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Dr. Rupa Banerjee
Canada Research Chair | Professor
DepartmentHR Management & Organizational Behaviour
EducationBComm, BEd, MIRHR, PhD
OfficeTRS 1-072
Phone416-979-5000, ext. 6733
Overview
Dr. Rupa Banerjee is the Canada Research Chair in Economic inclusion, Employment and Entrepreneurship of Canada’s Immigrants and Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour. 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. Dr. Banerjee’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.
Immigrant employment and workplace diversity.
| Refereed Journal Articles |
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| Akbar, R., and R. Banerjee. (2025). Assessing the Impact of the Post Graduate Work Permit Program on the Earnings of International Students: Evidence from Canadian Employer Employee Dynamics Dataset (external link, opens in new window) . LABOUR, 1-14. |
| Ng, E., T. Fitzsimmons, M. Kulkarni, M.B. Ozturk, K. April, R. Banerjee, and S.L. Muhr. (2025). “The anti-DEI agenda: navigating the impact of Trump’s second term on diversity, equity and inclusion. (external link, opens in new window) ” Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 1-14. |
| Zhang, T., R. Banerjee, and A. Amarshi. (2025). “Between Diversity and Meritocracy: Employer and Skilled Immigrant Perspectives from the Canadian Context. (external link, opens in new window) ” Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal. 1-21. |
| Banerjee, R., D. Lamb, and L. Lam. (2024). “Use It or Lose It: The Problem of Labour Underutilization among Immigrant Workers in Canada. (external link, opens in new window) ” Industrial Relations Journal, 1-20. |
| Lamb, D., and R. Banerjee. (2024). “It’s Not Great, but it Could be Worse! Immigrant Job Quality in Canada through the Lens of Relative Deprivation Theory. (external link, opens in new window) ” Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 1-19. |
| Banerjee, R., and L. Lam. (2024). “Paths to Permanence: Permit Categories and Earnings Trajectories of Workers in Canada’s International Mobility Program. (external link, opens in new window) ” Canadian Public Policy, 50(S1), 143-160. |
| Banerjee, R. (2023). “Introduction to the Special Issue—Canada’s Economic Immigration Policy: Opportunities and Challenges for the Road Ahead. (external link, opens in new window) ” Journal of International Migration and Integration, 24(Suppl 3), 585–597. |
| Gingrich, L.G., R. Banerjee, and N. Lightman. (2023). “Differential Social Inclusion: The Conversion of Symbolic Capital to Material Capital in Canada’s Fractured Labour Market. (external link, opens in new window) ” Canadian Ethnic Studies, 55(2), 1-23. |
| Lamb, D., R. Banerjee, and L. Lam. (2023). “Temporary Talent: Wage Penalties among Highly Educated Temporary Workers in Canada. (external link, opens in new window) ” Journal of Industrial Relations, 65(2), 165-210. |
| Zhang, T., R. Banerjee, and A. Amarshi. (2023). “Does Canada’s Express Entry System Meet the Challenges of the Labour Market? (external link, opens in new window) ” Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 21(1), 104-118. |
| Lamb, D., and R. Banerjee. (2023). “Policies, Potentials, and Pitfalls: The Impact of Economic Admission Categories on Recent Immigrant Earnings Disparities. (external link, opens in new window) ” Journal of International Migration and Integration, 24(Suppl 3), 681-696. |
| Lamb, D., R. Banerjee, and T. Emanuel. (2022). “New Canadians Working Amidst a New Normal: Recent Immigrant Wage Penalties in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (external link, opens in new window) ” Canadian Public Policy, 48(S1), 60-78. |
| Peetz, D., M. Baird, R. Banerjee, T. Bartkiw, S. Campbell, S. Charlesworth, R. Cooper, J. Foster, N. Galea, B. de la Harpe, C. Leighton, B. Lynch, K. Pike, A. Preston, A. Pyman, I. Ramia, S. Ressia, M. N. Samani, K. Southey, G. Strachan, C. Troup, S. Walsworth, S. Werth, and J. Weststar. (2022). “Sustained Knowledge Work and Thinking Time amongst Academics: Gender and Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (external link, opens in new window) ” Labour & Industry, 32(1), 72-92. |
| Lightman, N., R. Banerjee, E. Tungohan, C. de Leon, and P. Kelly. (2022). “An Intersectional Pathway Penalty: Filipina Immigrant Women Inside and Outside Canada’s Live-In Caregiver Program.” International Migration, 60(2), 29-48. |
| Zhang, T., and R. Banerjee. (2021). “Bridges or Barriers? The Long-Term Earnings Effects of Immigrants’ Early Labor Market Adversities.” International Migration Review, 55(4), 1169-1200. |
| Lamb, D., R. Banerjee, and A. Verma. (2021). “Immigrant-Non-Immigrant Wage Differentials in Canada: A Comparison Between Standard and Non-Standard Jobs?” International Migration, 59(5), 113-133. |
