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Does Postsecondary Education Benefit Aboriginal Canadians? An Examination of Earnings and Employment Outcomes for Recent Aboriginal Graduates

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  • David Walters
  • Jerry White
  • Paul Maxim

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The labour market outcomes of Aboriginal postsecondary graduates have received very little attention in the research literature. The purpose of this paper is to build on the existing research in the area by investigating the early earnings and employment outcomes of male and female Aboriginals with various postsecondary credentials (i.e., trades, college, and university), and compare their outcomes with those of visible minorities and the rest of the population. The results of this study show that visible-minority postsecondary graduates earn more than do Aboriginals and non-minorities. However, when controlling for socio-demographic characteristics and type of postsecondary attainment (i.e., level of schooling and field of study), Aboriginals earn more than both non-minorities and visible minorities. The extent of these earnings differences depends on both gender and level of schooling. Despite their relatively favourable earnings outcomes, Aboriginal postsecondary graduates generally experience poorer employment prospects. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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  • David Walters & Jerry White & Paul Maxim, 2004. "Does Postsecondary Education Benefit Aboriginal Canadians? An Examination of Earnings and Employment Outcomes for Recent Aboriginal Graduates," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 30(3), pages 283-302, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:30:y:2004:i:3:p:283-302
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    1. Helmar Drost, 1994. "Schooling, Vocational Training and Unemployment: The Case of Canadian Aboriginals," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 20(1), pages 52-65, March.
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    3. Frenette, Marc, 2011. "What Explains the Educational Attainment Gap between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Youth?," CLSSRN working papers clsrn_admin-2011-13, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 27 Jun 2011.
    4. Shawn Blankinship & Laura Lamb, 2022. "Exploring First Nation Community Well‐being in Canada: The Impact of Geographic and Financial Factors," Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 41(2), pages 128-154, June.

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