Does it matter if immigrants work in jobs related to their education?

Table 1 Mean wages by immigrant status and job match

Data are from the SLID and include panels 2-7 for the years 2001-2011. The estimation sample is restricted to full-time full-year paid workers aged 18-64, with positive wages and who have at least one post-secondary education credential. The sample contains Canadian-born and immigrant workers who arrived in Canada at 10 years or older. Traditional immigrants include those born in the following countries/regions: United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Non-traditional immigrants include those born in the following countries/regions: Middle-East, Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, Southern America, Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa. Wages are adjusted for inflation using the provincial all-items CPI for base year 2002