| Frangi, L., T. Zhang, and R. Banerjee. (2021). Constructing Inequalities: Tenure Trajectories of Immigrant Workers and Union Strategies in the Milan Construction Sector. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 59(2), 474-502. |
| Frangi, L., T. Zhang, and R. Banerjee. (2020). “Constructing Inequalities: Tenure Trajectories of Foreign-born Workers and Union Strategies in the Milan Construction Sector.” British Journal of Industrial Relations. doi:10.1111/bjir.12567 |
| Banerjee, R., A. Verma, and T. Zhang. (2019). “Brain Gain or Brain Waste? Horizontal, Vertical, and Full Job-Education Mismatch and Wage Progression among Skilled Immigrant Men in Canada.” International Migration Review, 53(3), 646-670 |
| Shantz, A., R. Banerjee, and D. Lamb. (2019). “The Relationship Between Male and Female Youth Volunteering and Extrinsic Career Success: A Growth Curve Modeling Approach.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 48(2_suppl), 201S-225S. |
| Banerjee, R., J.G. Reitz, and P. Oreopoulos. (2018). “Do Large Employers Treat Racial Minorities More Fairly? An Analysis of Canadian Field Experiment Data.” Canadian Public Policy, 44(1), 1-12. |
| Banerjee, R., P. Kelly, E. Tungohan, P. Cleto, C. De Leon, M. Garcia, M. Luciano, C. Palmaria, and C. Sorio. (2018). “From ‘Migrant’ to ‘Citizen’: The Labor Market Integration of Former Live-In Caregivers in Canada.” Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 71(4), 908-936. |
| Gomes, A.V.M. and R. Banerjee. (2017). “The guarantee of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights to domestic workers: Two opposite models, Brazil and Canada.” Pensar-Revista de Ciências Jurídicas, 22(3), 1-15. |
| Tungohan, E., R. Banerjee, P. Cleto, C. De Leon, M. Garcia, P. Kelly, M. Luciano, C. Palmaria, and C. Sorio. (2015). “After the live-in caregiver program: Filipina caregivers' experiences of graduated and uneven citizenship.” Canadian Ethnic Studies. 47 (1), 87-105. |
| Verma, A., J.G. Reitz, and R. Banerjee. (2016). “Unionization and Income Growth of Racial Minority Immigrants in Canada: A Longitudinal Study.” International Migration Review, 50(3), 667-698. |
| Banerjee, R. and B.Y. Lee. (2015). “Decreasing the Recent Immigrant Earnings Gap: The impact of Canadian Credential Attainment.” International Migration, Vol. 53, No. 2, 205-218. |
| Banerjee, R. and M. Phan. (2014). “Do ‘Tied-Movers’ Get Tied Down? The Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrant Women in Canada.” Journal of International Migration and Integration, DOI 10.1007/s12134-014-0341-9. |
| Reitz, J.G., M. Phan and R. Banerjee. (2014). “Religious Affiliations and Gender Inequality in Canada: A Study of Labour Market Effects.” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 10.1080/01419870.2014.901546 |
| Banerjee, R. and M. Phan. (2014). “Licensing Requirements and Occupational Mobility Among New Immigrants in Canada.” Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations, Vol. 69, No. 2, 290-315. |
| Banerjee, R. and A. Verma. (2012). “Determinants and Effects of Post-Migration Education among New Immigrants in Canada.” Journal of International Migration and Integration, Vol. 13, No. 1, 59-82 |
| Reitz, J. G., R. Banerjee, M. Phan and J. Thompson. (2009). “Religion, Religiosity, and the Social Integration of Immigrant Ethnic Groups in Canada.” International Migration Review, Vol. 43, No. 4, 695-723. |
| Banerjee, R. (2009). “Immigrants’ Career Progression in Canada: Evidence from the SLID.” Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations, Vol. 64, No. 3, pp. 486 – 508. |
| Banerjee, R. (2008). “An Examination of Factors Affecting Workplace Discrimination.” Journal of Labor Research, Vol. 29, No. 4, 380-401. |
| Year | Honour / Award |
|---|---|
| 2024 | TRSM Research Ambassador Award, Toronto Metropolitan University |
| 2023 | Vic Taylor Best Labour & Industry Article Award, Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (with David Peetz et al.) Amount: $1,000 |
| 2022 | Dorothy Harlow Best Paper Award, Academy of Management, Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division (with Tingting Zhang and Aliya Amarshi) |
| 2020 | Visiting Scholar Research Fellowship, University of Sydney. Amount: $8,600 |
| 2019 | Social Innovation and Action Research Award, Ryerson University. Amount: $2,000 |
| 2017 | Scalability Award, Hacking Health Toronto (external link, opens in new window) . Amount: $1,000 (for developing a digital application to support for newcomers, in collaboration with Dr. Leslie Nichols) |
| 2017 | Dean’s Research Award, Ryerson University. Amount: $2,000 |
| 2012 | Nominated for SSHRC Aurora Prize (highest-rated proposal from anew scholar in the area of labour and employment |
| 2008 | Honorable Mention, Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Best Dissertation Competition |
| 2007 | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Years | Source | Research |
