Immigrants are more likely than other residents of Canada to hold a university degree, yet they score lower, on average, than Canadians in skills such as literacy, a report examining the proficiencies and labour market outcomes of newcomers has found.
University-educated immigrants have literacy standards, in either English or French, that are similar to Canadians with a high-school diploma, the report, published Tuesday by the C.D. Howe Institute, concluded. It found that immigrants have lower literacy scores than Canadians at every educational level, and also score lower on average than nonimmigrants in numeracy and adaptive problem-solving.
