Mikal Skuterud
@mikalskuterud.bsky.social
Economics Professor UWaterloo, Director CLEF, Fellow-in-Residence CD Howe Institute. Disclosure Statement https://arts.uwaterloo.ca/~skuterud/disclosure/disclosure_statement.pdf
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Mikal Skuterud
@mikalskuterud.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Immigration Policy Still in Need of a Course Correction – C.D. Howe Institute
Second Meeting of the C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council The C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council held its second meeting on August 26, 2025, bringing together leading academic...
cdhowe.org
Please take some time to read the recommendations of the @CDHoweInstitute's Immigration Targets Council. The challenges are much bigger than the raw numbers. Canada's immigration policy needs a fundamental course correction.
cdhowe.org/publication/...
cdhowe.org/publication/...
There's a difference between ensuring implicit biases don't create blind spots that keep us from selecting the best candidate versus explicitly restricting the set of candidates eligible for a position. Take some time to reflect on this piece from my colleague. financialpost.com/opinion/opin...
Opinion: Our universities need to ditch DEI and get back to merit and excellence
Led by federal granting agencies, schools strayed from their core mission to focus on ideology and identity. It has been a disaster. Read on
financialpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
There's a difference between ensuring implicit biases don't create blind spots that keep us from selecting the best candidate versus explicitly restricting the set of candidates eligible for a position. Take some time to reflect on this piece from my colleague. financialpost.com/opinion/opin...
A clip from last night's inaugural episode of @tvotoday.bsky.social on TVO. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0tF....
October 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A clip from last night's inaugural episode of @tvotoday.bsky.social on TVO. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0tF....
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Should Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program be reformed, scrapped, or kept as is? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @mikalskuterud.bsky.social (@uwaterloo.ca) and Elizabeth Long (LM Law Group) tonight at 8pm on The Rundown. www.tvo.org/the-rundown
October 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Should Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program be reformed, scrapped, or kept as is? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @mikalskuterud.bsky.social (@uwaterloo.ca) and Elizabeth Long (LM Law Group) tonight at 8pm on The Rundown. www.tvo.org/the-rundown
Please take some time to read the recommendations of the @CDHoweInstitute's Immigration Targets Council. The challenges are much bigger than the raw numbers. Canada's immigration policy needs a fundamental course correction.
cdhowe.org/publication/...
cdhowe.org/publication/...
Immigration Policy Still in Need of a Course Correction – C.D. Howe Institute
Second Meeting of the C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council The C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council held its second meeting on August 26, 2025, bringing together leading academic...
cdhowe.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Please take some time to read the recommendations of the @CDHoweInstitute's Immigration Targets Council. The challenges are much bigger than the raw numbers. Canada's immigration policy needs a fundamental course correction.
cdhowe.org/publication/...
cdhowe.org/publication/...
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Join us for the 2025-2026 CLEF Webinar Series!
Season opener on October 3 at 1-2pm ET. Full schedule: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/.
To register, send an email to clef@uwaterloo.ca with "CLEF Webinar" in the subject line. See you soon!
Season opener on October 3 at 1-2pm ET. Full schedule: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/.
To register, send an email to clef@uwaterloo.ca with "CLEF Webinar" in the subject line. See you soon!
Webinar Series – Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF)
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September 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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My thoughts on the CPC’s call to shut down the TFW Program.
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CBC Power & Politics, September 8, 2025
YouTube video by Mikal Skuterud
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September 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My thoughts on the CPC’s call to shut down the TFW Program.
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Special week visiting the kids at St. James Orthopaedic and Surgical Hospital in Jinja, Uganda. Consider giving. A small amount can make a huge difference in a kid’s life.
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July 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Special week visiting the kids at St. James Orthopaedic and Surgical Hospital in Jinja, Uganda. Consider giving. A small amount can make a huge difference in a kid’s life.
👉 one4anotherintl.ca
👉 one4anotherintl.ca
Winter population growth in Canada is always slow but this year it was especially slow. Only 0.2% annualized. Lowest on record and perhaps in Canada's history.
