Attitudes toward work: Ethnic minorities and immigrant groups in Vancouver

A previous study indicated that labour market managers in Vancouver harbour stereotypes about work attitudes among ethnic minority immigrants. This current paper presents a companion piece to this earlier study and examines the actual work attitudes among immigrants. The results of a survey, consisting of 509 personal interviews in three neighbourhoods in Greater Vancouver, reveal that perceived and actual work attitudes do not always match. In addition, immigrant class explains some of the ethnicity effects.