Labour Market Integration of High-skilled Immigrants: Maximizing Knowledge Spillover in Toronto

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Notes

¹ The maximum points allocation is as follows: education 25 points; ability in English and/or French 24 points; experience 21 points; age 10 points; arranged employment in Canada 10 points; adaptability 10 points. This totals 100 with a required ‘pass mark’ of 67. From Citizenship and Immigration Canada website http://cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-factors.asp

² Karen Kas, email response to author, 27 April 2007, Toronto, Canada.

³ From CareerBridge website http://www.careerbridge.ca/

⁴ Interview by author, 9 April 2007, Toronto, Canada.

⁶ Interview by author, 3 April May 2007, Toronto, Canada.

⁵ Interview by author, 24 May 2007, Toronto, Canada.