Immigrant Contribution

Pushing for changes that allow newcomers to contribute meaningfully in Canada

Immigrants bring the skills, talent, and ideas that Canada needs to thrive, but unnecessary obstacles prevent them from contributing to their full potential. We want to change that.


Our Work

Talent to Win Report & Playbook

In collaboration with Deloitte, the ICC conducted a comprehensive study involving numerous employers across Canada to explore how organizations are leveraging, or potentially overlooking, the under-utilized talent of newcomers. The result is a report on the issues and a playbook for employers to make better use of immigrant talent.

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Time to Change Focus?

The Institute for Canadian Citizenship worked with Canada Research Chair Dr. Rupa Banerjee to produce this new report. It reviews the current state of research on immigrant labour market barriers and outcomes in Canada, and highlights the need for future research exploring the role of employers in affecting immigrant labour market outcomes.

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A Two-Way Street

In this follow-up report, Canada Research Chair Dr. Rupa Banerjee draws upon extensive interview and focus group data captured between 2018-2020 to reveal some of the perspectives, approaches and behaviours of employers in the Greater Toronto Area towards skilled immigrants.

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In the Media