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Socioeconomic profile of working-age immigrants in same-sex couples in Canada from 2000 to 2020

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  • Max Stick
  • Allison Leanage
  • Rubab Arim

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This study explores a socioeconomic profile of working-age immigrants (aged 25 to 64) in same-sex couples from 2000 to 2020 using the Longitudinal Immigration Database. The study addresses three research questions: (1) how has the number of working-age immigrants in same-sex couples shifted since the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada in 2005, (2) what is the geographic distribution of working-age immigrants in same-sex couples and (3) how does the economic profile (employment incidence and median employment income) of working-age immigrants in same-sex couples compare with that of working-age immigrants in opposite-sex couples? Results revealed that the number of male and female working-age immigrants in same-sex couples increased in Canada from 2000 to 2020. Previously, most working-age immigrants in same-sex couples tended to reside in the Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal census metropolitan areas (CMAs), but in recent years, there has been a greater dispersal towards smaller CMAs and rural areas in Canada. Finally, across most years, male and female working-age immigrants in same-sex couples had higher rates of employment incidence and median employment incomes than their counterparts in opposite-sex couples. This pattern of results largely remained the same after considering group differences in several sociodemographic characteristics. However, male working-age immigrants in same-sex couples had lower employment income than their counterparts with similar sociodemographic characteristics in opposite-sex couples.

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  • Max Stick & Allison Leanage & Rubab Arim, 2024. "Socioeconomic profile of working-age immigrants in same-sex couples in Canada from 2000 to 2020," Economic and Social Reports 202400600005e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp8e:202400600005e
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/36280001202400600005-eng
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    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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