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Selection of Canadian Childcare Arrangements by Immigration Status

Sameer Dhami

Pareto Undergraduate Journal of New Economists

Vol. 2 No. 1, Issue 2024

pp. 3 - pp. 21

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between nativity status and childcare arrangements. By employing a logistic regression model to study Canadian household data, I find that immigrants are between 1.2 and 2 times more likely to use parental childcare arrangements than their non-immigrant counterparts. The magnitude of the coefficient on their nativity status varies between the two years 2006 and 2011, as well as the different household income groups. These findings illustrate issues in varying effectiveness of policy intervention designed to address childcare use between immigrant and non-immigrant households.

Sameer graduated from UTM in 2020 with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics. Contemporary to the development of her article, Sameer worked as a student intern at the City of Brampton and was a key contributor to their research program.  Sameer was a stand out academic and was one of two students in her cohort nominated for a graduation award by the department of Economics.  After graduation, she completed her MA in Economics at McMaster University. She currently works at Finance Canada in the Tax Policy Branch, focusing on federal sales and excise tax policies and agreements. She is interested in social development, international relations, and fiscal policy.  She would like to thank Professor Zammit for his support and guidance throughout her fourth year, especially during the ECO420 Research in Applied Economics course.

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