Immigrant talent is being underutilized in the London region

Immigrants’ skills and talents are being underutilized in the London area, especially for visible minorities, new figures analyzed by the LMLIP’s Fact Sharing Work Group show. According to data from Statistics Canada’s overqualification rate, 30 per cent of racialized immigrants aged 25-54 with a bachelor’s degree or higher were working jobs that required only aContinue reading “Immigrant talent is being underutilized in the London region”

The London area is doing a good job at retaining newcomers

The London area is doing a remarkable job at retaining immigrants in their communities, new data analyzed by the LMLIP’s Fact Sharing work group show. According to figures released by Statistics Canada, about 73 per cent of immigrants who arrived in 2019 in the London metropolitan area – an area that also includes Strathroy, St.Continue reading “The London area is doing a good job at retaining newcomers”

Immigrants are contributing in all sectors of London’s economy

London’s immigrant population is making contributions to all key sectors of the region’s economy, new figures analyzed by the LMLIP’s Fact Sharing work group show. According to the group’s findings, taken from figures released by Statistics Canada, 10 industry sectors in the London Census Metropolitan Area employ about 86 per cent of immigrants between theContinue reading “Immigrants are contributing in all sectors of London’s economy”