Gender Wage Gap for Economic Immigrants in Atlantic Canada

Year of Publication: 2024

Author: Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA)

Publication Source: Atlantic Immigration Spotlight on Data

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DOI: https://araisa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Spotlight-on-Data-01-Gender-wage-gap-EN.pdf

Language: English

A gender wage gap exists for economic immigrants in Atlantic Canada. Immigrant women earn on average between $0.71 and $0.83 for every $1 earned by immigrant men. While average employment income increases over time for both women and men, the wage gap remains relatively stable. Average employment income can indicate service need (i.e. targeted services for immigrant women) and can be used as a measure of economic integration.