Cities were chosen based on their role in global business and attractiveness to global talent.
On the other hand, it ranked poorly for mobility due to the city’s aging transportation.
Generally speaking, most immigrants arrive to Canada during their prime working years.
Thus, it is a reasonable expectation among such women and policymakers that newcomer women be given a fair shot in the Canadian labour market given their high levels of human capital.
This means policymakers and employers will need to do a better job of identifying how to match under-represented employment groups such as women, newcomer women, newcomers in general, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, disenfranchised youth, and others with appropriate job opportunities.
Canada’s federal and provincial governments are pursuing a variety of initiatives to support newcomer women integration into the job market.