The strong effect of parental education on child’s education has policy implications. By selecting highly educated immigrants, Canada is able to maintain strong educational outcomes among the next generations.
Including all types of postsecondary programs such as trades programs show the differences in postsecondary educational patterns among immigrant children. The significant variation by source region demonstrates how source country can affect the types of skills brought to the labour market and the types of jobs childhood immigrants compete for.
Finally, the relatively small effect of family income is important for immigrant families as many struggle economically in the first years after immigration. Low family incomes do not have a large effect on the educational outcomes of their children.
