who were admitted to Canada before the age of 15 with economic immigrant families report the highest wages compared with those admitted under other categories.
Immigrant women admitted to Canada as children have higher post secondary education participation than men.
