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Fiscal Impact of Recent Immigrants to Canada

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  • Constantine Kapsalis

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In a recent report from the Fraser Institute, Grady and Grubel (2015) concluded that, because of the low taxes they pay and the government services they receive, the fiscal burden of recent immigrants to Canada was significant ($5,329 per immigrant in 2010). The present study, however, shows that the fiscal burden is significant only in the case of refugees and sponsored immigrants. By contrast, economic immigrants actually pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits. This is an important finding because economic immigrants are selected primarily on economic grounds, whereas refugees and sponsored immigrants are accepted primarily on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.

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  • Constantine Kapsalis, 2021. "Fiscal Impact of Recent Immigrants to Canada," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 47(2), pages 170-179, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:47:y:2021:i:2:p:170-179
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2020-112
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