title: Are immigrants in Canada over-represented in riskier jobs relative to Canadian-born labor market participants?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This paper uses new data to examine the gap in injury and fatality rates between immigrant men and women and their Canadian-born counterparts.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the 2011 National Household Survey and the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada were used to determine the difference in occupational and industry injury and fatality rates between various arrival cohorts of immigrants and those Canadian born.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For both men and women, there is no significant difference in occupational injury and fatality rates between various arrival cohorts of immigrants and Canadian-born workers. However, industry injury and fatality rates are lower for the most recent arrival cohorts of immigrants relative to Canadian-born workers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although immigrants face many hurdles and challenges in their resettlement process in Canada, given the evidence from the paper, they are not likely to be at higher risk for work-related injuries relative to those Canadian-born.
authors.affiliation: Instructor-Economics, Humanities Department, Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Raaj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tiagi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002170:Canada; D015331:Cohort Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: accepted time-loss injury rate; fatality rates; immigrant arrival cohorts; industry fatality rates; industry injury rates; occupational fatality rates; occupational injury rates