June 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Winter population growth in Canada is always slow but this year it was especially slow. Only 0.2% annualized. Lowest on record and perhaps in Canada's history.
Anyone else having difficulty accessing the Open Government Data Portal the past couple of days?
👉https://open.canada.ca
👉https://open.canada.ca
May 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Anyone else having difficulty accessing the Open Government Data Portal the past couple of days?
👉https://open.canada.ca
👉https://open.canada.ca
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Registration for the CLEF conference (April 25 & 26, Toronto, in partnership with @stone-centre-ubc.bsky.social) open until April 15.
Join us for a keynote lecture by @imarinescu.bsky.social
and papers on wide variety of labour topics: stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
Join us for a keynote lecture by @imarinescu.bsky.social
and papers on wide variety of labour topics: stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
| Stone Centre for Wealth and Income Inequality
The Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF) is a network of Canadian academic researchers focused on the analysis of labour markets, including issues of human capital and skills development, labour sho...
stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca
April 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Registration for the CLEF conference (April 25 & 26, Toronto, in partnership with @stone-centre-ubc.bsky.social) open until April 15.
Join us for a keynote lecture by @imarinescu.bsky.social
and papers on wide variety of labour topics: stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
Join us for a keynote lecture by @imarinescu.bsky.social
and papers on wide variety of labour topics: stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
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Waterloo professor @mikalskuterud.bsky.social is a leading expert in the economics of Canadian immigration. His latest research unveils the economic impact of international students, showing they outperform Canadian-born graduates and are more likely to stay & thrive in Canada.
🔗 bit.ly/4iXXpTE
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April 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Waterloo professor @mikalskuterud.bsky.social is a leading expert in the economics of Canadian immigration. His latest research unveils the economic impact of international students, showing they outperform Canadian-born graduates and are more likely to stay & thrive in Canada.
🔗 bit.ly/4iXXpTE
🔗 bit.ly/4iXXpTE
*NEW* The most reliable data we have indicate that growth in the average real earnings of Canadian workers has clearly picked up pace in the past year.
March 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
*NEW* The most reliable data we have indicate that growth in the average real earnings of Canadian workers has clearly picked up pace in the past year.
Attention: university faculty. If you're advising international students seeking Canadian employment and permanent residency status, tell them to put all their energy into finding a full-time job as a line cook at Denny's. Seriously.
March 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Attention: university faculty. If you're advising international students seeking Canadian employment and permanent residency status, tell them to put all their energy into finding a full-time job as a line cook at Denny's. Seriously.
*NEW* Real GDP per capita growth showed its first year-over-year increase in 7 quarters between the 4th quarter of 2023 and 2024. +0.36% annual growth reflecting the combination of an uptick in real GDP growth and downtick in population growth.
March 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
*NEW* Real GDP per capita growth showed its first year-over-year increase in 7 quarters between the 4th quarter of 2023 and 2024. +0.36% annual growth reflecting the combination of an uptick in real GDP growth and downtick in population growth.
*NEW* Canada's non-permanent resident (NPR) share of the population fell from 7.35% to 7.27% between October 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025. First decline in post-pandemic era, but need NPR population to drop by 31.5% in next 2 years for government to hit its 5% target.
March 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
*NEW* Canada's non-permanent resident (NPR) share of the population fell from 7.35% to 7.27% between October 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025. First decline in post-pandemic era, but need NPR population to drop by 31.5% in next 2 years for government to hit its 5% target.
Reposted by Mikal Skuterud
Some projects, rather than using up time, feed your energy; working w/ @cortesecon.bsky.social & @stone-centre-ubc.bsky.social & all at @cleforum.bsky.social to organize the 1st annual CLEF conference is giving me that buzz.
Join us April 25/26! register here stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
Join us April 25/26! register here stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
| Stone Centre for Wealth and Income Inequality
The Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF) is a network of Canadian academic researchers focused on the analysis of labour markets, including issues of human capital and skills development, labour sho...
stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca
March 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Some projects, rather than using up time, feed your energy; working w/ @cortesecon.bsky.social & @stone-centre-ubc.bsky.social & all at @cleforum.bsky.social to organize the 1st annual CLEF conference is giving me that buzz.