Applicants | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2027 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant | Navigating the Identity Spectrum: South Asian Diversity in Canada and its Impact on Employment Integration | Rupa Banerjee and Marshia Akbar | $99,720 |
| 2023-2030 | Canada First Research Excellence Fund | Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides | TMU Institutional Grant | $98,643,938 (my allocation: $726,292) |
| 2023-2030 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant | Liberating Migrant Labour? International Mobility Programs in Settler-Colonial Contexts | Rupa Banerjee and Leah Vosko | $2,499,975 |
| 2023-2024 | Toronto Metropolitan University Centre for Excellence in Learning & Teaching Grant | Experientially Cultivating Skills to Advance EDI in Classrooms Through Simulation | Ellen Choi | $11,583 |
| 2022-2023 | Toronto Metropolitan University Strategic Research Initiative Fund | Security Through Diversity: Gender, Racialization and Immigrant Status in the Cybersecurity Sector | Rupa Banerjee | $20,000 |
| 2022-2023 | Research Initiative on Education + Skills, FutureSkills, University of Toronto | The Apprenticeship Pathway: Skilled Trades and Immigrant Integration in Canada | Rupa Banerjee | $15,000 |
| 2021-2026 | Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) | Economic Inclusion, Employment and Entrepreneurship of Canada’s Immigrants | Rupa Banerjee | $600,000 |
| 2021-2022 | Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund - MITACS | Pre-Arrival Services: The Missing Piece in the Immigrant Integration Puzzle? | Rupa Banerjee | $20,000 |
| 2020-2021 | MITACS Research Training Award | Practices that Empower Immigrant Women in the Labour Market | Rupa Banerjee | $6,000 |
| 2020-2022 | Royal Bank of Canada and Ryerson University – Immigrant, Diversity and Inclusion Project | From Student to Immigrant: The Labour Market Integration of Former International Students in Canada | Rupa Banerjee | $29,690 |
| 2019-2020 | Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Post-Doctoral Researcher Funding Program |
The Value of Foreign Credentials: Employer and Immigrant Job Seeker Perspectives | Rupa Banerjee | $22,500 |
| 2018-2020 | Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute | Gender Diversity in Boardrooms and Business Schools: Issues in Academia and Industry From India and Canada | Baharul Islam and Rupa Banerjee | $20,000 |
| 2017-2022 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant | The Impact of Employer-Driven Immigrant Selection: An Evaluation of Canada's New 'Express Entry' System | Rupa Banerjee, Jeff Reitz and Morley Gunderson | $174,567 |
| 2017-2018 | Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Work, Stress and Well-Being Catalyst Grant | O2O ChatBot: A Digital App to Support Integration of Newcomers in Ontario | Rupa Banerjee and Leslie Nichols | $63,400 |
| 2016-2017 | Royal Bank of Canada and Ryerson University – Immigrant, Diversity and Inclusion Project | Immigrants in Non-Standard Work in Canada: Double Disadvantage or Pathway to Prosperity? | Danielle Lamb and Rupa Banerjee | $16,600 |
| 2015-2016 | TRSM Faculty Research Grant, Ryerson University | The Changing Role of Employers in the Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Canada | Rupa Banerjee | $7,000 |
| 2013-2014 | Centre for Labour Management Relations (CLMR), Ryerson University | Domestic Workers' Voice: the guarantee of the fundamental right to freedom of association and collective bargaining in Canada | Rupa Banerjee and Ana Gomes | $7,000 |
| 2012-2015 | SSHRC Insight Development Grant | Life After the Live-in Caregiver Program: The Labour Market Integration of Former Caregivers in Canada | Rupa Banerjee and Philip Kelly | $62,942 |
| 2011-2013 | CERIS – Ontario Metropolis Centre Faculty Research Grant | Do “Tied-Movers” Get Tied-Down? The Labour market Adjustment of Highly Skilled Immigrant Women in Ontario | Rupa Banerjee and Mai Phan | $12,500 |
| 2011-2013 | SSHRC Public Outreach Grant | Identifying the Policy and Practice Implications of Community-Based Research: Completing the Research Cycle for the Toronto Immigrant Employment Data Initiative (TIEDI) | Philip Kelly, Rupa Banerjee, Tony Fang, Lucia Lo, Valerie Preston, John Shields, Steven Tufts, Jelena Zikic | $144,900 |
| 2011-2012 | TRSM Faculty Research Grant, Ryerson University | Licensing Requirements and Occupational Mobility among New Immigrants in Canada | Rupa Banerjee | $5,000 |
| 2010-2011 | Centre for Labour Management Relations, Ryerson University | Unionization, Incomes, and Income Growth among Racial Minority Immigrants in Canada: A Longitudinal Study | Anil Verma, Jeffrey G. Reitz and Rupa Banerjee | $7,000 |
| 2010-2011 | New Faculty Grant, Ryerson University | Volunteerism and the Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Canada | Rupa Banerjee | $10,000 |
