Immigration.ca - Canada Immigration News - September 2007
Immigrant youths integrate better in Canada than in other nations, according to a report from the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report compared newly landed teenagers' academic performance and found that in Canada immigrant students do as well as, and often out-perform those in other nations.
The report is based on the results of international test results, particularly the results of the math section of an exam given to up to ten thousand 15 year-old students in OECD nations every three years. In Canada, second- and first-generation students performed competitively in comparison to native-born students, whereas in other nations such as Germany, the gaps were significantly larger.
Experts pointed to Canadian immigration policy to explain the positive results. Canada attracts more skilled workers, with better education and finances, in comparison to many other OECD nations. The fact that educated immigrants tend to pass these values to their children and an increased focus on integration policies in Canadian schools are just some of the reasons proposed for the report's findings.
Source: The Globe and Mail
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