Update to the visible minority classification - a quick overview of the project

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1 Update to the visible minority classification - a quick overview of the project Telling Canada s story in numbers Measuring identity, diversity and inclusion in 150 and beyond Laetitia Martin Center for Ethnocultural, Language and Immigration Statistics Statistics Canada November 30 th, 2017

2 Outline of the presentation Context Goal and scope of the update project Brief overview of the current measure Methodology proposed for the update project Example Blacks from African or Caribbean ancestry 2

3 Context Interest of the current government: towards data-driven decisions to better understand diversity, inclusion/exclusion Raising concerns/criticism towards The notion of visible minority The groups defined (conceptualisation) 3

4 Scope of the project Purpose of the Employment Equity Act [ ] achieve equality in the workplace so that no person shall be denied employment opportunities or benefits for reasons unrelated to ability [ ] Assess the relevance of the existing visible minority classification Using a scientific (non-political), data-driven approach 4

5 Visible minority groups South Asian Chinese Black Filipino Latin American Arab Southeast Asian West Asian Korean Japanese Visible minority, n.i.e. Multiple visible minorities 5

6 Example the black visible minority group Black visible minority population aged 25 to 54 by ancestry 3% 8% African ancestry 42% 47% Caribbean ancestry African & Caribbean ancestries Other ancestry only 6 Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census

7 Their economic outcomes differ Black visible minority population with either African or Caribbean ancestry, aged 25 to 54 African ancestry Caribbean ancestry Employment rate 71% 78% Unemployment rate 12% 9% Overqualification rate 47% 40% Mean employment income $38,577 $41,965 Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census 7

8 but their composition differ as well Black visible minority population with either African or Caribbean ancestry, aged 25 to % 80% Immigrant status 7% 3% 100% 80% Highest certificate, diploma or degree 37% 21% 60% 40% 84% 61% 60% 40% 32% 46% 20% 37% 20% 20% 24% 0% 9% African ancestry Caribbean ancestry 0% 10% 9% African ancestry Caribbean ancestry Non-permanent resident Immigrant Canadian by birth Unversity at bachelor level or above Post-secondary below bachelor level High school or equivalent 8 Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census None

9 Methodology 2016 Census data Logistic and linear regressions Comparing labour market outcomes such as 9 Employment / unemployment Overqualification (post-secondary degree holders working in jobs that require a high school diploma or less and university degree holders working in jobs that require a college education or less) Employment income Other socio-economic indicators of inclusion/exclusion

10 Even after controlling for their composition, differences remain between de 2 groups Logistic regression results (odds ratio) on the likelihood of being employed for the black visible minority population with either African or Caribbean ancestry, aged 25 to Unemployment rate of the Sex Age Language spoken most Immigrant status and period Highest level of schooling Ethnic origin ** significantly different from reference category (p < 0.01) Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census Model African ancestry 0.73** 0.73** 0.69** 0.73** Caribbean ancestry (ref.)

11 How does it compare to other groups? Logistic regression results (odds ratio) on the likelihood of being employed for selected visible minority groups, population aged 25 to Ethnic origin Black Model African ancestry 0.73** 0.73** 0.69** 0.73** Caribbean ancestry (ref.) Visible Minority Chinese and Korean Model Korean 0.86** 0.85** 0.81** 0.92** Chinese (ref.) ** significantly different from reference category (p < 0.01) Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census

12 Next steps 12 Conduct analysis for different groups Aggregation of some of the Asian categories Black (African vs Caribbean descents) Latin American / Hispanic Arab / West Asian Combinations of white and visible minority group Presentation of the results Expand analysis to other socio-economic domains (e.g.: health, justice, etc.) Consultations

13 Thank you! Questions or comments? To contact me: Laetitia Martin Analyst, Centre for Ethnocultural, Language and Immigration Statistics Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division Statistics Canada *Cette présentation est aussi disponible en français 13