A recent analysis of labour data from September 2024 and 2025 reveals that recent immigrants are significantly more likely to experience job mismatch and overqualification than established immigrants or Canadian-born workers.

Among core-aged professionals with postsecondary credentials, 32.6% of recent immigrants reported being overqualified, compared to just 19.1% of those born in Canada.

While the gap narrows as immigrants spend more time in the country – dropping to 22.4% for those settled for over a decade – recent arrivals with advanced degrees are particularly affected.

Notably, recent immigrants with post-graduate education are six times more likely than their Canadian-born peers to work in positions requiring only a high school diploma.

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