Low Job Market Integration of Skilled Immigrants in Canada: The Implication for Social Integration and Mental Well-Being
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Low Job Market Integration of Skilled Immigrants in Canada: The Implication for Social Integration and Mental Well-Being

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What is Social Integration?

Low Job Market Integration of Skilled Immigrants in Canada: The Implication for Social Integration and Mental Well-Being

Abstract

:

1. Introduction

2. Reasons for Low Job Market Integration

(a)
Individual-level factors;
(b)
Employer-level factors;
(c)
System-level factors;
(d)
Societal-level factors;

2.1. Individual-Level Factors

2.2. Employer-Level Factors

2.3. System-Level Factors

2.4. Societal-Level Factors

3. Low Job Market Integration and Low Social Integration

4. Low Social Integration and Mental Well-Being

5. Conclusions

Author Contributions

Funding

Institutional Review Board Statement

Informed Consent Statement

Data Availability Statement

Conflicts of Interest

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