New census data provides a chance to understand why immigrants earn lower wages than Canadians who have been here for many generations. Whether immigrants speak English at home may be a clue.
Census Year | Overall wage gap: 1st Generation | Overall wage gap: 2nd Generation | English spoken at home: 1st Generation | English spoken at home: 2nd Generation | No English at home: 1st Generation | No English at home: 2nd Generation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20061136073600000 | 12.60% | 4.60% | -2.80% | 1.30% | 28% | 39% |
| 2 | 20111293840000000 | 10% | 0.80% | -1.20% | -3.30% | 22% | 38% |
| 3 | 20161451606400000 | 16% | 5.40% | 5.80% | 0.70% | 27.30% | 45.70% |