| 2008-2011 | SSHRC Knowledge Impact in Society Grant | Recruitment, (Re)training and Retention of Immigrants in the Canadian Workforce | Philip Kelly, Rupa Banerjee, Tony Fang, Lucia Lo, Valerie Preston, John Shields, Steven Tufts, Jelena Zikic | $300,000 |
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Dates | Department, University | Degree | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-present | “Leveraging ADT in Skills Training, Labour Market Entry, and Employer Support.” Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PDF supervisor | Senanu Kwasi Kutor |
| 2024-present | “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within the Cybersecurity Sector.” Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PDF Co-supervisor (with Atefeh Mashatan) | Sepideh Borzoo |
| 2024-2025 | “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within the Cybersecurity Sector.” Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PDF Co-supervisor (with Atefeh Mashatan) | Anil Dhakal |
| 2022-2024 | “Do Exporters Exploit? Evidence from Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database (CEEDD).” Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PDF supervisor | Rushde Akbar |
| 2021-2022 | “From Student to Immigrant: The Economic Integration of Skilled Immigrants.” Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PDF supervisor | Gokce Uysal |
| 2019-2021 | “The Value of Foreign Credentials: Employer and Immigrant Job Seeker Perspectives.” Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PDF supervisor | Aliya Amarshi |
PhD Students
| Dates | Department, University | Degree | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-present | TRSM, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PhD Thesis Co-supervisor (with Ellen Choi) | Darby Roland |
| 2023-present | Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PhD Thesis Supervisor | Yashvi Pathak |
| 2023-present | Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PhD Thesis Supervisor | Bethel Woldemichael |
| 2023-present | Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PhD Thesis Committee Member | Chika Agbo |
| 2022-present | Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PhD Thesis Supervisor | Sanaa Ali-Mohammed |
| 2022-present | Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PhD Thesis Supervisor | Sharon Broughton |
| 2021-present | Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PhD Thesis Committee Member | Sobomate Amachree |
| 2019-2024 | Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PhD Committee Member | Igor Fiodorov |
| 2016-2022 | Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | PhD Committee Member | Patience Adamu, |
| 2016-2021 | Ontario Institute of Studies for Education, University of Toronto. | PhD Committee Member | Oleg Legusov |
| 2016-2019 | Faculty of Social Work, WLU. | PhD Committee Member | Karun Karki |
MScM Students
| Dates | Department, University | Degree | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2022 | Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MScM Supervisor | Shaheen Uppal |
| 2017-2019 | Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MScM Supervisor | Ravinder Mehmi |
MA Students
| Dates | Department, University | Degree | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | “Barriers to Economic Integration of Filipino Caregivers in Canada.” Immigration and Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MRP Supervisor | Sharif Waheedi |
| 2021-2022 | “Canadian Experience Wanted: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Media Representation of Skilled Immigrants.” Immigration and Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MRP Supervisor | Marta Minta |
| 2021-2022 | “Climbing a Ladder: Employment Mismatch Experiences of skilled Visible Minority Immigrants in Canada.” Immigration and Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MRP Supervisor | Sjarif Jonathan Ismail |
| 2020-2021 | “What’s Skill Got to do with It? Labour Market and Immigration Experiences of Skilled Temporary Foreign Workers.” Immigration and Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MRP Supervisor | Rachel Berman |
| 2019-2020 | “Surviving, But Not Thriving? Lives of Immigrants in the Platform Economy.” Immigration and Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MRP supervisor | Laura Lam |
| 2016-2017 | “Overview of Employment Programs Available to Newcomers in Toronto and Their in Breaking down Barriers to Employment.” Immigration and Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MRP Supervisor | Josina Myrie |
| 2014-2015 | “Immigration and Settlement Experiences of Filipino Live-in Caregivers in Toronto.” Immigration and Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MRP Supervisor | Mary Gene De Guzman |
| 2014-2015 | “A Study of Intercultural Competency and Diversity Strategies in Canada's Private Sector.” Immigration and Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. | MRP Supervisor | Ezekiel Roos-Walker |