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Rupa Banerjee

Rupa Banerjee

Toronto Metropolitan University, Co-Lead Employment and Lifelong Learning Theme, Member Place and Infrastructure Theme
EducationPhD, University of Toronto
Areas of ExpertiseImmigrant employment, workplace diversity, ethno-racial discrimination, deskilling
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Rupa Banerjee is the Canada Research Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment and Entrepreneurship of Canada’s Immigrants and Associate Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her primary research interest lies in the employment integration of new immigrants to Canada. She is particularly interested in the institutional barriers facing new immigrants in the Canadian labour market. In addition, she is interested in workplace diversity and ethno-racial discrimination, particularly as it applies to second-generation immigrants. 

Rupa’s research has appeared in such journals as International Migration Review, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Journal of Labor Research, and Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations. 

Recent Publications

Banerjee, R., & Hiebert, D. (2021).  (PDF file) Leveraging Human Resources for Long-term Prosperity: Expanding Pathways to Permanence for Lowerskill Temporary Workers in Canada (No. 2; Policy Brief). Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration Program. 

Banerjee, R., Verma, A., & Zhang, T. (2019). Brain Gain or Brain Waste? Horizontal, Vertical, and Full Job-Education Mismatch and Wage Progression among Skilled Immigrant Men in Canada (external link) . International Migration Review, 53(3), 646–670. 

Lamb, D., Banerjee, R., & Verma, A. (2021). Immigrant–non‐immigrant Wage Differentials in Canada: A Comparison Between Standard and Non‐standard Jobs (external link) . International Migration, 59(5), 113–133.