Join us April 25/26! register here stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
Join us April 25/26! register here stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
Reposted by Mikal Skuterud
This week in the CLEF webinar series:
Justin Wiltshire @jcwetcoast.bsky.social (University of Victoria) is presenting ”The Impact of Walmart’s Growth on the U.S. Social Safety Net”
Friday, March 14, 1pm (EDT)
For more information, and to register:
clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/2024...
Justin Wiltshire @jcwetcoast.bsky.social (University of Victoria) is presenting ”The Impact of Walmart’s Growth on the U.S. Social Safety Net”
Friday, March 14, 1pm (EDT)
For more information, and to register:
clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/2024...
2024-2025 – Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF)
clef.uwaterloo.ca
March 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This week in the CLEF webinar series:
Justin Wiltshire @jcwetcoast.bsky.social (University of Victoria) is presenting ”The Impact of Walmart’s Growth on the U.S. Social Safety Net”
Friday, March 14, 1pm (EDT)
For more information, and to register:
clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/2024...
Justin Wiltshire @jcwetcoast.bsky.social (University of Victoria) is presenting ”The Impact of Walmart’s Growth on the U.S. Social Safety Net”
Friday, March 14, 1pm (EDT)
For more information, and to register:
clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/2024...
Changes in average wages and unemployment rates are driven by new labour market entrants. In recent years, new entrants have overwhelmingly been non-permanent residents. The undersampling of NPRs in the Labour Force Survey is a problem that needs to be addressed. cdhowe.org/publication/...
The Growing Data Gap on Canada’s Temporary Resident Workforce – C.D. Howe Institute
Study in Brief Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) underestimates the rapidly growing non-permanent resident (NPR) population. This undercount potentially distorts important economic indicat...
cdhowe.org
February 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Changes in average wages and unemployment rates are driven by new labour market entrants. In recent years, new entrants have overwhelmingly been non-permanent residents. The undersampling of NPRs in the Labour Force Survey is a problem that needs to be addressed. cdhowe.org/publication/...
Reposted by Mikal Skuterud
This week in the CLEF webinar series:
Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social (Laval) is presenting “The Long-Term Effects of School Quality in Low-Income Countries: Evidence From 15 Years of Data”
Friday Jan 24, 1-2pm. For more info & to register: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/2024...
Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social (Laval) is presenting “The Long-Term Effects of School Quality in Low-Income Countries: Evidence From 15 Years of Data”
Friday Jan 24, 1-2pm. For more info & to register: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/2024...
2024-2025 – Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF)
clef.uwaterloo.ca
January 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This week in the CLEF webinar series:
Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social (Laval) is presenting “The Long-Term Effects of School Quality in Low-Income Countries: Evidence From 15 Years of Data”
Friday Jan 24, 1-2pm. For more info & to register: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/2024...
Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social (Laval) is presenting “The Long-Term Effects of School Quality in Low-Income Countries: Evidence From 15 Years of Data”
Friday Jan 24, 1-2pm. For more info & to register: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/2024...
Chart of the day.
January 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Chart of the day.
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This week in the CLEF webinar series:
Friday, Dec. 13, 1-2pm ET
Fernando Saltiel (McGill University) will present “The Impact of Government Grants in College Savings Accounts: Evidence from the Canada Learning Bond”
Registration and more information: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/
Friday, Dec. 13, 1-2pm ET
Fernando Saltiel (McGill University) will present “The Impact of Government Grants in College Savings Accounts: Evidence from the Canada Learning Bond”
Registration and more information: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/
Webinar Series – Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF)
clef.uwaterloo.ca
December 11, 2024 at 7:15 PM
This week in the CLEF webinar series:
Friday, Dec. 13, 1-2pm ET
Fernando Saltiel (McGill University) will present “The Impact of Government Grants in College Savings Accounts: Evidence from the Canada Learning Bond”
Registration and more information: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/
Friday, Dec. 13, 1-2pm ET
Fernando Saltiel (McGill University) will present “The Impact of Government Grants in College Savings Accounts: Evidence from the Canada Learning Bond”
Registration and more information: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/